May 7, 2005
Golf Rules leave fans pining for phones
At a golf tournament, silence is not only golden, it is mandatory. Cell phones are just as taboo at Quail Hollow Club (Charlotte, NC) this week as guns and coolers, reports The Charlotte Observer.
"But tournament officials aren't expecting spectators to go cold turkey. It is a business town, after all, and half the tournament falls on workdays.
So they've set up a few tents around the course where fans can borrow a Nextel phone for free to make a few calls. When the line gets deep, they're limited to five minutes.
Rosa Mallette, who also works at one of the Nextel tents, notices the difference when she walks around the course. "It's kind of nice, not hearing 100 conversations at once," she said."
Related article:
-- Call for Cameraphone ban on Golf Tournaments - Ernie Els - The world's No.3 golfer - called on golf chiefs to ban cameras and mobile phones at all major tournaments
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