Slow play has been a big talking point at The Open Championship, with the first rounds at Royal Portrush taking a near six hours to complete.
Although play sped up on Friday, rounds were still over the five hour mark and, on Saturday, two-time Major winner, Bryson DeChambeau, found himself on the clock on the 17th hole.
DeChambeau lines up a putt during the third round of The Open
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Confirming to reporters that he was put on the clock at the par 4, DeChambeau stated: “He (rules official) timed me on 17 after I striped the drive down there. 16, difficult hole, got up-and-down in a difficult spot.
“Understand we were struggling with pace the whole day. I was moving my butt as fast as I could. Greens were really tricky. I was trying to read them right. We just kept losing time.
“Unfortunately on the 16-17 exchange, you’ve got a downhill drivable hole you can play pretty quick if you get in the right spot. They did that, and we just lost more time to the group in front of us, and they put us on the clock, which is unfortunate.”
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After his explanation, DeChambeau, who carded a three-under-par 68 to go alongside his six-under 65 on Friday, then gave his thoughts on how pace of play could be improved, something fellow LIV Golfer, Jon Rahm, spoke about following his third round.
“It’s very simple. It’s not difficult at all. You eventually time everybody for their whole entire round. Very simple,” explained the DeChambeau, who sits at two-under for the championship.
“Nobody wants to do it because people are too scared to get exposed, which I am an advocate for. I’d love to be timed, and I have no problem with that. My putting, I’m more deliberate, take more time on that, but when it comes to iron shots, off the tee, I’m pretty fast.
“It’s like DJ (Dustin Johnson), he’s really slow on the putting greens, and then he’s incredibly fast on his full swing shots, second shots into it. Everybody plays a different style of game, and that’s just the way it is. I wish it was just a new system.
“I think it would be more fair towards everybody. If somebody is playing slower, the guy can go up to him and say, hey, man, you’re over par with your time. All you do is you just time them for every single shot.
“He gets there and puts…
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