LIV Golf pro given SLOW PLAY (!) penalty after taking 84 seconds over tee shot
England's Richard Bland was assessed a one-stroke penalty during the second round of LIV Golf Valderrama for playing too slowly, according to officials.
England's Richard Bland was docked one stroke for playing too slowly during the second round of LIV Golf Valderrama.
Talk of slow play has been all the rage recently.
For evidence of that, look no further than French DP World Tour pro Michael Lorenzo-Vera who took to social media during a tournament round to call out the group of players in front of him.
Sure, he was destined for a missed cut at the BMW International Open, but still, you have to hurry up!
Lorenzo-Vera later made the claim that some players sitting on the tournament committee attempting to combat the problem are the guilty parties. It's a fake battle, he said.
But that was then, and this is now. Bland was playing the second round of the eighth event of the breakaway tour's second season.
The penalty was applied after his group were warned by officials and then put on the clock. Apparently, the Englishman took 84 seconds to hit his tee shot on the par-3 15th hole in Andalucia.
Officials later stated:
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Golf fans were quick to praise the quick and decisive action.
Earlier in the year Brooks Koepka was asked what he thought should be done to combat the dawdlers.
He said players should start receiving penalties because nothing was being done.
Koepka memorably cut a frustrated figure during the final round of the 87th Masters as he and Jon Rahm were kept waiting.
So much so, Rahm had time for multiple bathroom breaks before he slipped on a new, green jacket.
On the PGA Tour, Patrick Cantlay has received a litany of abuse for allegedly playing too slowly.
One spectator put the American on the clock during the RBC Heritage to illustrate how slow he was playing.
Cantlay later defended himself against the accusations.
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