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PGA Tour warns players about cellphone interruptions during Asian swing

Na: Korean Tour's three-year suspension of Kim 'ridiculous'

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Two days after a cellphone incident boiled over and led to a three-year suspension for a player on the Korean Tour the PGA Tour warned its members of possible cellphone interruptions during the circuit’s upcoming Asian swing.

A memo was sent to Tour players Wednesday explaining that “it is illegal in South Korea and Japan for any mobile phone manufacturer to sell a phone that allows the user to silence the faux shutter sound on their mobile phone camera.