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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
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Kathryn Imrie

No Practice Swings? Or Continuing To Putt Until You Hole Out?' – One Former Pro's Radical Plan To Speed Up Play

Charley hull waiting on a tee box on a golf course.

As a junior player growing up in Scotland we were encouraged to play in 3 hours and 20 minutes. Fast forward a few decades and unbelievably on most professional tours this same time frame is what it takes to play just 9 holes.

The problem of slow play, as golf TV analyst and former LPGA player Dottie Pepper aptly puts it, “just got to get better.” Yes, it does Dottie, but how? This sentiment will undoubtedly apply as we approach the third women’s Major of the year, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco.

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