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Hack It Out Golf

Is slow play a problem on tour? What can be done?

Hack It Out Golf

Hack it Out Golf - Mark Crossfield, Lou Stagner, Greg Chalmers

Education, Sports, Golf

4.8709 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In today's episode we discuss slow play on tour. Is it a problem? What can and should be done about it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8

Right, team hack it out golf podcast talking slow play today.

0:34.3

We're going to try and do it quite quickly.

0:37.1

I think we just talk about slow play

0:38.8

quickly. Slow play on tours. Definitely been talked about recently. You've had a few players who've

0:45.1

been in the limelight who have taken a bit longer than what people want. It's definitely

0:48.7

frustrating to watch as a spectator if you can feel it's dragging and there's groups that are, you know, losing holes and

0:56.7

there's gaps. Is that fair, Lou, as a spectator? Does it frustrate you? I think it's fair. Yeah,

1:01.1

I mean, I would like to see them play quickly. I would like to see sub four hour rounds.

1:07.3

You know, five plus hour is is kind of challenging.

1:15.3

I get, you know, what's at stake and they're playing for a lot of money, but it,

1:22.7

I'm a fan, I play pretty quick, and I'm a fan of fast golf, and I would rather see tour events on the weekend, especially when they're in, you know, in twosomes, you know,

1:26.7

playing in three hours and 40 minutes. Like that would be awesome. I would love that. Yeah, I've got

1:32.5

a question for you, though, Lou, I'm going to switch it, I'm going to turn it, I'm going to flip it,

1:37.6

right? You're ready for this? So you now own, you now own the network. So I've gifted you the network that shows golf.

1:44.9

And you get paid for ads and you can show more ads if the golf takes longer.

1:49.9

Do you want them to play quick now or longer?

1:51.7

I'm not saying this is a reason.

1:53.1

I'm just saying that's the situation we're now in.

1:56.5

Do you want sub three hour, four hour rounds now?

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