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Forbes
2 days ago
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- Forbes
Bryson DeChambeau Gives Slow Play Solution At The Open Championship.
After being put on the clock during Saturday's third round, a frustrated Bryson Dechambeau offered up a solution to professional golfs pace of play problem. PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 18: Bryson DeChambeau of the United States walks on the first hole ... More during day two of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 18, 2025 in Portrush, Northern Ireland. (Photo by) As Bryson DeChambeau and his playing partner, Nathan Kimsey approached the 17th hole during Saturday's third round of the Open Championship, they were notified by tournament officials that they were being put on the clock for slow play. Bryson DeChambeau Slow Play Comments 'We just kept losing time,' DeChambeau noted after his round. 'Unfortunately, on the 16-17 exchange, you've got a downhill drivable hole you can play pretty quick if you get in the right spot. They did that, and we just lost more time to the group in front of us, and they put us on the clock, which is unfortunate.' Slow play has been a nagging problem in golf for decades, but in recent years, it had become a larger talking point for golf professionals and fans alike. This week at Royal Portrush has been no different as rounds have been exceeding five hours regularly, with many nearing six hours to complete. Henrik Stenson Slow Play Comments 2016 Open Champion Henrik Stenson vented to the media on Saturday after his third round 69. 'We got a warning on the 10th green that we were three minutes out, so five minutes over the allotted time frame,' said Stenson. 'I had joked yesterday with the other guys about the first two days, first round took about an hour over the allotted time. Second round was four to five minutes over. I said: 'We just have to wait until halfway through Saturday or Sunday and someone is going to come up to you and say that you're two minutes over and they're going to start pushing you on.' That's exactly what happened. 'I think if you can play an hour over time scheduled in one day, then all of a sudden two minutes is of huge importance the next day, it feels a bit inconsistent to me.' TROON, SCOTLAND - JULY 17: Henrik Stenson of Sweden celebrates victory as he poses with the Claret ... More Jug on the the 18th green after the final round on day four of the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon on July 17, 2016 in Troon, Scotland. Henrik Stenson of Sweden finished 20 under for the tournament to claim the Open Championship. (Photo by) Jon Rahm Slow Play Comments Fellow LIV golfer Jon Rahm gave a more measured response to the slow play question after his first round on Thursday. "We had a lot of rain come in and out, so umbrellas out, glove out, put the rain gear on, take the rain gear off, give the umbrella to the caddie. It becomes a lot longer that way. He went on to say, 'Like I said to them, it usually is very much related to the amount of players in the field. When you have 150 plus the first two rounds, every single Major, except the Masters, obviously, is going to be longer rounds. It's just what it is.' Rahm noted that players are prepared for slower rounds at major championships, "It is an adjustment when you get to play a six-hour round a little bit, but I also know it's going to happen. So talk to your caddie, talk to your playing partners. While there's nothing you can do, just try to keep your mind engaged in something else but the game." But it was the DeChambeau the LIV Golf and YouTube sensation that elaborated more on the pace of play problem in professional golf and even offered up his solution - just time everybody. Bryson DeChambeau's Slow Play Solution "It's very simple. It's not difficult at all. You eventually time everybody for their whole entire round. Very simple," explained DeChambeau, who sat at two-under for the championship after the third round. 'Nobody wants to do it because people are too scared to get exposed, which I am an advocate for. I'd love to be timed, and I have no problem with that. My putting, I'm more deliberate, take more time on that, but when it comes to iron shots, off the tee, I'm pretty fast,' declared DeChambeau when talking about his own game. 'I think it would be more fair towards everybody. If somebody is playing slower, the guy can go up to him and say, hey, man, you're over par with your time. All you do is you just time them for every single shot.' PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 15: Bryson DeChambeau of the United States speaks to the media ... More during a press conference prior to The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 15, 2025 in Portrush, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A via Getty Images) As the slow play problem in professional golf persists, more people call for the R&A and USGA to make adjustments. Will DeChambeau's idea to put every player on the clock eventually become the standard? Only time will tell.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
