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PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan stresses that the Tour won’t be “overly reactionary” in attempts to solve slow play issue

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7 years ago

Aug 21, 2019

Days after the European Tour announced their 4-point plan to tackle slow play in the game, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has stated that the Tour will not be reactionary to their counterparts across the Atlantic Ocean.

According to USA Today, Monahan spoke to media at East Lake Golf Club on Tuesday and acknowledged the ire of golf fans around the world. But the commissioner stressed that while the Tour is currently in the process of combating the issue—there is no quick fix.

“We’ve been working on this, and we can be criticized for taking too long. But there’s been more than 1.2 million shots hit this year, and we’re talking about a few instances – and granted, they’re instances that are extreme – and we’re going to go down a path and we’re going to address that.

And I feel really good about where we’re going to get to, but it takes longer than you want, and you can’t be overly reactionary. I tend to have a fair amount of urgency around everything I do, and sometimes you can’t execute the urgency you want. You have to stay on the path you’re on.”

Per the report, PGA Tour officials have held numerous meetings with the Player Advisory Council and the Policy Board and one rule change which we know will be coming into effect for the 2020 season is that only the top-65 and ties instead of the top-70 and ties will play the weekend next season. While teams in Florida have also reportedly been analyzing ShotLink data going back to 2003 to identify trends and solutions to solve the issue plaguing the sport.

But while the European Tour have gone about things their own way, Monahan says that their new ideas will not influence the PGA Tour’s future decision making on the situation in any way.

“I wouldn’t say we’re going to be influenced in any way. I think everybody looking at this, talking about it is a good thing, and they’ve obviously decided that that’s the right thing for the European Tour. And when we’re ready to talk about what we’re going to do, I’ll be excited to talk to all of you about it.”

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James Stammer

Aug 22, 2019 at 7:28 am

There are two way to best solve this and get “action” from the PGA Tour.

1. Fans just stop watching or turn it off when they get tired of watching a 6-hour round of golf.
(not likely to happen since we see most of the players on the course and we don’t really notice how slow they truly are until we attend a tournament or the camera stays on a player for too long)

2. The players who play quickly, or at what would be considered “proper” pace, take their skills and game to Europe. If enough big names leave, the Tour will lose money and have no choice but to address this. Unless they truly want these slow players representing their entertainment brand.
(also, not too likely to happen as the Tour here has a greater prize pool, but that could switch quickly if the talent takes their clubs and goes elsewhere.)

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Travisty

Aug 21, 2019 at 4:34 pm

Translation: “We make so much money as it stands and the last thing we’re going to do is reduce air time and reduce potential commercial opportunities. Go pound sand.”

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Willy

Aug 21, 2019 at 4:15 pm

Wouldn’t expect anything less from the PGA….this has been an issue for a long time and they have failed to do anything about it, despite the fact that there are definite rules governing slow play. I guess making some effort to address this issue over the last 10-20 years or so is considered “reactionary” by these jokers. The PGA and the USGA need to get rid of these lawyer types that run them and elect some golfers! Every head of the PGA and USGA for as long as I can remember has been an arrogant, egotistical jerk who ruled like a dictator.

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Eric

Aug 21, 2019 at 3:46 pm

So they will do nothing. Sweet.

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Joey5picks

Aug 21, 2019 at 3:42 pm

Translation: “We don’t care and we’re not going to do a damn thing about it.”

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