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Hey lads, I am planning to go to the BMW Championship this year and I was just curious about the camera policy. Hopefully someone with experience can help me out. From what I have read, at nearly all events you can not take any photos what so ever, not even on a smart phone. I fully understand this because of the shutter sounds and everything, but I'm a jackass, so I will probably end up taking pictures on my phone anyway. Does anyone know how heavily this is enforced? I doubt I would get kicked out because most of the marshals are volunteers and I just can't see them doing that. Also, there was a Snapchat live event (younger guys will know) for the PLAYERS Championship with hundreds of photos and videos on it, but the website prohibited camera usage. Therefore, I think it must be pretty easy to get away with. If anyone knows anything, spit it out please. Thanks.

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Hey lads, I am planning to go to the BMW Championship this year and I was just curious about the camera policy. Hopefully someone with experience can help me out. From what I have read, at nearly all events you can not take any photos what so ever, not even on a smart phone. I fully understand this because of the shutter sounds and everything, but I'm a jackass, so I will probably end up taking pictures on my phone anyway. Does anyone know how heavily this is enforced? I doubt I would get kicked out because most of the marshals are volunteers and I just can't see them doing that. Also, there was a Snapchat live event (younger guys will know) for the PLAYERS Championship with hundreds of photos and videos on it, but the website prohibited camera usage. Therefore, I think it must be pretty easy to get away with. If anyone knows anything, spit it out please. Thanks.


So you admit that you are a Jackass, good luck!

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Based on my one PGA experience last year, they'll take your camera upon entry and give it back when you leave. They won't take your cell phone though so just be discreet and you'll be fine. Ps: being discreet means "don't be a jackass"

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Just please, please, please turn off the shutter noise on your phone before you enter the tournament. If you do that and your phone is silent when you take pictures, there should be no problems provided you aren't waving the camera around. I took a number of pictures from the sides of the fairways of pros, along with some videos of their swings on approach shots, with my phone last year when I went to the BMW Championship at Cherry Hills. I turned off all noises and was respectful about it (not waving camera in the air, holding it above my head potentially blocking someone's view, etc.) and didn't hear anything about it.

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Go to the practice round and you can take all the pictures you want.

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Just please, please, please turn off the shutter noise on your phone before you enter the tournament. If you do that and your phone is silent when you take pictures, there should be no problems provided you aren't waving the camera around. I took a number of pictures from the sides of the fairways of pros, along with some videos of their swings on approach shots, with my phone last year when I went to the BMW Championship at Cherry Hills. I turned off all noises and was respectful about it (not waving camera in the air, holding it above my head potentially blocking someone's view, etc.) and didn't hear anything about it.

Agree with all of that, that was basically what I was trying capture with the all encompassing "don't be a jackass".

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