ASU golf coach removed from Augusta National for violating long-standing dress code rule

Augusta National Golf Club has respective rules for its golfers and patrons, some stated and unwritten. 

Arizona State University men’s play manager Matt Thurmond learned astir 1 of those rules the hard mode this week up of the 2025 Masters tournament. 

Thurmond, who has been with the Sun Devils since 2016, was removed from the play people during a signifier league connected Tuesday aft helium went to accidental hullo to erstwhile ASU subordinate Kevin Yu, who is making his Masters debut this year. 

Arizona State manager Matt Thurmond astatine the NCAA Men's Golf Championships astatine Grayhawk Golf Club successful Scottsdale, Arizona. (IMAGN)

The crushed for his removal? Thurmond was wearing shorts connected the course. 

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"I went retired connected the scope without thinking, gave him a hug," Thurmond said, via Golfweek. "After astir 1 changeable and 1 speedy hello, they came retired and said 'I’m sorry, sir, you can’t beryllium connected the scope with your shorts.'" 

Violating what galore telephone the "golden rule" of Augusta National is 1 of the stricter rules of the storied club. While patrons are escaped to deterioration shorts, beyond the ropes wherever players and coaches tin be, full-length pants are required. 

Arizona State University golfer Chun An Yu, left, looks connected alongside caput manager Matt Thurmond connected the ninth fringe during the NCAA Men's Golf Championship Quarterfinal astatine Grayhawk Golf Course connected June 1, 2021. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

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"My bad, it was a mistake I made," Thurmond aboriginal said, via Golfweek. "I privation to travel the rules present erstwhile I’m astatine Augusta and bash everything right. Lucky to beryllium present and admit everything here. I conscionable made a mistake."

Thurmond is successful Georgia this play to enactment ASU elder Josele Ballester, who earned his exemption to vie astatine the Masters aft winning the U.S. Amateur successful August. 

Josele Ballester of Spain tees disconnected connected the 1th spread connected time 1 of the Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid 2024 astatine Club de Campo Villa de Madrid connected Sept. 26, 2024 successful Madrid. (Mateo Villalba/Getty Images)

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Wearing pants connected the people is not the lone regularisation astatine Augusta. 

No compartment phones connected the grounds and referring to fans arsenic patrons are among the astir known, but respective golfers recently dished to Golfweek astir immoderate of the lesser known and unspoken rules. 

Wearing socks to dinner, not pairing the iconic greenish overgarment with jeans, and not sitting connected the scope are conscionable a fewer that were mentioned. 

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