The spectators composed of different nationalities were generally obedient as you’ll find most of them turning their phones off or putting it in silent mode just before they dash to the viewing area to watch the likes of Tiger Woods or Sergio Garcia tee-off. But somewhere along the way to the 18th hole, the curse of the mobile phones would strike the crowd’s adherence to the silence code. Woods has been all too vocal about his disgust over the sudden burst of tunes while on the greens.
"The cellphones were okay during the first day but it got a lot worse today," he said after the second round. "They got Michael Campbell on the downswing a few times."
The bigger story unbeknownst to Tiger though was the near action-drama that happened in the 16th hole when one culprit nearly got lynched when his phone burst a tune just as Michael Campbell was about to putt. Several people who perhaps were as cold as steel in sticking to the letter of the law took offense and almost initiated an umbrella-spiking spree. The offender was quickly saved when a course marshall quickly came to the scene and pacified the angry crowd.
When asked whether cellphones should be banned in the fairways, Woods immediately snapped a positive approval saying, "I’ve always been a proponent of that."