So the Reed/Spieth thing from last weekend made me wonder if some of the games biggest stars do get to enjoy some looser standards and norms versus journeymen. What do you think?
So to my recollection we've had very few penalties for slow play. The last, and please correct me if I'm wrong, was the teenager who got a 1 stroke penalty? Guan Tinalang.
The day we say a Top 50, much less a Top 10 player in the world get called on this since it's flat out embarrassing watching on TV how long some players take then I'll say no. They get put on the clock and it's just an empty threat.
Of course they do, just like all of us travel through life differently. As far as Spieth and Reed.... well, one guy seems to be a nice guy who plays slow and knows the rule book forwards and back, the other comes off slightly differently...
Same as refs in the NBA, MLB umpires and even police officers when they pull someone over.
Yes they do. Tyrrell Hatton said so in a recent interview about the threesome he, Sharma and Phil were in. Hatton and Sharma were put on the clock and Phil wasn't
Yes and no. Golf is probably one of the better sports as there isn't a ton of subjective stuff or spur of the moment calls. Before the call in change I think any treatment for being a star might have been outweighed by more chance of getting an after the fact penalty. Now I can easily see this being an issue with being on the clock and how the "enforce" it.