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Former US president Ronald Reagan's Augusta round ruined by gunman's hostage situation

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golf at Augusta, but was interrupted due to a hostage situation. He and members of his entourage had been invited to the club by one of its members, George Schultz, who was Secretary of State in his government.The late actor turned leader of the free world looked to tee up on the prestigious golf course in October 1983, when the incident occurred.

After Reagan failed the par-3 12th hole, two members of his group went to the pro-shop and were encountered by a 45-year-old man called Charles Harris, who had just lost his job as a millwright.He rammed open an unmanned locked entrance gate to the club in his Dodge truck and drove up to the clubhouse.

Here he took a chauffeur hostage at gunpoint and marched him into the pro shop, also taking members of Reagan’s entourage and everyone else in the shop hostage, demanding to speak to the President.Reagan was at the 16th hole when the hostage situation was brought to his attention, and opted to call the phone in the shop.

Harris answered. Reagan said: ''This is the President of the United States. This is Ronald Reagan. I understand you want to talk to me."However, Reagan was making the call from a mobile phone with a very weak signal, leading Harris to think Reagan's voice was a tap recording.

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