The Masters bans cell phones. Here's why everyone loves it
Scottie Scheffler says Augusta National's cell phone ban at the Masters creates "very peaceful" conditions for golfers. Fans like it, too.
AUGUSTA, GA – I’m midway down the first fairway at Augusta National when panic sets in. I slap my front pockets and feel no cell phone in its familiar place against my thigh. My wallet is there, but no phone.
So, I slap my back pockets. No phone. This isn’t unusual.
At least once per day, I lose my phone, wallet or keys — or, all of the above — around my house. Except, I’m not at my house, and my panic is heightening, and that’s when it hits me. I’m not at my house.
I’m standing in the sunshine on the first hole of America’s most famous golf course at the 2026 Masters . My phone isn’t in my pocket, because it’s not allowed to be in my pocket. Exhale.
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