Spieth was warned back in January? under the new system they have there.
I will have to look up what the consequences are if it happens again.
It's a bit stiffer than on the PGA tour I think.
http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=283109.html
Ko was slow before but is worse now due to her putting routine.
I don' think she's any slower off the tee or from the fairway.
She is slow when she's not in the fairway though.
Ugh....slugs.
Don't like watching it and even worse playing with or behind it.
I like the kid, but he seriously needs to get with the program. He plays much too slow, and so do a lot of others for that matter, but he's in the limelight and whether he likes it or not - he's the guy who we get to watch back off every other full-swing.
He needs to address it, or else he's gonna get lumped in with Day and Furyk. And that isn't exactly a reputation he wants, but he's certainly earning it this week.
Just hit the ball, Jordan.
And many times today, by the time Jordan's ball came to rest, Rory was already over his ball ready to pull the trigger.
Slug's slim kills the rabbit's jump that played alongside it.
I thought I heard the Masters has it's own rules regarding slow play where they can be penalized with strokes opposed to the PGA Tours (minimal) fines.
What I want t know is why can't these guys be thinking about.clubs selection before they get to the ball. And why the Christ do these idiots need so much positive swaddling from their caddies....
Every friggin caddie....oh I like that yes, yes your swinging good all day.. yes you have that shot.....seriously? Wtf....
Can u imagine being at work and someone constantly behind you telling you you are good?
Speith is in there taking 10 to 15 practice swings , then gets over the ball, then backs off and whines to his caddie about something, then 10 more practice swings, and on and on. Sheesh! Hit the ball already!!
Sometimes he's waiting for the wind to be just right. That can be a long wait.
I might take some time if I was playing for $1.8 million and a green jacket.
I honestly think his pace of play hurt him. He was over thinking everything. There is something to being deliberate, but he was way beyond that and it cost him.
I watched just about every single round he played last season, all of the rounds he played in the majors back in 2015 for sure. And not once did he even offer a hint of being a slow player back then.
But this year is totally different. Not sure what it is - I know that when guys are fighting their swings and they don't know where it's going - they slow down and try to analyze and rehearse what they think is correct. His swing wasn't that great this week, he made some bad swings that had absolutely nothing to do with the wind (although the wind obviously didn't help). But on Sunday - no wind - the same deal, back off, regroup, address, back off, wipe off the grip, throw a few tufts of grass in the air to confirm that there is no wind, regroup, address.
I mean - I've seen guys with full-swing yips take less time.
He's gotta get out of that habit. It's destroying the flow of his game, and he's giving himself entirely too much to think about.
+1---he used to get too fast when he was in contention. Now it's too slow. Maybe he will figure it out soon.
He's over analyzing his shots now....consequence of more on the line and struggling with his game. Needs to revert back to just playing golf.
Yes, absolutely. But here's what I don't get. You've got a 2 or 3 shot lead, you've got two very reachable par5's coming up. Why on earth would you not take a moment of pause, consider the situation, understand the significance of making a simple 2-putt par there, and get your head screwed back on straight?
Up until that point and time in the tournament - he was obsessing over every little detail. But the very moment that he needed to slow things down long enough to rationalize that situation, to process exactly what he needed to do - he just rushes right in and takes on that pin. I mean - Jordan - you've dotted every i and crossed every t up until that point, and despite it taking forever - you're still doing okay. But then you just get up there and fire away, with no thought about where that ball might go if you don't catch it perfectly?
And to do that again, three minutes later, another ball in the same hazard? It took him 5 additional strokes to play that hole after the first ball found the water. He made a double bogey with this second ball! What happens if he drops, puts that third ball on the green, 2-putts for a double? He's in a playoff at the very least, probably wins the damned thing because he's not so shell-shocked going into the last hour of play.
Yeah, it's easy to see that after the fact, sitting in my recliner... but I would think that the kid has watched enough Masters reruns, read up on the tournament history enough, to know that you don't play for birdie there on Sunday with the lead!
I just didn't get it. I don't get the paralysis by analysis, and then suddenly just not giving any thought whatsoever on a little hole with such a notorious history in dealing with greedy players who have the lead on Sunday!
To get bitten by that snake once is bad. Twice? That's unforgivable.
Mental error pure and simple.
Whatever the case, in the last 3 years at The Masters he has finished T2, 1, T2. Also with his win in 2015, he ties the all-time scoring record. Oh yeah, in 2015 He also won the US Open and T4 at the British open and 2 at the PGA.
I can give him a pass for today without being too critical. He is smart and he will learn.
Yeah. I thought he managed things very well at the end, very genuine responses in the post-round, and I think he has the perspective to put this behind him.
I do, however, think he needs to put in a little work to get his swing back in better form. He doesn't have to be perfect, but I do believe he needs to address that chicken-wing that isn't exactly helping that blocked shot that comes up short and right. He'll figure it out. It's not like he needs a swing overhaul.
I honestly think that Karma came up and bit him in the ass on 12 yesterday for all of this shananigans and slow play. You screw with the golf gods long enough and they will bite you in the ass. So instead of the green coats dishing out a few penalty strokes, the golf gods took care of it for us.
This game is never easy, never fair, and never without controversy. But the one thing you can count on are bad swings, bad lies, and bad weather. It's how you handle bad luck that makes or breaks you as a champion. Maybe the kid was unconscious until the end of last year, and maybe now that he isn't hoisting trophies on a regular basis that doubt has crept in. Whatever it is, Jordan Spieth is allowing Jedi mind tricks to fuck with his head.
Wasn't it Lee Trevino that coined the phrase, "golf is 90% mental, and the other 10% is between your ears."
Karma baby. Willett didn't really win the Masters, Spieth mentally choked it away.
I have said it too many times, the kid is good, but he relies on making obscene putts to win because his wedge game sucks. Call it what you will, but he finally proved it to the world on 12. He's nowhere near the player Woods was when he was dominating and this slow play makes it damn near unbearable to watch.
