Thomas Bjorn believes rangefinders could help to stop slow play on the PGA Tour and at the Majors.
Recently, several players including Patrick Cantlay and Scottie Scheffler have been slammed for taking too much time on the golf course.
Cantlay was heavily criticised following this year’s Masters, with Brooks Koepka, who was playing in the group behind him on the final day, hitting out at the 2021 FedEx Cup champion for the amount of time he took to complete his round.
Patrick Cantlay has been criticised for slow play on multiple occasions this season including at the Masters.
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World No 1, Scheffler was also recently rebuked for taking over five minutes to hit a shot at the PGA Championship.
Rangefinders are currently prohibited on the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, the Masters, the US Open and the Open Championship, but golf fans may have seen some players using DMDs at this month’s PGA Championship.
That’s because back in 2021 the PGA of America decided to lift the ban on rangefinders at the event, in order to improve the flow of play around the course, and it seems some players believe they should be used in all events.
Yesterday, three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington took to Twitter to call on golf’s governing bodies to allow players to use the distance measurement tools in all tournaments.
“After using a rangefinder for the last 2 weeks [at the] PGA Championship and the Senior PGA Championship, I’ve come round to believing that we should use them in all tournaments,” the Irishman said.
“They really help with pace of play when players are out of position with an awkward yardage.”
His comments were then echoed by Bjorn who, despite being initially unsure over their use, wrote: “I agree with this. I was sceptical but it works…”
I agree with this 👇I was sceptical but it works…@DPWorldTour @PGATOUR @RandA @USGA https://t.co/t57nPPX73oMay 30, 2023
Their opinions have attracted some reaction from Twitter users, too, with many agreeing that golf needs to implement new rules that can help ensure the game flows better.
One Twitter user wrote in the comments: “Anything to help the pace of play.”
While another added: “The range finder plus yardage books is a perfect combo. For sure it will help with the pace of play. This should have been implemented a long time ago.”
Devices conforming to Rule 4.3a (1) are allowed at the PGA Championship. It says:
Rule 4.3a (1) Distance and Directional…
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