Pace of play on the links is an inexact science, and Bryson DeChambeau didn't mince words when discussing what he referred to as "out of control" pacing during The Open Championship this weekend.
Speaking after his third round, DeChambeau, whose front nine at Royal Portrush went far quicker than his back nine, proposed a "very simple" solution.
"You individually time everybody for their whole entire round," DeChambeau said, according to GOLF.com. "It’s very simple. Nobody wants to do it because people are too scared to get exposed, which I’m an advocate for. I’d love to be timed, and I have no problem with that. My putting — I’m more deliberate and take more time on that, but when it comes to iron shots and off the tee, I’m pretty fast."
Many of Thursday’s rounds loomed around or just went over the six-hour mark. Friday wasn't much better. DeChambeau got behind the eight-ball on Thursday, shooting a 78 on Day 1, followed by a 65-stroke round on Day 2.
"I can tell you, [the] first two rounds — it was out of control what I saw," DeChambeau said, according to Sports Illustrated. "That’s the way people play. Long story short, one day I hope we can have a better system."
"It’s not difficult at all," added DeChambeau, who is tied for 34th place headed into Sunday.
"I think it would be more fair towards everybody," DeChambeau said, per GOLF.com. "You know if somebody is playing slower, the [official] can go up to them and say, ‘Hey man, you’re over par with your time.’ All you do is you just time them for every shot — he gets there, puts the bag down, and how long it takes them to hit that shot … to walk to the green — it’s not rocket science. You time how long someone takes individually, and then you separate that from the
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