It was verbalized by the talented Swedish Ludvig Aberg, but it is the general feeling. “As the public is not aware of taking a picture with their phone or attending any other task, fans focus on the game and that is better for us. They are more aware and encourage us more.”
In times of urgent consumption, where one looks at the stands of any sports show and does not stop seeing screens everywhere in the greatest blockbuster ever thought about, masters is an anachrony. The Augusta National is prohibited from entering cell phones. Even journalists must go to the field without them, under the risk of expulsion or withdrawal from accreditation. In return, the club has two cabins, behind hole 6 and in the meadow of 18, where you can call free. “Hello, I am in Augusta,” is what is most heard. The way to show off without being able to upload it to Instagram.
The measure is inflexible. Some player has him hidden in the bag and in silence, but there are few. Most prefer to leave it at the box office not to blush. Also because, they are supposed to give example.
I hope all tournaments were like that, the viewer can learn more because it can be more aware of all blows
Josele Ballester
There was a time where the prohibition of mobiles in golf courses was decreed, but it had to be reversed after verifying that licenses in the United States had dropped and played much less: no one could be away from their chores five hours.
“I wish all tournaments were like this. I would like it to be. I think the viewer values more to be in a tournament and can also learn more because not having the mobile, it can be more aware of all the blows,” summarizes Josele Ballester, a young man who was born only four years of the birth of the first iPhone.