LPGA Tour Reveals Slow Play Policy Timeline, Results of Stiffer Penalties
The LPGA Tour has announced a new pace of play policy that will go into effect in the coming weeks to address the Tour's slow play issues.
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The LPGA Tour announced a new pace of play policy that will take effect in March on both the world's premier women's tour and the second-tier Epson Tour. The policy is designed to reduce the length of play on tour events, which has been an issue in recent years.
The new policy sets time limits for each player to complete their shots. It also provides sanctions for violators, ranging from fines to penalty strokes.
The starting point for the new policy is the one currently in effect, which allows each player 10 seconds to execute her shot. The current penalties are a fine for players who go 1 to 10 seconds over the allotted time, and two penalty strokes for those who go over 11 seconds.
The change that will go into effect in March will keep the 10 seconds for each shot, but will tighten the penalty criteria for those who go over their allotted time. The new penalties will be as follows:
1-5 seconds over: Fine 6-15 seconds over: One-stroke penalty 16 seconds or more: Two-stroke penalty Fans wait to get flags signed by Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand after finishing the 18th hole in regulation during the final round of the JTBC Classic presented by Barbasol at Aviara Golf Club on March... Fans wait to get flags signed by Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand after finishing the 18th hole in regulation during the final round of the JTBC Classic presented by Barbasol at Aviara Golf Club on March 27, 2022 in Carlsbad, California. Donald Miralle/Getty ImagesThe new policy maintains an additional 10 seconds for the player who hits approach shots and putts first on par 3 holes. However, it eliminates the additional time on par 4 and par 5s, with the exception of certain holes determined by the circuit on a case-by-case basis.
This new policy has been widely accepted throughout the golf world.
World No. 1, Nelly Korda, reacted with a "finally" to this measure, stating that she was thrilled with its implementation. Solheim Cup legend Suzann Pettersen, meanwhile, strongly supported the new policy, even though she said it might seem "brutal" at first.
On the men's side, there were also words of praise for the LPGA Tour's new policy. Double major champion Collin Morikawa cited the move as an example for the PGA Tour to follow.
Slow play has also been an issue on the world's premier men's tour.
Recently, Lucas Glover called for the AimPoint green-reading technique to be banned because, in his opinion, it affects the pace of play.
That prompted Morikawa to fire back, calling for long putters to be banned, in jest.
The PGA Tour has also taken steps to address pace of play issues, but its approach has not been to limit the amount of time each player spends in stroke play. The men's tour's approach has mostly been to reduce the size of the fields starting in 2026.
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