Wednesday, March 28, 2007

The Masters Golf Tournament 2007: Phil Mickelson and Photographers

Phil Mickelson had a terrible experience with photography last year in The Masters Golf Tournament. Sudden flash of a camera from a photographer caused him the tournament. So, he should be extremely happy to know that this time, the organizers have taken every precaution to refrain the photographers from causing a similar shock.

The Ledger reported:

About the only negative memory Phil Mickelson has of Sunday at the Masters last year was finishing his third round in the morning. The sudden clicks of a camera from the tower over the 18th tee when he was at the top of his swing led to a wild shot and ultimately a bogey that reduced his lead to one shot.

It was one of the rare times Mickelson has shown anger inside the ropes.

Ditto for Augusta National officials, who tried unsuccessfully to find out which photographer committed the crime. Billy Payne, head of the media committee last year, banned photographers from the stand for the final round in the afternoon.

NO golfer would want the same thing happen to them. So, Phil Mickelson has all the right in the world to react that way.

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