{"id":1230,"date":"2024-03-16T04:41:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T04:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/16\/tee-k-tock-the-appalling-slow-play-controversy-riling-golfs-biggest-stars-cnn\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T04:41:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T04:41:31","slug":"tee-k-tock-the-appalling-slow-play-controversy-riling-golfs-biggest-stars-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/16\/tee-k-tock-the-appalling-slow-play-controversy-riling-golfs-biggest-stars-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Tee-k Tock: The \u2018appalling\u2019 slow play controversy riling golf\u2019s biggest stars | CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113902-05-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110%2Cc_fill&amp;resize=1110,740&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tee-k Tock: The \u2018appalling\u2019 slow play controversy riling golf\u2019s biggest stars | CNN\" title=\"Tee-k Tock: The \u2018appalling\u2019 slow play controversy riling golf\u2019s biggest stars | CNN\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_880C365F-861D-FBCF-1D70-E1F645368603@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            There\u2019s a lot you can do in just under three minutes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_A9036D03-3C6A-30EB-52A7-E1F7B6140B6A@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            You can listen to \u201cSpeed of Life\u201d by David Bowie, you can re-live Usain Bolt\u2019s 100m world record run 18 times, and, if you are an exceptionally talented Premier League footballer, you can even<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/05\/16\/football\/football-epl-mane-hattrick\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> squeeze in a hat-trick.<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_D19B5724-F98E-96B2-8DCA-E1F7B6156B4B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Alternatively, you can watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/01\/golf\/tony-finau-caddies-kids-mexico-open-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">golfer<\/a> hit a single ball.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_75FE5A31-7769-9213-7CBE-E1F7B6169AEC@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            That was the situation one fan found himself in at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/17\/golf\/matt-fitzpatrick-rbc-heritage-jordan-spieth-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RBC Heritage<\/a> last month, as he fired up the stopwatch on his iPhone to time Patrick Cantlay lining up a shot during the final round of the PGA Tour event.\n    <\/p>\n<aside data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/twitter\/instances\/03e8f412ca01cee2ac9e69124c4be5c0@published\" class=\"twitter\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter__tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is getting out of control <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patrick_cantlay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@patrick_cantlay<\/a> \u23f0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xUrRehTRGd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/xUrRehTRGd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beer At The Turn \ud83c\udfcc\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\u26f3\ufe0f (@tap_it_in_golf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tap_it_in_golf\/status\/1648096714799173639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_A13DB582-E9DF-F911-0FF8-E2008B45FD71@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When the American eventually swung, the clock was ticking past two minutes and 50 seconds.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_28867F2D-A6A5-9653-ADC5-E1F85C92707D@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In Cantlay\u2019s defense, the video wasn\u2019t without caveats. It was an awkward looking lie, the ball lodged in the rough behind a tree, and \u2013 with the timer at 90 seconds when first shown \u2013 it is impossible to know exactly how long the world No. 4 spent over his shot.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_D5097B52-6417-3935-810A-E1F87A91FB6B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The problem for Cantlay, however, is that it was not an isolated incident \u2013 nor the most disgruntled reaction.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_D1E14282-38F6-28AB-93CD-E1F87A93B998@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Footage of the golfer spending close to a minute standing over a four-foot putt that same day quickly found its way to the satirical side of the sport\u2019s Twitter community, which spliced the pictures with the closing scenes of the golf comedy classic \u201cHappy Gilmore.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_1B1171F7-97B5-BB85-938B-E1F87A94A061@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The titular character calculated and sunk his winning championship putt \u2013 one that bounced off the windshield of a car and careened leisurely around the debris of a collapsed tower \u2013 before Cantlay holed his effort, a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuorGolf\/status\/1647766403703775233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> from parody account Tour Golf showed.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_903A972F-8029-C1ED-3CED-E1F87A96F4F7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A week prior during the deciding round of The Masters, Cantlay had been playing ahead of the leading group, Brooks Koepka and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/09\/golf\/masters-2023-winner-jon-rahm-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soon-to-be champion Jon Rahm. <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_3CF76C13-CF4F-CF22-C8C4-E1F8D42A126F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Koepka, whose frustrations with slow play<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/27\/golf\/brooks-koepka-beats-bryson-dechambeau-the-match-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> lit the touchpaper of a fiery feud <\/a>with rival Bryson DeChambeau in 2019, made no secret of his grievances.