Mark Calcavecchia allegedly kicked out of Masters after breaking strict Augusta National phone policy: report

The Masters' no-phone argumentation does not discriminate, adjacent if you are a erstwhile large play champion.

Mark Calcavecchia, the victor of the 1989 Open Championship, was allegedly removed by Augusta National Golf Club information for utilizing his telephone this week astatine the Masters.

Golfweek spoke to Calcavecchia, who didn’t contradict taking retired his telephone retired connected the grounds, which is automatic dismissal.

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Mark Calcavecchia of the United States plays his changeable from the ninth tee during the continuation of circular 1 connected time 2 of the Insperity Invitational astatine The Woodlands Golf Club successful The Woodlands, Texas, connected May 3, 2025. (Raj Mehta/Getty Images)

"I’ve got thing antagonistic to accidental astir Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters, truthful I deliberation we should virtually bent up close now," helium said.

While Calcavecchia, 65, isn’t a erstwhile Masters winner, helium did play successful the lawsuit 18 times during his vocation from 1987-2008. He adjacent finished successful 2nd spot successful 1988.

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Winners of the 3 different majors similar Calcavecchia had bash get a five-year exempt invitation to play successful the Masters, and past they go "honorary invitees" for life.

But the rules are the rules, particularly astatine Augusta National. No 1 is supra the instrumentality connected the premises, and the Masters authoritative website says truthful erstwhile it comes to compartment phones.

Mark Calcavecchia plays his changeable from the 4th tee during the archetypal circular of the Boeing Classic astatine The Club astatine Snoqualmie Ridge successful Snoqualmie, Wash., connected Aug. 9, 2024. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

"The usage of immoderate instrumentality for telephone calls, emails, substance messaging, oregon to grounds and/or transmit voice, video oregon information is strictly prohibited," the website reads.

Augusta National does supply telephone work connected the grounds. Designated telephone banks, wherever AT&T provides work arsenic a "champion partner" with the Masters, are recovered connected the people to marque telephone calls if needed.

Any different technological signifier of connection is strictly forbidden, and Calcavecchia is paying the price.

Mark Calcavecchia of the United States plays his changeable from the ninth tee during the continuation of circular 1 connected time 2 of the Insperity Invitational 2025 astatine The Woodlands Golf Club successful The Woodlands, Texas, connected May 3, 2025. (Raj Mehta/Getty Images)

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It’s the unfortunate world for immoderate who don’t abide by the rules, but the Masters is each astir logging retired and surviving successful the present, adding to the wonderment and mystique that is the archetypal play large of the play season.

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