The slow-play police finally handed out a ticket on Saturday. England’s Richard Bland was hit with the first slow-play penalty on LIV Golf during the second round of the tournament…
LIV Golf hands out first slow-play penalty in tour history after player takes 84 seconds to hit shot
The last slow-play penalty handed out on the PGA Tour came at the 2017 Zurich Classic, when the team of Brian Campbell and Miguel Angel Carballo was docked a shot. That was the first such penalty on Tour since 1995. Two more slow-play penalties have been assessed at major championships in the past decade – Tianlang Guan at the 2013 Masters and John Catlin at the 2021 PGA Championship.
LIV Golf pro takes over 1 minute to hit — and official drops rule book on him
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“In round two, the group of Dean Burmester, Sergio Garcia and Richard Bland were officially warned by a rules official after their 4th hole of the day (hole 8) where the group was out of position on the golf course as well as behind in relation to time par,” the release said. “After their 9th hole of the day (hole 13) the group, who had further lost position on the course, was officially timed by a rules official. In accordance with the LIV Golf League Pace of Play Policy, ‘A player has 40 seconds to play each stroke, with an additional 10 seconds if they are the first to play any stroke in the group.’
LIV Golf shows PGA Tour how it done, penalizes golfer for slow play at Valderrama
Slow play has been an issue, but LIV Golf actually followed the policy and assessed the stroke penalty. The PGA Tour doesn’t consistently enforce that stroke penalty, which causes more discussion. LIV is setting the tone, and hopefully, this will not just improve Bland’s pace of play but show others it will happen.
LIV Golf Player Given Slow Play Penalty At Valderrama
Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round came in 2016, where he shot a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine holes. He currently plays at Witney Lakes in Oxfordshire and his favourite player is Rory McIlroy, despite nearly being struck by his second shot at the 17th during the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.
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