by bill propst
Some golfers just don't get it. Slow play is no fun for the rest of us who have to endure it. All it takes is one guy on Saturday morning to screw up the course for 100 people to follow. I think sending a message to a guy who has a habit of this is fine. In the real world outside the tour if a guy is like that we just don't invite him back the next week.

by MG
I find it sad, and a little scary, that people are defending what Rory did. With the slow decline of ediquete and rules one day in the not to distant future golf could look like the NBA. Golf is one of the most apealing sports for parents to encourage their young children to join - and a large part of the apeal is that it is a sport of honor and rules. You have to act like a gentleman - not a thug.

by Bill McLaughlin
Those of you who were so quick to totally jump on Rory and suggest that his actions were going to ruin the gentlemen's game did not wait around long enough to hear more of the story. It seems that being paired with Crane he has been on the clock five times already this year. Ten times on the clock will cost him $20,000 in fines. You think Crane is going to poney up any of that for him?
Also he was paired with Crane three times and played behind him the other round at the tournament. We amatures do not have to go through that kind of punishment as we can pick who we play with round after round.
While I do not actually condone Sabbitini's solution, I can understand his continued frusrtation. Don't be too quick to jump ugly on guys who have no choice but to endure another's slow play. The PGA is at fault here.

by Ben Holcombe
I play in a group with 4 other guys, all 5 handicaps or less and we can get around in 3 and a half hours. When we have to wait ours scores reflect the delay.
I fully uderstand that these guys are playing for a living. However when it takes a twosome 4+ hours something has to be done. Obviously slow play penalties are not severe enough.
What Sabbatini did was wrong, however hopefully some good will become of it.

by Nick Aramino
Sure you can Ben -- you get to play often and you low handicappers hit it straight. And more power to you. But I work 65 hours a week; and if I get a chance to play once or twice a month, I'm lucky. Alot of us 20 handicappers -- who make up a larger percentage of recreational golfers -- don't hit it so straight and it takes longer to play when you're chasing it into the woods or fishing it out of the water. I rush all week to make a living. I play as fast as is reasonbable and I don't dilly-dally; but I'm not going to rush when its one of the few times I get to relax and have some fun. If you can't set aside 4 to 5 hours for a round on a Saturday, don't play. When I started playing 40 years ago, no one used a cart; and 4.5 hours was common on weekends when play is heavy. Slow down and enjoy the scenery. It's golf -- not a track meet.

by Warren Hackler
Not that I'm sticking up Sabbatini but I'm glad that somebody finally made a stand against slow play. I really wish that one of the "big" names in golf would say something about it. Slow play is the main reason that my buddy's and I don't play near as much as we used to. We just don't have the time to spend "all day" on the course!