Lucas Glover was in the neighborhood.
The soon-to-be 45-year-old joined the PGA Tour 20 years ago and has since won six career tournaments, including the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. He's a seasoned veteran and understands how things work on tour. fedex cup fallbut that in itself is another story. Despite this, the former Clemson Tiger was never afraid to express his opinion and would sometimes belittle Tour whenever he thought something was wrong.
Nothing was more notable than his thorough slamming of the Signature Event model, which Glover called a “selfish money grab” during the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this year.
Well, you know who else is selfish according to Grover?
slow golfer.
“They affect the people you're playing with. They affect the people behind you. And all you weekend warriors out there, it's not enough to slow down,” Glover said. spoke. SiriusXM radio show.
“Touring players, certainly you impact the people you're playing with and the people behind you. It's a selfish thing to do. So speed up.”
But Glover took his argument a step further. He slammed the PGA Tour, which released a memo last week detailing field size reductions, changes to the FedExCup structure and the elimination of many Monday qualifying events. The tour cited “pace of play” to incorporate these new regulations, which take effect in 2026.
I won't buy Grover.
“The fact that the PGA Tour is hiding behind players who play slowly to change the size of the field…that's complete bullshit,” Glover added.
“How about speeding up the play? How about creating better policies?”
Glover, who won back-to-back Wyndham Championships and FedEx St. Jude Championships last year, offered a better solution.
“Everyone says, 'If you're going to complain, have an answer.' Well, there is an answer,” Glover said.
“Bad time, you [penalty stroke]. It only takes two bad times to get another chance. [penalty stroke]. It's like adding a shot to your score. Suddenly, guess what? You won the numbers, but oh, you got a bad result. [pace of play]Well, I didn't make any money this week. Who do you think will speed up? That person. ”
Perhaps the answer will solve the PGA Tour's pace of play crisis, which appears to have gone unenforced for years. However, given the current situation and the current state of professional golf, where top players are expected to receive more prize money, Glover's wishes may not come soon.
Jack Mirko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation's Playing Through. Be sure to check it out @_PlayingThrough Cover more golf. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko In the same way.
