Masters coach ‘removed’ from Augusta range and Receives BRUTAL Punishment For Bringing Shame To USGA With His Inappropriate Dressing And Pooping his Pant Due to Excessive Intake of
Masters coach ‘removed’ from Augusta range and Receives BRUTAL Punishment For Bringing Shame To USGA With His Inappropriate Dressing And Pooping his Pant Due to Excessive Intake
As a 21-year-old first-time Masters participant, Jose Luis Ballester faces a tough task preparing for the first major of the year at Augusta National. And his prep work got even harder on Monday when his coach was kicked off Augusta’s range for a sartorial offense: wearing shorts.
Ballester earned his spot in the Masters fieldby winning the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine. Adding to the potential nerves is the fact that Ballester, who goes by the nickname Josele, is paired with two-time Masters champion and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and two-time PGA champion Justin Thomas on Thursday and Friday.
That’s a lot pressure for Josele, who primarily will be playing college golf this year as a senior at Arizona State University. To help him prepare to compete at Augusta National for the first time, he brought along his head coach at ASU, Matt Thurmond.
Coach’s big shorts mistake
Thurmond is also in an unfamiliar position this week at Augusta. It’s the first time a student of his is in the Masters field.
Augusta National is well known for its strict rules, but some of the rules for patrons differ from the rules for players and their teams inside the ropes.
And Thurmond learned that the hard way.
On Monday, Thurmond was near the Tournament Practice Facility, the official name for Augusta’s tournament range and practice area. He saw one of his former students hitting, so with his coaches’ badge around his neck, which permitted him access to the practice area, he went to say hi.
