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Matt Cradock

LIV Golf Player Given Slow Play Penalty At Valderrama

Richard Bland hits his tee shot

Throughout 2023, slow play has been a big talking point, with one of the major incidents coming at the 2023 Masters when Brooks Koepka slammed the pace of play during the final round of the first men's Major of the year.

Now, at the eighth LIV event of the season, LIV Golf Andalucia, officials have acted on slow play, with Richard Bland receiving a one-stroke penalty after his group were warned by officials and then put on the clock. The penalty was applied after Bland took 84 seconds to hit his tee shot on the par 3 15th.

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