Golf - Masters phone ban has fans dialled into the action


  • Golf
  • Monday, 10 Apr 2017

FILE PHOTO: Henrik Stenson of Sweden chips from the crowd onto the 18th green in first round play during the 2017 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, U.S., April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - If not for the modern clothing styles, photos of the lucky patrons attending the last round of the U.S. Masters on Sunday could be confused with ones from another era since no one will be holding up a smartphone.

Augusta National has strict rules that forbid anyone from taking a phone or camera on to the course, a throwback to the days of spectators who focused solely on the action as opposed to capturing a selfie or tweeting.

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