Golf fans disgusted with actions of two PGA Tour stars at Sony Open

Golf fans were seething into their keypads after watching PGA Tour stars and major champions Brian Harman and Keegan Bradley take an absolute age over multiple shots at the Sony Open on the weekend. 

With all due respect to both Harman and Bradley, they are not typically the fastest players on the circuit. 

That is putting it politely. 

Bradley and Harman both performed well in the PGA Tour's second event of the year at famed Waialae Country Club in Hawaii.

Harman finished in a tie for 13th on 11-under par, while Bradley (17-under par) lost out in a three-man playoff to Grayson Murray.

Bradley could have won the tournament had he birdied the par-5 18th in regulation but he could only make a par. 

While solid performances from both Harman and Bradley, it was the manner in which they both went about them that irked a large number of golf fans on social media. 

Let's start with Harman, and the time it took the reigning Open champion to play a delicate flop shot in the final round. 

As we join the video below, Harman is seen standing at the top the hill contemplating how best to play the shot in hand.

He then trudges back to his ball and takes 12 practice swings.

Harman then places his clubhead behind the ball and has another 12 waggles.

He looks up and the flag, and back to the ball multiple times, too.

Quite frankly, it makes for excruciatingly painful viewing.

The video alone is over a minute.

Add in the time taken by Harman before we even saw him standing at the top of the hill, and you could argue the entire shot took him close to two minutes. 

Anyway, see what you make of it: 

The same guys that tell you they play 18 in an hour are the ones that will tell us not to worry about how long pros take to hit the ball.

This is torture. pic.twitter.com/EipVwuZPEm

— Average Dad (@VeryAvgDad) January 14, 2024

Then onto Bradley, who as we all know by now loves a bit of AimPoint in 2024. 

Paige Spiranac has already ripped into him previously about his putting method, which does seem to be gaining even more popularity this season.

But come on. Is AimPoint - and slowing the game down in the process while trudging around within feet of the hole - really needed on a two-foot tap-in?!

Many golf fans think not. 

Keegan Bradley doing AimPoint from 2 feet is excruciating to watch pic.twitter.com/gjf1Rv3h8b

— W (@ZitiDoggsGolf) January 15, 2024

What do you make of the length of time taken by both Harman and Bradley at the Sony Open? Does the PGA Tour need to come down harder on slow play? Are you converted by AimPoint? Share your thoughts and comments over on the GolfMagic social media channels.

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