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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
MELBOURNE: Organisers of the Australian Masters have banned spectators from bringing cameras and mobile phones to prevent a repeat of the crowd distractions which infuriated Tiger Woods in Shanghai last week.
World number one Woods flew into Melbourne on Monday ahead of his first appearance in Australia for 11 years and tournament officials were leaving nothing to chance with the most eagerly awaited golfing event here for years.
Woods, 33, will attract massive public galleries at the Kingston Heath sandbelt course.All 25,000 tickets for each of the four days of the tournament were sold out early last month, with reports that officials are expecting crowds of up to 15 deep behind the ropes.
The huge crowds expected each day are proving to be a logistical nightmare for organisers, who have beefed up security for Woods. They have also moved to ensure there is no repeat of incidents involving inconsiderate spectators, which marred at last week’s WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. He will give a press conference at the course on Tuesday ahead of Thursday’s opening round of the Australian Masters.
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