‘Out of control': DeChambeau and Stenson take a swing at Open slow-play chaos
A day after a controversial penalty was issued to Shane Lowry, two former major champions, Henrik Stenson and Bryson DeChambeau, have criticised the R&A's approach to slow play at the Open after being spoken to by rules officials in separate incidents during round three. Day one at Royal Portrush saw three balls take close to six hours. 'First two rounds it was out of control, what I saw,' said DeChambeau. By Saturday, with players in pairs, that had been reduced generally to little more than four hours. Groups involving Stenson and DeChambeau, though, were still warned over timing. Stenson admitted he 'vented' to referees after signing for a 69. 'We got a warning on the 10th green that we were three minutes out, so five minutes over the allotted time frame,' said the 2016 Open winner. 'I had joked yesterday with the other guys about the first two days, first round took about an hour over the allotted time. Second round was four to five minutes over. I said: 'We just have to wait until halfway through Saturday or Sunday and someone is going to come up to you and say that you're two minutes over and they're going to start pushing you on.' That's exactly what happened. 'I think if you can play an hour over time scheduled in one day, then all of a sudden two minutes is of huge importance the next day, it feels a bit inconsistent to me.' DeChambeau was similarly baffled. After a 68, the two-time major winner confirmed his pairing had been put on the clock on the 17th.' I was moving my butt as fast as I could,' he said. 'Greens were really tricky. I was trying to read them right. 'It's very simple. It's not difficult at all. You eventually time everybody for their whole entire round. Very simple. Nobody wants to do it because people are too scared to get exposed, which I am an advocate for. I'd love to be timed, and I have no problem with that. My putting, I'm more deliberate, take more time on that, but when it comes to iron shots, off the tee, I'm pretty fast. 'Everybody plays a different style of game and that's just the way it is. I wish it was just a new system. I think it would be more fair towards everybody. If somebody is playing slower, the guy can go up to him and say: ' Hey, man, you're over par with your time.' All you do is you just time them for every single shot. He gets there and puts the bag down, and how long it takes him to hit that shot and how long it takes him to walk to the green. It's not rocket science.' Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion Lowry was unwilling to delve back in to the controversy that saw him hit with a two-shot sanction late on Friday. The Irishman did say fellow players have been supportive. 'Something needs to be changed for sure,' said Jon Rahm of the rule which Lowry fell foul of. Lowry was adamant on Friday he did not see his ball roll backwards in rough at the 12th hole during a practice swing, with officials determining he was in breach. 'I just don't know exactly how they could change it.'
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Former winner Henrik Stenson hits out over 'inconsistent' pace-of-play monitoring in The Open
Bryson DeChambeau also unhappy about being put on clock in third round at Royal Portrush Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Henrik Stenson, the 2016 winner, described pace-of-play monitoring as 'inconsistent' in the 153rd Open after showing a glimpse of his old form at Royal Portrush. The Swede spent longer than normal in the recording area after signing for a two-under-par 69 and revealed that it had been down to a slow-play warning he was given along with his compatriot, Sebastian Soderberg. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'It was just I spoke to Mark [Litton], who was one of the head rules officials,' said Stenson, who had got himself on the leaderboard after getting to five under for the day before dropping three shots in his last five holes. 'We got a warning on the tenth green that we were three minutes out, so five minutes over the allotted time frame. Henrik Stenson has been reunited with his old caddie Fanny Sunesson for The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club |'I joked with the other guys for after the first two days, first round took about an hour over the allotted time. Second round was four to five minutes over. I said, we just have to wait until halfway through Saturday or Sunday and someone is going to come up to you and say that you're two minutes over and they're going to start pushing you on. That's exactly what happened. 'On ten today, sure enough, the first rules official came up and said that we were a couple minutes over and we had to try to close that gap. We tried really hard in the group, but then 14 took a bit of extra time. We both made bogey there. 