A LPGA spokesperson confirmed an updated pace-of-play policy was shared with players and will go into effect during the Ford Championship in March but said specifics of the policy would be made public next week.
Just two weeks after Justin Thomas wrote a memo to the PGA Tour membership, another tour veteran, Charley Hoffman, penned a letter of his own to his fellow players.
Padraig Harrington believes that rangefinders should be permanently adopted into pro golf as a way to move things along and allow players a better chance to escape “awkward yardage” lies.
A hearty 94 percent of poll respondents think slow play is a problem that needs to be fixed in tournament golf. And they heap the lion’s share of blame for slow play in the game on the shoulders of the players and tours (cumulative 79 percent).
A first-hand look during the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship gave our writer a snapshot of the PGA Tour’s pace-of-play issues… but no clear solution.
Paige Spiranac became the latest golf personality to use the sluggish finish at Augusta National earlier this month as a jumping-off point to discuss what’s wrong with slow play in golf and what should be done about it.
Australian Golf Digest
