Slow Play is What Makes Golf Boring!
January 11th, 2012 | 
Author: World’s number one golfer Luke Donald tweeted in rage over slow play while he was watching the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, the first tournament of the year for the Professional Golfers Association (PGA).
It’s absurd enough seeing a focused, meditative golfer suddenly enraged on the green, screaming and kicking, throwing tantrums (or worse—golf clubs). After all, the golf course is a serene environment that can be library-like in its extreme silence, and a golf game can be agonizing for its inherent lack of action and speed. But to have a rage tweet about golf—and how agonizingly long games take—all over the news is just… Whatever it is, it’s symptomatic of a deep-seated (yet simple) problem for the sport.
Fans who are into golf betting surely agree that it’s not fun to watch players obsessing over strokes until finally—oh no, wait, wrong club. Oh, wait, a leaf just fell onto my putting line… If even Luke Donald can’t help posting angry tweets about slow playing, what more online sports betting enthusiasts who have lives outside of sports? I wouldn’t be surprised to find a blog dedicated to the world’s worst slow players!
Although the PGA has penalties are in place for slow players (40 seconds per stroke—or else!) but they are for some reason, hardly ever enforced. The PGA has a history of, shall we say, pensive and deliberate players. Even legend Jack Nicklaus had some turtle in him. The thing is, being fast doesn’t need to mean being a careless, carefree hare—it just means being efficient, and to a degree, courteous.
The LPGA scene is a different story however, allotting players with only 30 seconds for each stroke, with even the first violation already resulting in a 2-stroke penalty. The result? Faster rounds, more action, and more fun in the end, for players and fans alike.
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