Mark Calcavecchia removed from Masters for phone use

• Former British Open champion Mark Calcavecchia was removed from the Masters for violating the event’s no-phone coverage.
• Augusta National Golf Club strictly prohibits patrons from bringing cell telephones onto the course to take care of its conventional ambiance.
• Calcavecchia, a previous main winner and honorary invitee, didn’t deny the incident when contacted for remark.
• Other notable figures, together with former professional Charlie Rymer, have additionally been ejected for related rule violations up to now.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Masters no-phone coverage applies to all patrons. That contains main champions, as Mark Calcavecchia discovered the exhausting approach on Tuesday.

Calcavecchia, the 1989 British Open champion, was removed from Augusta National Golf Club by safety for utilizing his phone on the 90^th Masters. 

Winners of males’s golf’s different three majors are exempt for 5 years into the Masters after which change into “honorary invitees.” Calcavecchia, 65, performed within the Masters 18 occasions throughout his profession between 1987 and 2008 and completed second in 1988. 

When the 13-time PGA Tour winner was reached by phone and requested to clarify what led to his dismissal, he didn’t supply any particulars, however he additionally didn’t deny that it occurred.

“I’ve got nothing negative to say about Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters, so I think we should literally hang up right now,” he stated. Before one other phrase may very well be uttered, he proceeded to take action.

The Masters has AT&T as “a champion partner,” the highest tier of sponsorship, and the communications firm supplies banks of telephones that patrons can use on the course to make calls, however the membership strictly prohibits cell telephones, laptops, tablets and two-way pagers. The coverage is enforced “to maintain a traditional atmosphere.” Violating this rule can result in speedy expulsion and lack of tickets.