LIV Golf's Patrick Reed told to speed up by fellow pro: "Be ready to hit"
Patrick Reed was at the receiving end of a cheeky dig by Harold Varner III, who implored the LIV Golf pro to 'speed up' on the course.
Patrick Reed's pace of play is still a problem, according to his LIV Golf peer Harold Varner III.
Varner called out the former Masters champion earlier in the week, imploring the golfer and his 4 Aces teammate to always be ready to play his next shot.
"Golf tip of the week - this one's for Patrick Reed - be ready to hit," Varner said in a video that was uploaded to his X page.
"Don't take forever."
Whilst controversy has always followed Reed throughout his career, he has repeatedly faced accusations that he is far too slow.
He was reportedly fined during his PGA Tour days (along with Bryson DeChambeau) for falling behind the groups in front.
Details of those fines have never been made public as the PGA Tour refuse to divulge what punishments are handed out to their members.
England's Tyrrell Hatton also lashed out at Reed's group for playing too slowly during the 2023 Masters, describing their pace as 'brutal'.
Reed was playing alongside Sungjae Im and Kurt Kitayama.
"The lads in front have been so slow," Hatton previously said.
"It's pretty poor from the officials that it took 32 holes to put them on the clock.
"Yesterday they lost a hole and a half, they weren't any better even this morning and then for the second round they were just brutal."
Hatton added: "[It was] fine for them; they're not waiting on any shot that they hit. But for us, we stood in the fairway, we stood on the tee.
"It was really hard to get a rhythm, so it was disappointing that it took 32 holes for an official to go: 'Oh, we've put the group in front on the clock.'"
Watch Varner's cheeky dig here:
Does LIV Golf fine for slow play?
Yes, LIV Golf does fine players for playing too slowly.
Richard Bland was hit with a $10,000 fine and he also received a one-stroke penalty during LIV Golf Chicago.
It was deemed the Englishman took more than 40 seconds to play his second shot on the 12th hole.
Adrian Meronk was also hit with a one-stroke penalty at LIV Golf Jeddah in March.
Does the PGA Tour fine players for playing too slowly?
Yes.
Players who have 10 or fewer infractions across the season not given a financial penalty.
But players who have picked up 10 or more infractions are said to incur a $20,000 fine.
From there, there is a $5,000 fine for each additional infraction.
If you get to 15, then PGA Tour players can expect another $10,000 fine.
PGA Tour members also get fined for foul language that is picked up on TV, smashing tee markers, poor bunker maintenance and mistreating volunteers.
Gambling is also prohibited.
