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Pro hit with massive $10K slow play fine

Slow play is despised by all golfers, and incidents involving a glacial pace of play often rile up lovers of the game. The hard truth, though, is that most players, especially recreational players, are slower than they think. So while we should all work toward faster rounds, none of us should be quick to judge.

It appears certain LPGA officials don’t agree.




According to a report by Golfweek, LPGA rookie Yealimi Noh received a $10,000 fine for slow play at last week’s Kia Classic, after a rules official gave her bad times on two holes. The cost of the fine was compounded due to a previous slow play penalty Noh received in her very first LPGA event last year.

“As much as I think about it’s a good learning experience,” Noh told Golfweek at the ANA Inspiration, “obviously now I’m never going to do that again hopefully, which is good. It’s hard to get over; that’s a lot of money.”

A lot of money, indeed.

It’s important to keep in mind that LPGA pros play for much smaller purses than their counterparts on the PGA Tour, so $10,000 is a much bigger hit.

Perhaps too big in Noh’s case. She finished T61 at the Kia, earning her a paycheck of $4,247. Which means once the fine is taken into account Noh actually lost over $5,000 for making the cut that week. Without taking the fine into account, her total earnings through three events in 2021 — all made cuts — are $15,742.



Article originally appeared on: Golf.com

7 thoughts on “Pro hit with massive $10K slow play fine

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    Why are Men’s PGA Players also not fined for their slow play?

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    I know there was a lot on the lone last sunday at the Match Play event but Scottie Scheffler took slow play a new level. Was he at least warned?

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      I was a Scottie fan until his glacial play display. The biggest problem is that amateurs watch this display and think that’s the way they should play!

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    I made $303.90 a month in Vietnam ($3.647 a year)

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    finally, a good looking oriental

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      It’s people like you who promote anti-Asian idiocy. What an insensitive and offensive remark.

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    PGA Tour keeps all fines confidential; so we don’t know if slow players are fined.

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