Sweep
Journeyman Pro
I have just watched Paul McGinley play a shot in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. He had 215 yards out of light rough. I couldn't believe how long he took to play the shot, so I replayed and timed it. When the Sky coverage started he was already making practice swings, so let's be generous and say he had started his pre shot routine 10 seconds earlier. From there until impact he took 82 seconds, plus the 10 = 92 seconds, to play a relatively easy shot which he effectively duffed.
So, if you take 92 seconds and multiply it by 70 (an average round) and then by 3 for a 3 ball, you get to more than 5 hours and 15 minutes without the time it takes to walk between shots and to the next tee. Is this a good example? Is this playing the game the way it should be played?
Incidentally, the amateur he was playing with took 26 seconds.
So, if you take 92 seconds and multiply it by 70 (an average round) and then by 3 for a 3 ball, you get to more than 5 hours and 15 minutes without the time it takes to walk between shots and to the next tee. Is this a good example? Is this playing the game the way it should be played?
Incidentally, the amateur he was playing with took 26 seconds.