AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta National is severe about its no-phones coverage, and never even former major champions are immune. According to a report in Golfweek, Mark Calcavecchia, the 1989 Open champion, was escorted from Augusta National by safety in a phone-related incident.
Patrons at Augusta National can’t have cell telephones wherever on property, a rule that’s been repeated so usually that it’s a key foundational factor of the Augusta National tradition. In case you haven’t been being attentive to golf the final, oh, 9 a long time, the Masters additionally helpfully notes all through each entryway to the course that telephones aren’t in any means permitted.
Augusta National enforces a strict cell phone coverage — as in, they don’t seem to be allowed wherever on the course.
Calcavecchia, like most major winners, is invited to Augusta National yearly as an “honorary invitee.” He gained the 1989 Open Championship and performed in 18 Masters, most not too long ago in 2008. His greatest end was a solo second in 1988.
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“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,” Calcavecchia advised a reporter for Golfweek, after which proceeded to finish the decision.
Stories abound of Masters patrons who’ve run afoul of Augusta National’s cell phone ban. In 2011, a journalist stepped outdoors the media heart to take a name and was immediately asked to leave. He was lucky; his ban solely lasted the remainder of the day. For others, the ban lasts a lifetime.
Calcavecchia nearly absolutely can be allowed to return to the course in some unspecified time in the future. But subsequent time, he’ll most likely depart the phone within the automotive.
