The PGA Tour has been heavily criticized lately for not having a slow-play solution, but players will argue it’s a complex issue.
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Slow-playproblemshaveonceagainbeenakeytalkingpointonthePGATour.AttheAmericanExpresslastmonth,thefinalgroupplayedin5hours,39minutes.AweeklaterattheFarmersInsuranceOpenthefinalgroupinggotaroundin5hours,20minutes,leadingtoCBSon-coursereporterDottiePepper’sviralcritiqueofthesluggishpace.
So,what’sthesolution?
“It’snotgoingtobefixed,”saidRyanPalmer,afour-timePGATourwinneronthisweek’sepisodeofGOLF’SSubparpodcast.“Theguysareplayingforalotofmoney,forpoints.Andit’sgoingtobeevenmorepressurenowtofinishtop100withtheamountofmoneybeingplayedfor.Theyfineyouforslowplay,butattheendofthedaynobodycaresaboutthefines.Theyaregoingtopaythemandmoveon;that’snotgoingtobotheranybody.Youwantguystoplayfast?Strokes.”
Hoffman’scommentaboutthetop100referstotheTour’srecentchange— whichwillg
