Arizona State golf coach Matt Thurmond was forced to leave Augusta National on Monday after he committed a no-no on the practice range.
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There are a handful of hard-and-fast rules at Augusta National Golf Club that you’re not allowed to break, no matter who you are.
Arizona State golf coach Matt Thurmond found that out the hard way on Monday.
Attending this year’s Masters with star pupil Josele Ballester, a two-time All-American at ASU, Thurmond was on the practice range talking to Sun Devils alum Kevin Yu when an Augusta National official tapped him on the shoulder.
His crime: wearing shorts.
Augusta’s strict dress code resulted in Thurmond getting kicked off the grounds. He admitted his mistake in a post on social media.
“Strolled onto the Augusta range today with my coach badge,” Thurmond wrote on X. “Got removed for wearing shorts. First bogey of the week.”
