Spectators: PGA Tour Integrity Police Watching You, Too!
Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 10:24 AM
Geoff in 2018 PGA Tour, Players

AP's Doug Ferguson reports that PGA Tour has been subjected to an "online tutorial on the dangers of gambling in golf" as part of the new ''Integrity Program'' announced last fall.

A few things stood out in his notes column item about the program, which seems like a wise play given the possibility of legalized gambling and recent issues in pro tennis.

But this line caught my attention:

The tour also has had security paying attention to fans in the gallery on the phone distributing real-time information.

Once can only imagine what "signs" of the security folks are looking for in spectators. Crank spouses? Club hurls? F-bombs dropped? Signs of limping?

Either way, rumors abound that this clip is part of the security detail's "what to look for" package:

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