AUGUSTA, Ga. — As Tiger Woods strode up the 18th fairway on Thursday at three under par, a sound reverberated from the green. But this was not the roar Woods would normally hear at this place under those circumstances. It was the ring of a cell phone.
In a typical year, the offender might have been executed, or worse. Electronic devices, masters.com reminds fans, “are strictly prohibited on the grounds at all times.” (The website clarifies that this includes “phones, laptops, tablets and beepers.”) This year, the gentleman simply fumbled around and silenced the call.