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_F94AD24D-2B68-7B62-ADB9-E1F8D5267888@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe group in front of us were brutally slow,\u201d Koepka told reporters.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_BF94AE03-B345-4DB2-4E3D-E1F8D528E3C8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cJon went to the bathroom like seven times during the round, and we were still waiting.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/image-bb931ce8379bdc85646e3350c5f55094@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"05 golf slow play controversy\" data-component-name=\"image\" 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480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113902-05-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113902-05-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B8D925F1-1DF6-F957-9D62-E1F8D52AE7FD@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Yet Koepka\u2019s comments paled in comparison to those made by one of Cantlay\u2019s playing partners during that decisive round at the RBC Heritage, Matt Fitzpatrick. The Englishman<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/17\/golf\/matt-fitzpatrick-rbc-heritage-jordan-spieth-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> went on to lift the title<\/a>, seeing off Jordan Spieth in a playoff, but did not leave Hilton Head fully satisfied.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_000FE6AE-3F41-1DF6-8ECF-E1F8D52CC9FA@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            For Fitzpatrick, regarded as one of the fastest players on the tour, a three-ball round should never take longer than four and a half hours. To get near that is a \u201cdisgrace,\u201d to go well past it is \u201ctruly appalling.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_D631E098-6FD4-6435-7626-E1F8D52DCCC9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe problem is this conversation has gone on for years and years and years, and no one has ever done anything, so I feel it\u2019s almost a waste of time talking about it,\u201d Fitzpatrick told Sky Sports.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_455F3DE8-3EE4-7CF8-B07D-E1F8D52EF413@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI have strong opinions, but no one\u2019s going to do anything about it. It\u2019s like hitting your head against a brick wall. 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I was penalized on LPGA for slow play \u2026 and it forced me to speed up,\u201d Alvarez said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_04C44EB3-2AAA-43CA-3C6B-E1F8D5359F4F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And even the game\u2019s greatest are weighing in, with Jack Nicklaus and Annika S\u00f6renstam both admitting that the PGA Tour have a problem on their hands.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_AEABCDD7-7035-02C1-79C9-E1F92A12E28B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s got to be equitable, but they need to make an example and stay with it,\u201d Nicklaus told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/2023\/05\/01\/jack-nicklaus-gary-player-legends-ripping-golf-pace-of-play\/51470017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golfweek <\/a>ahead of the PGA Tour of Champions\u2019 Greats of Golf event on Saturday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_218431C3-7F42-9961-DDD3-E1F92A13043B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s not very pleasant to watch somebody stand over the ball for half an hour.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/image-8a34c23ca7d09659af9371fddd40967d@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"02 golf slow play controversy\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6668\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113859-02-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113859-02-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113859-02-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113859-02-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113859-02-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113859-02-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Nicklaus is not a fan of slow play.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_CF71E665-5C0A-A54D-58B8-E26B3E180D6E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            S\u00f6renstam added: \u201cNobody enjoys it and it\u2019s not fair, we\u2019re running out of time. Time is a precious commodity, so I think start at the very beginning and teach them to hit when you\u2019re ready and go.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_403D7EDE-7513-78D5-994A-E1F92A161B07@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe more we think, the more complicated it gets, so just hit and go.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_A48F7961-21DD-510E-A6DC-E1F92A1776C6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            For Golf Digest analysts Joel Beall, Alex Myers and Luke Kerr-Dineen, there was a general consensus for Fitzpatrick\u2019s outburst: blunt, but true.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_204B281A-6450-4E6F-88E0-E1F92A197D36@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As well as having a negative \u201cripple effect\u201d on groups behind the slow player \u2013 akin to the chain reaction of braking causing traffic jams on a highway \u2013 it could also lead to the Tour losing valuable eyes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_CE4C85CD-D971-F755-D630-E1F92A1A8E25@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cPace of play is an issue and has been for years,\u201d Beall told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN Sport<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_2BA3DE26-71FB-F658-B4BF-E1F92A1B0B5B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhat\u2019s changed is that sports leagues are recognizing their consumers don\u2019t have an infinite amount of time to devote to their fandoms and are adjusting accordingly. That golf hasn\u2019t has amplified the existing problem.