By Golfweek Staff, Golfweek
A Masters patron was arrested Sunday after unsuccessfully attempting to steal a cup of sand from Augusta National, according to The Augusta Chronicle.
Clayton Price Baker, 40, slipped under the ropes at the conclusion of Sunday’s final round and attempted to fill his cup with sand from a nearby bunker. Richmond County sheriff’s Capt. Scott Gay told the Chronicle that Baker, of Ohio, had been drinking heavily and failed to actually get anything in the cup.
Still, a short foot chase ensued and Baker was apprehended by Augusta National security guards and deputy sheriffs. He was charged with disorderly conduct, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Baker’s bond was set at $285.
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Charl Schwartzel, right, of South Africa, helps Bubba Watson put on the green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Bubba Watson waves while posing with his green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Bubba Watson waves after putting on his green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Accompanied by his mother Mollie, Bubba Watson raises his cap to spectators after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Ben Crane, left, and Rickie Fowler congratulate Bubba Watson after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, reacts after missing a putt during a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Bubba Watson hugs his mother Mollie along with caddie Ted Scott after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Bubba Watson reacts after winning the Masters golf tournament following a sudden death playoff on the 10th hole Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. At left is his caddie Ted Scott. (credit:AP)
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Phil Mickelson reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 12th green during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Louis Oosthuizen, left, of South Africa, congratulates Bubba Watson on the 18th green following their fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. At right is Watson's caddie Chad Reynolds. (credit:AP)
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Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, walks up the 18th fairway with his caddie Wynand Stander during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Lee Westwood, of England, hits a shot on the 12th hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Peter Hanson, of Sweden, hits off the 12th tee during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Phil Mickelson reacts after his tee shot on the 12th hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Amateur Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, reacts after missing a putt on the 18th green during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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In a photo taken with a fisheye lens, Louis Oosthuizen, right, of South Africa, watches as Bubba Watson putts on the ninth green during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Phil Mickelson hits out of the rough off the ninth fairway during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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In a photo taken with a fisheye lens, Phil Mickelson, right, and Peter Hanson, of Sweden, walk up to the ninth green during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Phil Mickelson tees off on the 15th hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Spectators cheer after Ian Poulter, of England's shot from inside the gallery on the 14th hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Matt Kuchar hits off the 14th fairway during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Hunter Mahan, left, watches Matt Kuchar's tee shot on the 15th hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Matt Kuchar holds up his ball after a birdie putt on the 13th hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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IBM CEO Virginia Rometty watches the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament from the gallery on the 18th green Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Ian Poulter, of England, reacts after a birdie on the ninth hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Phil Mickelson walks out of the gallery after hitting his fourth shot into the bunker on the fourth hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. Mickelson triple bogeyed the par 3 hole. (credit:AP)
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Tiger Woods tips his cap after putting out on the 18th green during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Sean O'Hair watches his shot out of a bunker on the second hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Adam Scott, of Australia, reacts to his hole-in-one on the 16th hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Sean O'Hair, right, discusses his tee shot on the fourth hole with his caddie Brian Smith during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Matt Kuchar reacts after a birdie putt on the third hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, throws his ball to a spectator after hitting adouble eagle two on the par 5 second hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, and his caddie Wynand Stander react after Oosthuizen's double eagle two on the par 5 second hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, and his caddie Wynand Stander celebrate after Oosthuizen's double eagle two on the par 5 second hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, and his caddie Wynand Stander react after Oosthuizen's double eagle two on the par 5 second hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Vijay Singh, of Fiji, reacts to a missed putt on the eighth hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Tiger Woods waves after his putt on the ninth green during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Tiger Woods waits to hit out of a bunker on the eighth fairway during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Miguel Angel Jimenez, of Spain, tees off on the fourth hole during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Don Taylor, from Atlanta, wears the ticket from the first Masters he attended in 1951 during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits off the first fairway during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Martin Kaymer, of Germany, lifts a divot as he hits off the eighth fairway during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Zach Johnson hits out of a bunker on the second fairway during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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Tiger Woods hits off the first fairway during the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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In a photo taken with a slow shutter speed, spectators make their way onto the Augusta National Golf Course for the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Augusta, Ga. (credit:AP)
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