(REUTERS) – Both teams in this week’s Ryder Cup have banned posts on Twitter in a bid to maintain focus on the competition.
“We talked about it, the team has come to a consensus not to do that (use Twitter),” US captain Corey Pavin said after arriving at Cardiff airport yesterday.
“It can be a little bit distracting sometimes. I think it’s important to focus on the Ryder Cup and playing in matches and just enjoying camaraderie with the team itself.
“We’ve decided as a whole to not Tweet this week. But first thing a week from today I’m sure tweeting will be all over the place.”
European captain Colin Montgomerie said: “We are in the same boat.
“Not being a Tweeter myself, we feel that tweeting and facebook and all these social sites can get oneself into trouble.
“I think that we focus on the job in hand this week but as Corey so rightly says, on October 4 you will find the team on social network sites.”