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By DANIEL MATTHEWS AT AUGUSTA <\/p>\n

Published: 19:16 EDT, 8 April 2026 | Updated: 19:19 EDT, 8 April 2026 <\/p>\n

Major champion Mark Calcavecchia was reportedly kicked out of Augusta National on the eve of the Masters<\/a> after reportedly violating the club’s no-phone policy.<\/p>\n

Augusta is known for its strict regulations which include a ban on cell phones, tablets and laptops on the grounds.<\/p>\n

No patron is exempt – not even 1989 Open champion Calcavechhia who, according to Golfweek<\/a>, was caught using his phone on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Security officials reportedly removed the 65-year-old, who played in the Masters 18 times between 1987 and 2008.<\/p>\n

His best finish came in 1988, when he finished second. Calcavecchia’s sole major victory came at Open Championship<\/a>\u00a0the following year.<\/p>\n

That earned him the title of ‘honorary invitee’ to the Masters but that did not stop officials removing Calcavechhia this week.<\/p>\n

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Mark Calcavecchia was reportedly kicked out of Augusta National on the eve of the Masters<\/p>\n

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Augusta National is known for its strict regulations which include a ban on cell phones<\/p>\n

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The 65-year-old played in the Masters 18 times between 1987 and 2008, once finishing second<\/p>\n

Calcavecchia did not deny being kicked out, telling Golfweek only:\u00a0‘I\u2019ve got nothing negative to say about Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters.’<\/p>\n

The Masters does have banks of ‘courtesy phones’ that fans can use while on the grounds of Augusta national.<\/p>\n

The tournament believes that a ban on cell phones is ‘part of what makes the Masters such a unique environment.’<\/p>\n

‘Violation of these policies will subject the ticket holder to removal from the grounds and the ticket purchaser to the permanent loss of credentials (tickets),’ the Masters website reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Calcavecchia is not the only big name to experience the wrath of Masters officials when it comes to enforcing this policy. Ex-US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley previously revealed that his sister was once caught with a phone in the clubhouse.<\/p>\n

‘They were going to kick her out and she cried, and they let her put her phone in a safe and stay,’ Bradley later told Golfweek.<\/p>\n

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