{"id":101666,"date":"2026-04-08T20:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/masters-2026-former-major-winner-reportedly-kicked-off-augusta-national-property-for-having-a-cell-phone\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:23:05","slug":"masters-2026-former-major-winner-reportedly-kicked-off-augusta-national-property-for-having-a-cell-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/masters-2026-former-major-winner-reportedly-kicked-off-augusta-national-property-for-having-a-cell-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters 2026: Former major winner reportedly kicked off Augusta National property for having a cell phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2014 Augusta National is serious about its no-phones policy, and not even former major champions are immune. <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/majors\/masters\/2026\/04\/08\/masters-phone-policy-sends-mark-calcavecchia-out-of-augusta-national\/89521248007\/?taid=69d6ba1b5d64bf0001575a91&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem+Manual&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:According to a report in Golfweek;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;According to a report in Golfweek&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">According to a report in Golfweek<\/a>, Mark Calcavecchia, the 1989 Open champion, was escorted from Augusta National by security in a phone-related incident.<\/p>\n<p>Patrons at Augusta National cannot have cell phones anywhere on property, a rule that\u2019s been repeated so often that it\u2019s a key foundational element of the Augusta National culture. In case you haven\u2019t been paying attention to golf the last, oh, nine decades, the Masters also helpfully notes throughout every entryway to the course that phones are not in any way permitted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Augusta National enforces a strict cell phone policy \u2014 as in, they are not allowed anywhere on the course.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Calcavecchia, like most major winners, is invited to Augusta National every year as an \u201chonorary invitee.\u201d He won the 1989 Open Championship and played in 18 Masters, most recently in 2008. His best finish was a solo second in 1988.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got nothing negative to say about Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters, so I think we should literally hang up right now,\u201d Calcavecchia told a reporter for Golfweek, and then proceeded to end the call.<\/p>\n<p>Stories abound of Masters patrons who have <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/golf\/2015\/04\/masters_2015_how_a_cell_phone.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:run afoul of Augusta National\u2019s cell phone ban;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;run afoul of Augusta National\u2019s cell phone ban&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">run afoul of Augusta National\u2019s cell phone ban<\/a>. In 2011, a journalist stepped outside the media center to take a call and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geoffshackelford.com\/homepage\/2011\/4\/12\/augusta-national-grounds-charlie-rymer-for-using-a-cell-phon.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:was immediately asked to leave;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;was immediately asked to leave&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">was immediately asked to leave<\/a>. He was fortunate; his ban only lasted the rest of the day. For others, the ban lasts a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Calcavecchia almost surely will be allowed to return to the course at some point. But next time, he\u2019ll probably leave the phone in the car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/golf\/article\/masters-2026-former-major-winner-reportedly-kicked-off-augusta-national-property-for-having-a-cell-phone-211905873.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2014 Augusta National is serious about its no-phones policy, and not even former major champions are immune. According to a report in Golfweek, Mark Calcavecchia, the 1989 Open champion, was escorted from Augusta National by security in a phone-related incident. 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