Justin Thomas confirms PGA Tour will not adopt | Golf News

Justin Thomas has make clear why the PGA Tour will not be emulating TGL’s shot clock function.

After his debut with Atlanta Drive Golf Club, the place they trounced New York Golf Club on the SoFi Center, Thomas addressed the shot clock challenge that followers have lauded in TGL, particularly given the continuing gradual play discussions on the PGA Tour. Despite hopes for a shot clock to be applied at Tour occasions, Thomas indicated it is unlikely.

“You know, it’s tough. Look, this is my 10th year on Tour. I’ve been on the PAC [Player Advisory Council] a lot of years. We’ve talked about pace of play all 10 years. The thing is you have to make such drastic changes for it to be noticeable. Pretty much a lot of the conversations end the same way,” Thomas stated.

“It’s like what are we trying to accomplish here? Are rounds going to be 12 minutes faster? Are they going to be 20 minutes faster? It’s hard to realistically make a big enough difference where people are like, wow, this is great.

“Rounds are solely three hours now or three and a half hours as an alternative of 5. You know what I imply? It’s actually laborious to make that large of a change.”

While two-time major champion Thomas is open to speeding up the game, he also stresses the importance of maintaining equilibrium as top players tackle the sport’s most challenging courses.

He added: “Look, there undoubtedly could possibly be some issues right here and there which are achieved, but it surely’s additionally — I believe there’s, like, a Fan Forward survey that the Tour does with followers. They like tougher golf programs, they usually like watching us play tough locations however they need us to play sooner, so these two do not go collectively.

“You’ve kind of got to pick and choose your battles. But yeah, I guess we’ll see. I’m sure we’re all hopeful, but at the end of the day it’s like, what are we trying to accomplish.”

Slow play was thrust into the highlight towards the top of 2024, initially introduced up by LPGA star Charley Hull and subsequently touched upon by four-time main winner Rory McIlroy.

The latter has referred to as for swift penalties for gradual play, declaring: “I think the guys that are slow are the guys that get too many chances before they are penalized. So it should be a warning and then a shot. It should be you’re put on the clock and that is your warning, and then if you get a bad time while on the clock, it’s a shot. That will stamp it out right away.”