by In his opinion, Patrick Reed’s pace of play is still an issue LIV Golf Peer Harold Varner III.
Varner called the former Masters champion earlier this week and implored the golfer and his 4 Aces teammate to always be ready to play his next shot.
“Golf Tip of the Week – this one is for Patrick Reed – be ready to hit,” Varner said in a video uploaded to his X-Page.
“Don’t let it take forever.”
While Reed has been surrounded by controversy throughout his career, he has repeatedly been accused of being far too slow.
He was reportedly fined for falling behind the top groups during his time on the PGA Tour (along with Bryson DeChambeau).
Details of these fines have never been released because the PGA Tour refuses to disclose what penalties are imposed on its members.
England’s Tyrrell Hatton also criticized Reed’s group for playing too slowly at the 2023 Masters, describing their pace as “brutal”.
Reed starred alongside Sungjae Im and Kurt Kitayama.
Patrick Reed
“The guys at the front were so slow,” Hatton said previously.
“It’s pretty bad of the officials that it took 32 holes to get them on the clock.
“Yesterday they lost a hole and a half, they weren’t any better this morning, and they were just brutal in the second round.”
Hatton added: “[It was] good for you; They don’t wait for a shot to hit them. But for us, we were standing in the fairway, we were standing on the tee.
“It was really hard to get into a rhythm, so it was disappointing that it took 32 holes for an official to go, ‘Oh, we moved the group to the top on the clock.'”
Watch Varner’s cheeky dig here:
Is LIV Golf suitable for slow play?
Yes, LIV Golf is good for good players if they play too slowly.
Richard Bland was fined $10,000 and also received a penalty for a hit at LIV Golf Chicago.
It was believed the Englishman took more than 40 seconds to play his second shot on the 12th hole.
Adrian Meronk was also penalized with a stroke at LIV Golf Jeddah in March.
Does the PGA Tour penalize players for playing too slowly?
Yes.
Players who commit 10 or fewer violations during the season will not receive a financial penalty.
But players who commit ten or more violations face a $20,000 fine.
From then on, each subsequent violation will result in a $5,000 fine.
If you reach 15, PGA Tour players face an additional $10,000 penalty.
PGA Tour members are also fined for profanities used on television, for smashing tee markers, for poor bunker maintenance and for mistreating volunteers.
Gambling is also prohibited.
