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Slowpokes Need Not Apply for the US Women's Open Crown
Coming into the US Women's Open, Mike Davis of the USGA said that his target time for groups to complete a trip around Oakmont is four hours & thirty minutes. Round length, though, has never been even close to Davis' target. Under the pressure of the Open and the difficulty of Oakmont, the...
PGA Tour Official Doesn't Believe There's A Slow Play Problem
Bob Verdi got about three minutes with PGA Tour VP of Rules and Competitions Slugger White - maybe on a golf cart - to talk about a few issues. The most interesting exchange had to be this one: One issue that doesn't go away on tour is pace of play. You hear some guys say it's too slow, and the...
Sean O'Hair: Reformed Slow Player?
In the wake of Clockgate, the topic of slow play on the PGA Tour has gotten more attention because of the high profile nature of slowbies - Tiger Woods & Padraig Harrington. One of Woods' playing partners in the final round this season, Sean O'Hair, has also been lambasted in the past for his...
Tiger & Paddy Should've Been Put On The Clock
As everyone seems to know by now, Tiger Woods and Paddy Harrington were notified on the 16th tee by PGA Tour rules official John Paramor that they were being put on the clock for slow play. The final pairing had fallen 18 minutes behind the group in front of them, which meant that there was an...
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