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

The Masters' no-phone policy does not discriminate, moreover if you are a erstwhile awesome play champion.

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

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

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

"I’ve sewage thing antagonistic to opportunity astir Augusta National Golf Club and nan Masters, truthful I deliberation we should virtually bent up correct now," he said.

While Calcavecchia, 65, isn’t a erstwhile Masters winner, he did play successful nan arena 18 times during his profession from 1987-2008. He moreover vanished successful 2nd spot successful 1988.

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Winners of nan three different majors for illustration Calcavecchia had do get a five-year exempt invitation to play successful nan Masters, and past they go "honorary invitees" for life.

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

Mark Calcavecchia plays his changeable from nan 4th tee during nan first information of nan 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, matter messaging, aliases to grounds and/or transmit voice, video aliases information is strictly prohibited," nan website reads.

Augusta National does supply telephone work connected nan grounds. Designated telephone banks, wherever AT&T provides work arsenic a "champion partner" pinch nan Masters, are recovered on nan course to make telephone calls if needed.

Any different technological shape of connection is strictly forbidden, and Calcavecchia is paying nan price.

Mark Calcavecchia of nan United States plays his changeable from nan ninth tee during nan continuation of information 1 connected time 2 of nan 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 nan unfortunate reality for immoderate who don’t abide by nan rules, but nan Masters is each astir logging retired and surviving successful nan present, adding to nan wonderment and mystique that is nan first play awesome of nan play season.

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