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 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.
In an interview with Sky Sports ahead of this week’s Zurich Classic, Matt Fitzpatrick didn’t go after Patrick Cantlay, but clearly the Englishman is fed up with slow play.
The last sporting event on earth you’d expect there to be heckling at, outside of the Masters (which literally doesn’t allow it), is the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town, which just so happens to fall directly after Augusta National on the schedule.
Because the early part of the tournament involves 16 groups of four players in a round-robin format, the loss doesn’t knock Ciganda out of the tournament.
The last notable slow-play penalty in a men’s Major came in the 2013 Masters, when then-14-year-old Tianlang Guan was assessed a one-stroke penalty in the second round after being warned four times.
Upon finishing, Daly and Calcavecchia were informed by a rules official they were being cited for conduct unbecoming a professional and subject to a fine. Needless to say, they were not too pleased about that.