The Slam: Good and (mostly) bad ideas to fix the PGA Tour’s two biggest issues
Playoffs are an annoying way to end a golf tournament, aren’t they? After 72 holes of stroke play, the stars don’t want to go out there and play more. So in this episode of The Slam – a National Club Golfer podcast in association with Callaway – Alex Perry and Matt Chivers have some sensible and some not-so sensible ideas to fix it.
While we’re fixing golf, let’s tackle Patrick Cantlay and slow play. Maybe we should just throw more money at the situation and see what happens.
Elsewhere, Rory McIlroy’s controversial WD from the RBC Heritage was a huge talking point from the weekend, and we ask who is the PGA Tour’s most underrated superstar?
Oh, and that reaction from the caddie GOAT that is Billy Foster.
That’s a lot to squeeze into 45 minutes, so let’s dive in…
The Slam podcast: How do we fix slow play on the PGA Tour?
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Alex Perry
Alex has been the editor of National Club Golfer since 2017. A Devonian who enjoys wittering on about his south west roots, Alex moved north to join NCG after more than a decade in London, the last five of which were with ESPN. Away from golf, Alex follows Torquay United and spends too much time playing his PlayStation or his guitar and not enough time practising his short game.
