Players Combine Golf with Sex
June 17, 2002 11:51 am EST

NORCO, Calif. (Reuters) - A private golf tournament in Norco, California, added a new hazard to the game -- getting arrested for prostitution.
Police said they arrested six people at the Hidden Valley Golf Club on Friday after receiving a tip-off.

"As part of the golf tournament, sex acts were offered to participants for a fee," said Lisa McConnell at the Sheriff's Department in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles.

"There were tents set up around the course, where people could pay for sex."

Police detained 100 people at questioning and arrested three for pimping and pandering, two for prostitution and one for possession of a controlled substance.

The name of the group sponsoring the tournament was not disclosed and McConnell said it was not clear if the owners of the golf club knew of the paid sex.

A man who answered the phone at the club Saturday said the club had no immediate comment.