Yesterday at the Gainbridge LPGA, Danielle Kang took forbleedingever to read an 8-foot putt on the 17th green and hit it.
Today I found a Twitter post that had me on the floor. Here it is:
Can @daniellekang hit an 8 foot par putt before someone can run half a mile? Let's find out! pic.twitter.com/qz6GAV9oR5
— Club Pro Guy (@ClubProGuy) January 29, 2022
Here’s what I think we should do.
If a player takes more than one minute to hit a putt, and subsequently misses the putt, a one-stroke penalty will be given. Sink the putt, no blame.
How about the same thing from the fairway? If you take more than one minute to hit your shot, and miss the green, you get a one-stroke penalty. Hit the green, no blame.
The article below from Golf magazines shows that slow play causes higher scores. If for no other reason than scoring better people should speed up play.
he dated was collected from ARCCOS.
https://golf.com/instruction/does-slow-play-cause-higher-scores/#:~:text=Slow%20play%20doesn't%20just,pace%20of%20play%20is%20faster.