Spiranac Proposes Penalizing Slow Play in Golf

Paige Spiranac, a prominent golf influencer, has been vocal about the current challenges facing professional golf, highlighting issues like slow play and the ongoing PGA Tour versus LIV Golf debate. She suggests adopting a card system, similar to the AJGA's, to penalize slow play and improve game pace, a proposal that has sparked conversation among fans and professionals. Spiranac emphasizes the importance of events like the Ryder Cup in maintaining audience interest amid concerns that professional golf struggles to capture audiences as it did during Tiger Woods' prime. She argues for combining the appeal of professional and YouTube golf to broaden the sport's fanbase. Despite her criticisms, Spiranac remains a supporter of professional golf, advocating for fewer commercials, fresh talent in broadcasts, and having the best players on one tour. The PGA Tour is exploring changes, such as using rangefinders, to address pace issues, taking cues from LIV Golf's practices.