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/image-201b6ddd629826612e432a15f555e62c@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"03 golf slow play controversy\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6668\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113900-03-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113900-03-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113900-03-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113900-03-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113900-03-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113900-03-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Fitzpatrick (center) saw off Spieth (left) and Cantlay (right) to clinch the RBC Heritage title.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_EECF186D-3795-1BF2-DF3E-E1F92A1F209F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            However, Cantlay seems unfazed. After dropping in a sensational hole-in-one during the second round of the RBC Heritage, the American <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patrick_cantlay\/status\/1646962479505850368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> video of his effort with the caption: \u201cPlaying faster!\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_3AAD1AD1-A818-5F96-E42E-E1F92A20C6E1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Quizzed on Fitzpatrick\u2019s criticisms ahead of the following week\u2019s Zurich Classic, Cantlay said his tenure on the PGA Tour\u2019s Player Advisory Council (PAC) had shown him that round times had been relatively similar across the last decade.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_D7B8BA63-E311-7FBA-8776-E1F92A220AA9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSo trying to speed it up, I\u2019d be curious to know how they\u2019d want to do that,\u201d Cantlay told reporters.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_8141B67B-0E8B-0257-F396-E1F92A249980@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI played the last two tournaments, and my group hasn\u2019t been warned at all \u2026 I don\u2019t know how you would want the groups that I\u2019ve been in to play faster when our groups are in position and can\u2019t go faster because the group in front of us is right in front of us.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_F1E69768-F686-8E82-5447-E1F92A2508E5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m definitely slower than average, have been my whole career. I definitely take my time \u2026 I haven\u2019t had anybody come up to me or talk to me, but I\u2019d be perfectly happy to talk to them about it.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/image-f385b48b333c0e131420a2bc71285661@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"06 golf slow play controversy\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6668\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503114144-06-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503114144-06-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503114144-06-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503114144-06-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503114144-06-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503114144-06-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Cantlay made no apologies for his speed of play.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_97615D58-05A2-F0FE-D5C4-E26F9730E58A@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Cantlay was speaking alongside fellow American Xander Schauffele, who defended his compatriot.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_53223C85-27E7-B5C2-DC8A-E1F92A29740E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAll the things that have happened as of late have all been within the guidelines of the Tour and what\u2019s supposed to happen,\u201d Schauffele said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_7B0B1EEE-5EBE-0C09-7105-E1F92A2B51F7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cNo one\u2019s been penalized for slow play or anything of that nature, so we\u2019re all operating within the framework of what the Tour gives us. If enough people complain or if enough Tour pros complain, that\u2019s something the Tour needs to address to either make it faster or change the time par.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0838BA36-53F7-BF22-F2B7-E1F92A2DFB1B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe\u2019re not playing like the local muni [municipal course] that the average Joe compares our time par to \u2013 we\u2019re playing for a couple million. If you\u2019re going to spend an extra minute to make sure you put yourself in the right spot, we\u2019re going to do it.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_38D09421-EE87-8203-F108-E1F92A305BAF@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ironically, the PGA Tour\u2019s Tournament Regulations <a href=\"https:\/\/qualifying.pgatourhq.com\/static-assets\/uploads\/2022-2023-PGA-TOUR-HBandRegs-DEC%202022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handbook<\/a> spends a lot of time on pace of play guidelines.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_53EF16FF-32B8-B098-7B90-E1F92A334BB5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An entire chapter dedicated to the issue begins by citing the R&amp;A and USGA\u2019s Rules of Golf guidance that \u201ca round of golf is meant to be played at a prompt pace.