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USA Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
LPGA rookie bounces back after slow-play penalty in Utah to contend at Liberty National
LPGA rookie bounces back after slow-play penalty in Utah to contend at Liberty National One week after LPGA rookie Chisato Iwai received a two-stroke penalty for slow play, she's back in the mix at the rainy Mizuho Americas Open. Iwai carded a second-round 5-under 67 at Liberty National and currently sits in the top 10. Iwai, 22, was assessed the slow-play penalty during the second round of the Black Desert Championship, where she ultimately missed the cut by two. It marked the second second slow-penalty of the season after the tour released a new stricter Pace of Play Policy that went into effect in March. "At first I was really shocked, and it really did get to me," Iwai said through an interpreter. "But after the penalty was finalized I had time to talk about it with the team and it was a good learning experience moving forward." Iwai went on to say that she'd be more mindful of her time going forward. When asked if she'd ever considered herself to be a slow player, she said "absolutely not." Earlier this season at the T-Mobile Match Play, Hira Naveed was assessed a one-stroke penalty for slow play on the 16th hole. The penalty did not impact the outcome, however, as she had already lost the hole. Iwai, currently No. 44 in the Rolex Rankings, joined the tour at the same time as twin sister, Akie, who is ranked 22nd. Akie already has two runner-up finishes this season. Chisato is an eight-time winner on the JLPGA while Akie has won six times.
USA Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
LPGA dishes out slow play penalty in Utah, while another player self-reports infraction
LPGA dishes out slow play penalty in Utah, while another player self-reports infraction There were two noteworthy rulings at the inaugural Black Desert Championship, where South Korea's Haeran Ryu put together a stunning five-shot, wire-to-wire victory. The first involved the tour's second slow-penalty of the season. Rookie Chisato Iwai was assessed a two-stroke penalty on the eighth hole Friday and would go on to miss the cut by two. The LPGA put the information out via its LPGA Media twitter account. Earlier this season at the T-Mobile Match Play, Hira Naveed was assessed a one-stroke penalty for slow play on the 16th hole. The penalty did not impact the outcome, however, as she had already lost the hole. It's worth noting that in both instances, two of the slowest players on tour were in the same group as the player that was penalized. In February, the tour released a new Pace of Play Policy that introduced a one-shot penalty. LPGA player self-reported a rules violation On Saturday in Utah, Perrine Delacour self-reported that she had an improved lie on the 18th hole and was therefore in breach of Rule 8.1, Your Actions That Improve Conditions Affecting Your Stroke. She was assessed a two-stroke penalty, resulting in a double bogey on the closing hole. Delacour recorded back-to-back rounds of 75 on the weekend to take a share of 64th. "At the end of the day," said Delacour, "I did the right thing for myself."
USA Today
15-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
PGA Tour releases update on efforts to speed up pace-of-play, starting this week
PGA Tour releases update on efforts to speed up pace-of-play, starting this week Change is coming — slowly but surely — to the PGA Tour's pace of play problem. As part of a continued commitment to address speed of play, the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour will test multiple speed-of-play recommendations beginning this week. On the PGA Tour, distance-measuring devices will be permitted at six events over a four-week period, beginning at this week's RBC Heritage and Corales Puntacana Championship and continuing through the Truist Championship and ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic (May 8-11). Meanwhile, the Korn Ferry Tour, which previously tested the use of distance-measuring devices at four tournaments in 2017, will allow the devices at three consecutive events beginning with this week's Lecom Suncoast Classic. PGA Tour Americas and PGA Tour Champions already permits the use of distance-measuring devices during competition. The use of distance-measuring devices is one of three recommendations from the Tour's player-led Speed of Play Working Group formed earlier this year, which aims to positively impact speed of play in response to survey feedback from the Tour's Fan Forward initiative. Players who elect to utilize a distance-measuring device must ensure the device measures distance only. All other features such as course mapping, club selection advice, and measuring slope, elevation and wind must be disabled before using the device during competition. The penalty for the first breach of this rule is two strokes. A second breach results in disqualification. The second recommendation from the Speed of Play Working Group is a revised Pace of Play Policy that includes assessing a one-stroke penalty for the first 'bad time,' which occurs when a player exceeds the applicable time to play a stroke while being timed. Previously, a one-stroke penalty was not applied until a player received a second 'bad time.' The Korn Ferry Tour will begin testing the revised Pace of Play Policy – which will be in effect for the remainder of the 2025 season – at this week's Lecom Suncoast Classic. PGA Tour Americas adopted the revised Pace of Play Policy prior to the start of its 2025 season. The Tour said data will be collected across the two Tours to evaluate the overall impact on pace of play, which could lead to a new Pace of Play Policy being implemented on the PGA Tour as early as 2026. The Tour previously announced a reduction in field sizes starting in 2026 to help the overall flow of play and better account for events with limited daylight. A third recommendation currently in development is the publishing of pace of play data for PGA Tour members on Tour media platforms. Details on the makeup of the data will be made available in the near future.
NBC Sports
13-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
LPGA implements pace of play policy
The Golf Central crew discussrd the LPGA's new Pace of Play Policy and penalties, Nelly Korda's positive comments about the rule and if this sets a precedent for the PGA to follow.
