Should rangefinders be allowed on PGA Tour? Caddie: "100 per cent no way!"
A PGA Tour caddie says rangefinders should never be allowed as he doesn't believe they improve pace of play and ultimately remove a human element.
A PGA Tour caddie says rangefingers should '100 per cent' not be allowed in the professional game.
Kip Henley, who loops for Grayson Murray, got involved in a debate on social media about the use of the electronic devices.
The use of rangefinders, for some, has long been a contentious topic. It has been argued that they do speed up play but ultimately provide an advantage.
Others have disagreed, including Henley, who believes they should of course be allowed for the amateur golfer. But not on the PGA Tour.
Henley, who has caddied for the likes of Vijay Singh, Stewart Cink, Austin Cook and Brian Gay, reckons it has been proven that rangefinders have not improved pace of play.
He wrote on Twitter:
Rangefinders have been in the news recently after Korn Ferry Tour pro Zach Williams used one in his maiden event on the circuit.
He was disqualified after two holes and later admitted he 'should've known better'.
Last week at the U.S. Women's Open, Natthakritta Vongtaveelap was disqualified after her caddie used a rangefinder during the course of her opening five holes at Pebble Beach. She was playing her first ever major.
The confusion was because typically rangefinders are allowed on the LPGA Tour but not at the U.S. Women's Open or the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
Rangefinders are currently permitted in LIV Golf events and also at the PGA Championship.
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