English pro confirms golfer received £100,000 (!) slow play fine

One of golf's greatest tweeters recently confirmed the DP World Tour is taking no prisoners over slow play, with one player, in particular, receiving fines amounting to £100,000 in 2023.

Slow play is a pandemic in the golf world at the moment, and it's frustrating players at every level. 

It is so frustrating, in fact, that one X (Twitter) user Sam Harrop, well known for his piano medleys, took to the platform to question a claim made by Frank Nobilo that the DP World Tour has strict rules when it comes to slow play.

Never one to shy away from an online discussion, Eddie Pepperell quickly chimed in, confirming the DP World Tour takes slow play very seriously. 

So seriously, that one player received fines amounting to £100,000 in 2023. 

Pepperell refrained from revealing which player was reprimanded for playing at a glacial pace but did confirm: "Fines do work. Pace of play is no longer an issue."

Following on from Pepperell's comments, the chair of the DP World Tour's tournament committee, David Howell also confirmed further punishment would be dished out to any repeat offenders. 

He posted on X:

Pressed to elaborate on how players could incur such a punishment, Howell responded:

While Howell and Pepperell both appear to believe that slow play is under control on the DP World Tour, there are other players who have previously voiced concern that disputes their claims. 

Also posting on X, Mike Lorenzo-Vera claimed that decision-making within the tournament committee is holding back real progress.

He wrote:

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