The LPGA’s newest pace of play rules go into effect next week at The Ford Championship played in Arizona, but now with a new twist.
After a season where pace became one of the most high-profile talking points, it is clear that the LPGA is trying to fix it. The turning point seemed to be at the CME Group Tour Championship and The Annika, where Nelly Korda and Charley Hull both made high profile comments about the issue.
In addition to those previously announced changes to the policy, the LPGA is also adding a season-long tracking element for holes timed.
Players who have 40 or more holes timed during the remaining events on the Tour, excluding the T-Mobile Match Play, U.S. Women’s Open, Dow Championship and AIG Women’s Open, will receive a fine. Those four events were likely excluded because of different formats or difficulty of the courses.
This isn’t just going into play on the LPGA Tour, but also the Epson Tour, where players who have 20 or more holes timed will receive a fine.
