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LIV pro handed shot penalty for slow play after taking over a minute to hit shot
Golf, but louder!
Shotgun starts, team events, 54-holes, and an all-round, more laid-back, golf event. That’s what LIV set out to do and, as we know now, they have had more influence on the game than anyone could foresee.
Now, as well as influencing the no-cut events on the PGA Tour, and potentially being the impetus for the takeover of golf as we know it, the maverick tour has taken on slow play like the PGA or DPWT tours have never done.
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During the second round of LIV Golf Andalucia at Valderrama, organizers warned Sergio Garcia, Dean Burmester and Richard Bland that they were out of position. Nothing unusual, nor the timing of the group from the 13th.
However, two holes later, officials handed out a one-stroke penalty to Bland for taking too long to hit his tee shot on the par-3 15th.
LIV’s pace-of-play guidelines state, ‘A player has 40 seconds to play each stroke, with an additional 10 seconds if they are the first to play any stroke in the group.’
Bland took 84 seconds, with his bogey ‘4’ being changed to a double-bogey ‘5’, an instant hit that may find favor with a few of his fellow professionals.
Following the slow-play controversy at the 2023 Masters, top players such as Brooks Koepka and Matt Fitzpatrick called for tougher penalties whilst, soon after, Colin Montgomerie said the only way to stop slow play was to play up the punishment:
“A shot penalty has to be the order of the day and if it happens again it doubles up—so it’s two shots, then four shots, then eight shots.”
Last month, DPWT player Mike Lorenzo-Vera tweeted during his second round at the BMW International in Germany.
Frustrated with the ridiculous pace of the group in front of him, he had time to pull his phone out and appeal to his followers.
3h12 minutes for 11 holes.
I’m 10 over. I should be running to catch the group in front. Hell no !!! We are waiting every single shot !!!!!— Mike Lorenzo-Vera (@MikeLorenzoVer1) June 23, 2023
Clearly a universal problem, has LIV set the tone for others to follow?
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Golf fans are loving this awkward Bryson fan interaction video at latest LIV event
Over the weekend at LIV Golf London, Bryson DeChambeau continued his solid run of form, finishing in 13th place. Centurion Club had a respectable turnout of fans on site, with plenty following the big-hitting Dechambeau.
At one point, a fan reached out to fist bump the former U.S. Open champion but didn’t quite reach. The Crushers GC, of which Bryson captains, made a light-hearted post on Instagram with a video of the moment.
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“These fans edits are getting out of control… ?”
DeChambeau commented on the post, “just a couple inches short…”
The 29-year-old will tee it up next at the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. He had success at the Open Championship hosted by St. Andrews last year, finishing in 8th place.
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Content creator leaves golf fans triggered after showing how to make the perfect ‘John Daly’ cocktail
John Daly is one of the biggest names in golf despite not having played at very high level for quite some time due to injuries and health issues. Over the weekend, Daly found himself in some social media controversy once again, although it was no fault of his own.
A popular TikTok account, @cookingwith_darryl, mentioned a drink he called the “John Daly” in one of his videos. The food connoisseur has gotten very popular on the app by posting videos while cooking on his Blackstone grill.
“In my opinion there are two drinks synonymous with golf. You want to argue with me? Bring it! One is the Transfusion, the other is the John Daly. Let’s make the perfect John Daly.”
Darryl then went on to explain the ingredients: A chilled glass, vodka, and equal parts lemonade and iced tea.
@cookingwithdarryl Another classic drink for the golf course…The John Daly #drinks #golf #rukiddingme #rhoback ? original sound – dpostelnick
However, the TikTok users in the comment section were furious with the content creator, saying the drink he described was an “Arnold Palmer,” not a “John Daly.”
Darryl was sure to point out the very important distinction between the two: the “John Daly” contains vodka and “Arnold Palmer” does not.
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‘Heartbreaking’ – Matt Wolff responds after being blasted by LIV teammate Brooks Koepka
Yesterday, Smash GC captain Brooks Koepka publicly blasted his teammate Matthew Wolff in an interview with Sports Illustrated.
“I mean, when you quit on your round, you give up and stuff like that, that’s not competing,” said Koepka. “I’m not a big fan of that. You don’t work hard. It’s very tough. It’s very tough to have even like a team dynamic when you’ve got one guy that won’t work, one guy is not going to give any effort, he’s going to quit on the course, break clubs, gets down, bad body language, it’s very tough. I’ve basically given up on him—a lot of talent, but I mean the talent’s wasted.”
On Friday morning, Wolff issued his response to Koepka via Sports Illustrated.
The 24-year-old said it was “beyond disappointing” to read Koepka’s comments.
“I read the SI interview with our Captain Brooks Koepka and it was beyond disappointing to me. When I chose to join his Team in 2023, I did so with much optimism about my new home as part of Team Smash and equally as important the chance to be around and learn from a player of Brooks’s stature. Like everyone who has ever played the game at the highest level, I have had competitive moments in the past that I feel I have let myself down and even others in our new team environment. This has been quite difficult for me. My challenges on and off the golf course with my mental health has been well documented. I deal with those challenges every day.
“However, while my 2023 season has not been all I had hoped for to this point, I have made positive strides in managing my life and feel Ike my game is turning for the positive. To hear through the media that our team leader has given up on me is heartbreaking. It’s not what a team member looks to hear from its leader, and I think we all know these comments should have been handled much differently. But I’m moving forward and won’t ever give up on myself. While on course results may not appear now to be positive indicators, I’m trying to win an even BIGGER game with my life.
“Finally, I trust Brooks wants what is best for our team. But it’s hard to imagine his comments in his recent SI interview in any way line up with those priorities. This will be my last comment on this matter. I’m heading out today to the Centurion Club trying to help our team win this week. I appreciate everyone’s continued support and your respect for my privacy.”
Both Koepka and Wolff will be teeing it up at Centurion Club on Friday. Koepka will be playing with Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson, while Wolff will play alongside his fellow Smash GC teammates (minus the captain) Chase Koepka and Jason Kokrak.
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Rod
Jul 5, 2023 at 8:00 am
Have you seen it? He allowed for the tee to clear (the caddies of the other two players were lasering the flag) then took a perfectly normal amount of time as the first player to hit.
C
Jul 3, 2023 at 9:48 am
Something they would never to do its precious commodities on the PGA Tour