Overview
- Augusta National removed former Open champion Mark Calcavecchia for using a cellphone during Masters practice rounds, according to Golfweek and subsequent reports.
- Calcavecchia attended as a non-competing invitee, a courtesy the Masters extends to past major winners once their five-year playing exemption ends.
- The tournament bans personal phones, tablets, and laptops on the course, allows still cameras only during practice days, and provides courtesy phones for calls.
- Reached by reporters, Calcavecchia neither confirmed nor denied the details and said he had nothing negative to say about the club.
- While many PGA Tour events eased phone rules in recent years, the Masters has not, and prior ejections such as broadcaster Charlie Rymer in 2011 show consistent enforcement.