\u201d That pace is set at 40 seconds to play a stroke, with an extra 10 seconds afforded under various circumstances, such as the first player to play a shot on a par-3 hole or on the green respectively.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_1541C1FB-617B-118A-6339-E1F92A34E380@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe player should usually be able to play more quickly than that and is encouraged to do so,\u201d the guidelines state, with golfers that exceed 40 seconds \u2013 AKA \u201cbad time\u201d \u2013 \u201cinformed as soon as practicable\u201d by a tournament official.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B18C21E9-69E8-D00C-117F-E1F9A0A3EB7D@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While the first \u201cbad time\u201d offense goes unpunished, one- and two-stroke penalties are awarded for second and third violations respectively. A fourth offense during a round warrants disqualification. A second \u201cbad time\u201d equals a fine of $50,000, with a $20,000 fine for each subsequent offense.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0A1195AA-3240-BA82-D215-E1F9A0A73233@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Players that average more than 45 seconds a stroke over a 10-tournament rolling period are notified that they have been put on The Observation List, putting them under direct scrutiny from the Rules Committee. Observed golfers must play each stroke in under 60 seconds.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/image-d996768582a06d4b580e95735d0a2fce@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"01 golf slow play controversy\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6668\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113857-01-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113857-01-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113857-01-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113857-01-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113857-01-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113857-01-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Cantlay said nobody had approached him regarding his pace of play.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_604D1A04-EEE3-9F27-788D-E27085C025FA@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Should a player spend more than two minutes on a shot without a valid excuse, they are hit with an Excessive Shot Time. While the first offense goes unpunished, subsequent breaks put the golfer on The Observation List and are penalized by a monetary fine, starting at $10,000.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_45F3B55C-1BD1-E9E2-793E-E1F9A0AFAB60@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Both The Observation List and Excessive Shot Time were introduced by the PGA Tour in April 2020 to help speed up the pace of the game.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_00575AD0-25F1-46BD-3B52-E1F9A0B3C2D4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cYou talk to players, read articles, hear from fans and what gets people, what gnaws at them, are these individual habits that people have,\u201d then-PGA Tour chief of operations Tyler Dennis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/golf\/news\/12176\/11909243\/pga-tour-to-implement-slow-play-deterrent-from-april\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Sky Sports.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_AA233E07-778D-8B4F-6685-E1F9C7629AFB@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s seen as bad etiquette. It\u2019s seen as a distraction, and we\u2019re targeting those individual moments to help their fellow competitors and assist our media partners with presentation.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_4AFF5898-3D58-3380-E9DA-E1F9C764D73A@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe want to keep the focus where it should be: on world-class shot-making.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_94BC01A3-0E01-3521-2E27-E1F9C76AF748@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            So how do you solve a problem like slow play?\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_81CB777F-A45F-0FC3-DEB6-E1F9C76D4EEC@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            One idea, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_kim714\/status\/1650296805609881607?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floated<\/a> by PGA Tour golfer Michael Kim, is to name and shame via a monthly report of the slowest players.\n    <\/p>\n<aside data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/twitter\/instances\/ccbd176620cff18834aa1ca6eb819fa2@published\" class=\"twitter\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter__tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Y\u2019all think Cantlay is slow\u2026 you should see some others\u2026 \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f I think there should be a monthly report of the slowest players on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PGATOUR<\/a>. Public shaming won\u2019t work on Cantlay but might work on others.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael S. Kim (@Mike_kim714) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_kim714\/status\/1650296805609881607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_085A866C-518F-33C9-879A-E2110DE889F0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            This was a strategy tested by 2010 Ryder Cup winner Edoardo Molinari in 2019, as the Italian \u2013 having voiced his frustration with the pace of play on the European Tour \u2013 fulfilled his promise of sharing a spreadsheet documenting the slowest golfers on the Tour via<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DodoMolinari\/status\/1122221433453674498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Twitter<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_51A7CE14-C5CA-FF68-743E-E1FAC6391E5A@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Arguably the most commonly suggested solution, however, is the adoption of a shot clock, akin to those used in both the NBA and Major League Baseball (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/27\/sport\/pitch-clock-mlb-2023-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even if the latter\u2019s recent introduction has led to considerable confusion among players<\/a>).