Handheld cameras are a staple at the Masters. Here's why
Handheld digital cameras are usually seen at two places: Weddings and the Masters.
One of the many things that makes the Masters different compared to other major golf tournaments is that cell phones are not allowed on the course. So instead of breaking out a phone to take photos, patrons will bring handheld digital cameras of a bygone era. For Charleston native Chandler Fields, her camera of choice is a Canon PowerShot SD750, a device that was originally released in early 2007.
The 2026 Masters is Fields’ fourth. She only uses the camera for this event. It sits in her center console the other 51 weeks out of the year.
While walking around without her phone leaves Field with a constant feeling of missing something, she says being without it helps her stay “present” instead of being constantly glued to her mobile device. “You kind of get used to it,” Fields said. “It makes Augusta, Augusta.
” Fields’ main assignment with her digital camera this year is to document her mom’s first time at the tournament. After their time is done, she plans on printing out the photos before putting them in a scrapbook and in a memory box. Shannon Collett hadn’t used a digital camera since 2010, the year after she bought her first iPhone.