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Old 04-02-2010, 12:37 AM   #5
StethyEntinic

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When the PGA comes to Vegas, they don't allow any electronic devices, unless you have paper work and it's for personal. medical use. This includes phones of any kind, cameras, and those binoculars that have built in cameras. Get caught using one of the above on the course, and it's confiscated, or you leave with it. And they wonder why they can't get more folks to buy tickets to this tournament.

As for making noise, I am all for it, as long as it done in good taste, much like they do at the FBR. I think it will become the norm years down the road when the PGA is taken over by more fan friendly players.
Cameras have long been banned at PGA tournaments. I know, because I volunteered at one for 4 years. We were to call security if we even saw a camera during the competition. Cameras were only allowed on the practice and pro-am days (Mon - Wed). Once the tournament began, anyone caught with camera had two choices, either let the camera be confiscated (and picked up only when you left the course), or you and the camera could both be escorted off the premises immediately. I'm not sure how they treat the cameras built into cell phones these days, but I'm certain that if a phone rings audibly, it will get the same treatment as cameras do.

The only people who are allowed to have cameras on the course during tournament play are legitimate photographers with press passes.
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