The Masters enforced its policy banning phone use at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday even with a big-name golfer involved.
Former major champion Mark Calcavecchia was escorted off the grounds by security after using his phone, Golfweek reported.
Calcavecchia, 65, was in attendance as an "honourary invitee," not a player. The 1989 Open Championship winner, Calcavecchia was a 13-time champion in a PGA Tour career that saw him play in the Masters 18 times.
Reached on the phone by Golfweek, Calcavecchia didn't refute the report of his ejection, though he offered no details. He added, "I've got nothing negative to say about Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters, so I think we should literally hang up right now," which he then did.
Others including coaches and media members have been removed from the Masters over the years for using phones. Augusta National's rules ban cell phones, laptops, tablets and two-way pagers in an attempt "to maintain a traditional atmosphere," Golfweek reported.