US Women's Am

[Shooting29]

Watching the women's Am this afternoon and did anyone else notice how ridiculously slow they played? I believe it was on 12 that Carta took 5 minutes to hit her birdie putt after her opponent was in for par. I finally couldn't stand the pace and went to mow grass.

 

[iacas]

I stopped watching after the last Golf Evolution student was eliminated in the sweet 16. Solid week for her though.

[MrFlipper]

1 hour ago, Shooting29 said:

Watching the women's Am this afternoon and did anyone else notice how ridiculously slow they played? I believe it was on 12 that Carta took 5 minutes to hit her birdie putt after her opponent was in for par. I finally couldn't stand the pace and went to mow grass.

 

It was really really bad. Eventually they all went on the clock but would speed up enough to just get off the clock, play real slow again, rinse and repeat. At least the commentators were on it, Inkster said it would have been infuriating to play in, Faxon said the slow players game the system, they know how to just avoid a penalty without really speeding up, David Fay said that there is a big slow play problem from the pros down to the junior level, it's getting worse and what is being done isn't nearly enough. Can't disagree with any of that, but slow play is entrenched now and I sure don't see it changing. We are all doomed, the slow shall inherit the earth.

And I understand the running now, the group is just a few minutes away from where they should be on the course when they go on the clock, by running the group will catch up to where they are supposed to be on the course, and get off the clock so they can play slow again. Guess they'd rather run a little (if they have to) than speed up their pre shot routine in general. Very clever these slow golfers are (Yoda said that maybe).

[Shooting29]

I know it would be miserable playing at that pace.  Seong took 7 practice swings from 97yds in the fairway.  I know two commentators both commented on the gigantic divot area she left. 

Edited August 7, 2016 by Shooting29