Patrick Cantlay blames THIS reason for slow play accusations
The slow play discourse has continued as Patrick Cantlay once again defended his speed ahead of the Wells Fargo Championship.
It may still be a while before Patrick Cantlay can escape the slow play accusations on the PGA Tour.
This week, the 32-year-old is back in action for the Wells Fargo Championship.
And nearly a month following the conclusion of The Masters, he's still being asked about his pace of play.
The unenviable microscope on the World No. 4 began back in early April, after Brooks Koepka complained about the pace in the pairing ahead of him during the final round of The Masters.
That pairing was Cantlay and Viktor Hovland.
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Koepka told reporters:
A week later at the RBC Heritage, a designated event on the PGA Tour, winner Matt Fitzpatrick and runner-up Jordan Spieth were both reportedly unhappy with Cantlay's pace as they played in a group together on the Sunday.
Shortly after, Fitzpatrick went on a slow-play rant during an interview with Sky Sports Golf. He said:
"If you're in a three-ball, in my opinion you should be round in four hours, four-and-a-half absolute maximum - it's a disgrace to get anywhere near that. You're talking five hours and 15 minutes, five-and-a-half hours at some venues and its truly appalling."
This week, ahead of the latest designated event at Quail Hollow Club, Cantlay was asked about the slow play concerns.
He told reporters on Wednesday:
Cantlay was also asked why he thought his slow play accusations were happening now all of a sudden.
He said:
Luckily for Cantlay, he says he's doesn't spend time on social media and isn't worried about the criticism.
"I don't worry if I'm unfairly criticized. It's a similar question for do you feel you're underrated or not talked about, which I've gotten before. I don't try to pay too much attention to that, I just try to shoot the lowest scores I possibly can," he said. "Like I said before, I don't spend any time on social media so I haven't seen any of it."
