Valspar Wrap And Video Of Na's Great Shot, Minus The Routine
/It was hard to tell from Sunday's telecast just how strange Kevin Na's antics were since in my viewing from a bar stool
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
“It ain’t fair playing with Kevin Na, It ain’t fair.”
/Though playing partner Robert Garrigus downplayed the impact on his game,
Read MoreHahn: "If you’re going to allow measuring devices, you might as well allow carts because that speeds up play."
/Stephanie Wei talked to tour pros about distance measuring devices
Read MoreOur Prayers Answered: USGA Allows DMD's In Am Events
/The player experience?
Maintaining the challenge and spirit of the game while allowing distance measuring devices, as long as they don't measure that other stuff?
Bubba Gets His Super Bowl Viewing Wish: No Playoff!
/No doubt the Golf Gods caught
Read MoreBeman: “No evidence that bifurcation would hurt the game"
/Jim McCabe follows up on his coverage from the USGA Pace of Play summit
Read MoreUSGA's Pace Of Play Symposium Roundup
/Dan Hubbard offers a
Read MoreKeiser On How Slow Play Is "Almost The Ruination Of Golf"
/Lots to chew on in Mike Keiser's Q&A with Martin Kaufmann.
Read MoreGuan Wants To Thank Paramor For Masters Slow Play Penalty
/Putting conventionally and working out under the guidance of the Titleist Performance Institute,
Read MoreUSGA Hosting Pace Of Play Symposium, AJGA Not Invited?
/Great to see the USGA hosting a pace of play symposium in a few weeks and while it's closed to industry folks, golf association types and media, the public will get to see some of the discussions via USGA.org at some point.
Read MoreAJGA Averages 4:17 In 2013
/Ryan Lavner sums up the AJGA announcement on Morning Drive to tout their 4 hours, 17 minute 2013 pace of play average.
According to AJGA Executive Director Stephen Hamblin, that was six minutes faster than last year and much of the improvement could be attributed to the system of first player holing out heading to the next tee.
At the AJGA level, the tournament committee designates six holes for timing checkpoints, where volunteers are stationed to record both the threesomes’ gap time relative to the group ahead and to the overall time par for the course. In recent years, this system has been duplicated at the college level.
The AJGA said its quickest tournament was the Kansas Junior at Buffalo Dunes, where the average pace of play was 3 hours, 50 minutes. The fastest round of the year was 3 hours, 23 minutes, while the low round of the year played in less than four hours was Wes Artac’s 10-under 62 at the Genesis Shootout.
The interview:
Trevino: "Why isn't the USGA saying the courses can't be more than 7,000 yards long?"
/Kathy Bissell talks to
Read MoreLGU Sets Old Course Time Par At 4:30
/Considering it took almost six hours the last time they played the Ricoh Women's Open at St. Andrews, this from Susan Simpson of the Ladies Golf Union seems optimistic.
"This week is the only week we deal with the professionals and we've obviously got to deal with two other organising bodies too. But we have full support from the LPGA and the Ladies European Tour for our slow-play policies. The rules officials out there are under instruction to come down hard on any slow play. We've set four hours and 30 minutes and we think that's achievable."
