If there was ever a time to take your time it is in a major championship with 10-15 million purse under enormous pressure. I don’t care much if the pros take an extra minute to get their thoughts right.
The clip of Bryson and his Caddy yesterday was telling.
Yes, it was an amazing conversation where even a number for air density came up, but as Andrew Coltart pointed out, it all took 55 seconds, and that was before he pulled a club out of the bag.
and this garbage continues downstream.
I played in a lead group in a recent professional event where our 3 ball took 4:30 with endless, out loud caddie deliberations every-single-shot. 4:30 as a lead group on a benign layout is absurd. Ruins any chance for the rest of the field.
I begged an official to put us on the clock.
He told us to speed up then drove away.
Nothing changed.
Jeff, you might not care if they take an extra minute "to get their thoughts right" but it sucks for the rest of the field.
Where do you draw the line on what constitutes serious golf?
ALL PLAYERS at every level should have a shot clock-ESPECIALLY the best players so the morons who(try to) copy them get the message.
Not everybody is slow, but the fast learn to play slow to adapt-or they just quit competing altogether.
Caddy chat sucks-especially out loud, as if for an audience.
Worst thing that has happened to golf the last 20 years.
And those who enjoy listening to it on TV are part of the problem-creating the demand for it and normalizing it.