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Well it's about Time.....the PGA got with the program
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Originally posted by 4wedges View Post
To me this is the problem. The PGA Tour has never been serious about pace of play. How often is a player ever penalized?
As part of its agreement with the players, the publishing of any fines, sanctions or disciplinary actions is not allowed. That includes any for "slow play". That also makes it almost impossible to issue any stroke penalties for slow play, as that would contravene the agreement.
Non-PGATOUR run events are not subject to that restriction. (Masters, PGA Championship, US Open, The Open Championship, etc.)
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[QUOTE=tomahawktim;n3349050]Originally posted by Weirfan View PostPGA to allow distance-measuring devices during competition at championships
The R & A and the USGA should file for a court injunction preventing the PGA Tour from calling their activity "golf."
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I don't doubt that the pace of play for pros will remain slow until they start imposing stroke penalties, without inordinate warnings. As for the amateur ranks, I have found that the range finder speeds me up, if that's possible. It removes any doubt as to distance, which allows me to pick the club that I require and bang away. I might occasionally second guess myself, but the range finder has nothing to do with that.
Originally posted by brando92 View PostI also don't think it will speed up play. If anything I think it will slow it down. Imagine Bryson going through his pre shot routine and his caddy says "I'm getting 390 to the hole here bryson, but the book says 389...." Bryson wont know what to do with his clock system on his driver. !!! -_-
JK, but in all reality I have a range finder and it makes me play slower, same thing with putting a line on my ball, I'm always second guessing.This isn't a dress rehearsal. Enjoy yourself. There's no do-over.
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I will bet a lot of moneu this will not speed up play at any professional level. If you give guys range finders, yardage guide, caddy, and green book (with pin sheets), they will use them all, not just look at the range finder and say "oh, 156? great." You will still go to the book and look for the cover on the front edge, edge of the right bunker, ridge, or all of them!
It will have zero affect on pace of play.
Btw, they won't start penalizing slow play. They get to negotiate for more airtime with longer rounds of golf and run more ads to make more money. Also, I'm not sure it's that big of a deal. They're playing for 2 million some weeks. That is a lot of money riding on putts--you'd want to make sure you're right!
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Originally posted by drewharvie View PostI will bet a lot of moneu this will not speed up play at any professional level. If you give guys range finders, yardage guide, caddy, and green book (with pin sheets), they will use them all, not just look at the range finder and say "oh, 156? great." You will still go to the book and look for the cover on the front edge, edge of the right bunker, ridge, or all of them!
It will have zero affect on pace of play.
Btw, they won't start penalizing slow play. They get to negotiate for more airtime with longer rounds of golf and run more ads to make more money. Also, I'm not sure it's that big of a deal. They're playing for 2 million some weeks. That is a lot of money riding on putts--you'd want to make sure you're right!
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[QUOTE=tomahawktim;n3349050]Originally posted by Weirfan View PostPGA to allow distance-measuring devices during competition at championships
The R & A and the USGA should file for a court injunction preventing the PGA Tour from calling their activity "golf."
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Originally posted by drewharvie View PostI will bet a lot of moneu this will not speed up play at any professional level. If you give guys range finders, yardage guide, caddy, and green book (with pin sheets), they will use them all, not just look at the range finder and say "oh, 156? great." You will still go to the book and look for the cover on the front edge, edge of the right bunker, ridge, or all of them!
It will have zero affect on pace of play.
Btw, they won't start penalizing slow play. They get to negotiate for more airtime with longer rounds of golf and run more ads to make more money. Also, I'm not sure it's that big of a deal. They're playing for 2 million some weeks. That is a lot of money riding on putts--you'd want to make sure you're right!
why would you speed up, when your next putt is for the 2 million ?things change
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