\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_84979621-0981-7BF1-70B7-E212998C2A6E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The European Tour trialed the move at The Shot Clock Masters in 2018, dishing out red cards and one-shot penalties for violations, with players afforded two \u201ctime-outs\u201d during each round.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_70C91AAC-2D97-A80F-EA13-E1FAE1FA5322@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            However, Kerr-Dineen believes a golfing shot clock would be \u201ctoo messy\u201d to enforce. Instead, he says the PGA Tour should take inspiration from the American Junior Golf Association, where the introduction of \u201ctime par\u201d checkpoints every three holes has helped speed up the youngsters\u2019 game.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_119FC7C8-A659-280A-3230-E1FB0E8ACB12@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cEach group has to reach the next checkpoint in a specified amount of time. A slow group gets two warnings, then players get a one-stroke penalty for each bad time after that,\u201d Kerr-Dineen explained.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_BB13B047-83F5-F3A0-1927-E1FB0E8DB592@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s a simple to understand, proven system \u2013 and it works.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/image-d571cb9754869b5e31111872701297f7@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"04 golf slow play controversy\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5624\" data-original-height=\"1406\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113901-04-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1406\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113901-04-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1406\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113901-04-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1406\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113901-04-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1406\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113901-04-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230503113901-04-golf-slow-play-controversy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Mikko Korhonen tees off at the 2018 Shot Clock Masters in Atzenbrugg, Austria.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1406\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_62EB076D-BE0F-E877-74E6-E26CA7011BE1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Golf Digest\u2019s Beall sees some value in shot clocks and public calling outs, but squares responsibility with those that decide where to position the hole.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_012E8B9D-4BF4-FCFC-7C99-E1FB0E93C063@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThose in charge of setting up the course on a weekly basis continue to put pin locations in tough spots on greens that are faster than they\u2019ve ever been,\u201d Beall said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_39F8F591-499C-559F-E603-E1FB0E976328@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cPut the pins in less severe spots and slow the greens down just a touch could go a ways in alleviating the issue.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_FE9B6383-6060-A2F8-453D-E1FB0E9A7982@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And for Myers, the answer has been staring the PGA Tour in the face all this time: simply enforce the existing rules.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_8248FA0B-A62F-9F39-BBE9-E1FB0E9D6E34@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It has been 28 years since the last slow play penalty was issued to an individual at a PGA Tour regular event, when Glen Daly received a one-stroke penalty at the 1995 Honda Classic.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_147F31F4-EFC6-2C29-6BE2-E1FB0EA59758@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe hear all the time about so-and-so being put on the clock. What\u2019s the point of doing that if you\u2019re not going to take the next step?\u201d Myers asked.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_03503861-65E2-8286-E91B-E1FB0EA8A6E9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cStart adding strokes to players\u2019 scores and you\u2019ll quickly see those guys taking time off their pre-shot routines.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_1C57E29D-DA3F-CFA2-1E95-E271DE408600@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Such a change would be music to the ears of Koepka, who in 2019 was so frustrated that he offered himself up to play the role of martyr.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_C24C7BFB-2445-271F-DA48-E1FB0EAF772C@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019ve tried to get put on the clock, but it doesn\u2019t seem to work because nobody will penalize anybody. Even if I take over 40 seconds, penalize me,\u201d Koepka said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_3523DA21-19D5-339D-7A8F-E1FB0EB37948@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019ll be the guinea pig, it doesn\u2019t matter. It needs to happen.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 There\u2019s a lot you can do in just under three minutes. You can listen to \u201cSpeed of Life\u201d by David Bowie, you can re-live Usain Bolt\u2019s 100m world record run 18 times, and, if you are an exceptionally talented Premier League footballer, you can even squeeze in a hat-trick. 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