Augusta National is a land of decorum, rules (not all good ones, of course), the hushed tones of Jim Nantz, and the green jacket. The Masters holds a stratospheric reverence among golf fans. It’s a pilgrimage, an honor, a legend.
It’s also a place to get shit-housed while watching the best golfers in the world.
Combine those two and you have a recipe for what happened to Clayton Price Baker, a 40-year-old Ohio man whose mugshot you see to the right.
Baker was drunk enough and in awe enough of his surroundings that he tried to scoop sand from a sandtrap into a cup as a souvenir. Not cool, especially not in the buttoned-down world of The Masters. A few blades of grass would have been an easier, safer score.
Via the Augusta Chronicle (via Deadspin):
Richmond County sheriff’s Capt. Scott Gay said Clayton Price Baker, of Ohio, slipped under the ropes following the tournament and attempted to put the sand in his cup.
After a short foot chase by Augusta National security and sheriff’s deputies, Baker was apprehended and charged with disorderly conduct.
A tradition unlike any other indeed.
This article appears in Apr 4-10, 2012.
Aaaaaaaahahhaahahhaahahahahaha!!!!
Too bad he had to be from Ohio…
Lush….
The problem is, there’s undoubtedly some goof on Ebay who will PAY for that sand.