'Then they started putting us on the clock on 15. When you're almost done, it's not really going to make a huge difference. So it was more I wanted to vent that with him. I think if you can play an hour over time scheduled in one day then, all of a sudden, two minutes is of huge importance the next day, it feels a bit inconsistent to me.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Due to the later rounds on Thursday taking six hours to complete, the final few groups, which included Scottish pair Cameron Adam and Daniel Young, finished in near darkness. 'You just don't want to play on the clock,' added Stenson, who plays for Majesticks these days on the LIV Golf League. 'I certainly don't feel like I'm a slow player these days. I's like you can take 30 seconds on one shot, 40 on another one and you might take 52 on another one and you're still kind of averaging it out, but, if you're on the clock, you're going to get noted if you take 52 on one. 'I don't think it matters how quick you are as a player, you don't want to be on the clock because, especially out here, if you miss one in the wrong place, you want to go up and check and this and that, and that clocks starts ticking. I'd prefer not to play on the clock. Yeah, we're having some discussions on that.' Bryson DeChambeau walks away after being given a slow-play warning by rules official Kevin Feeney on the 17th at Royal Portrush |Bryson DeChambeau, who showed his battling qualities by recovering from an opening 78 to make it to the weekend, was also put on the clock in the third round, in his case at the 17th. 'Yeah, he timed me after I striped the drive down there, which was unfortunate' said the two-time US Open champion, who'd just got up and down from a 'difficult spot' at the treacherous par-3 16th. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Understand we were struggling with pace the whole day. I was moving my butt as fast as I could. Greens were really tricky. I was trying to read them right. Yeah, we just kept losing time.' DeChambeau, who has talked in the past about how he likes to get to his ball as quickly as possible but then likes to be as thorough as possible over the shot, was asked if he had a solution to the slow-play issue. 'It's very simple. It's not difficult at all,' he insisted. 'You eventually time everybody for their whole entire round. Nobody wants to do it because people are too scared to get exposed, which I am an advocate for. I'd love to be timed, and I have no problem with that.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
This former Open champ came out hot on Saturday, then slipped and finished with a 69
Former British Open champion Henrik Stenson was first to take advantage of good scoring conditions at Royal Portrush after getting to four under through 12 holes, although he slid back a bit as the day progressed. Sweden's Stenson, winner at Troon in 2016, made only his third cut in his last 10 majors right on the line at one over. That gave him an early tee time, and he made full use of light winds and warm conditions. The LIV golfer covered the front nine in 32 after a birdie at the second and par-3 sixth, having come 11 inches short of holing his tee shot. Another brilliant approach to the 607-yard seventh set up a 10-foot eagle and another birdie at the par-five 12th moved him into the top 10 and six behind leader Scottie Scheffler, not due out until later with England's Matt Fitzpatrick. Stenson did finish with three bogeys on his final five holes, but still finished the day at 69 and is now 1 under for the competition. Aside from winning the event in 2016, Stenson also placed second at the Open in 2015 at Muirfield and has a pair of third-place finishes. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Former Open champ came out hot, then finished with a 69
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
This former Open champ came out hot on Saturday, then slipped and finished with a 69
Former British Open champion Henrik Stenson was first to take advantage of good scoring conditions at Royal Portrush after getting to four under through 12 holes, although he slid back a bit as the day progressed. Sweden's Stenson, winner at Troon in 2016, made only his third cut in his last 10 majors right on the line at one over. That gave him an early tee time, and he made full use of light winds and warm conditions. The LIV golfer covered the front nine in 32 after a birdie at the second and par-3 sixth, having come 11 inches short of holing his tee shot. Another brilliant approach to the 607-yard seventh set up a 10-foot eagle and another birdie at the par-five 12th moved him into the top 10 and six behind leader Scottie Scheffler, not due out until later with England's Matt Fitzpatrick. Stenson did finish with three bogeys on his final five holes, but still finished the day at 69 and is now 1 under for the competition. Aside from winning the event in 2016, Stenson also placed second at the Open in 2015 at Muirfield and has a pair of third-place finishes.
