Matt Fitzpatrick slams 'truly appalling' slow play in golf - 'Like hitting your head against a brick wall'

Matt Fitzpatrick has called for more action to be taken against slow play in golf which he says is «truly appalling». The Yorkshireman's criticism comes after playing alongside Patrick Cantlay on his way to his first regular PGA Tour title at the RBC Heritage last weekend. Ad Cantlay was criticised by Viktor Hovland and Brooks Koepka for slow play during the Masters at Augusta.

RBC HeritageFitzpatrick makes history, Spieth wins fans, Cantlay answers critics — 5 things we learnedYESTERDAY AT 14:29 Fitzpatrick says the length of time to get through certain rounds is a «disgrace», but does not believe any player will get penalised for it. «If you're in a three-ball, in my opinion, you should be round in four hours, four-and-a-half absolute maximum — it's a disgrace to get anywhere near that. You're talking five hours and 15 minutes, five-and-a-half hours at some venues and it's truly appalling.

»The problem is this conversation has gone on for years and years and years, and no one has ever done anything so I feel it's almost a waste of time talking about it. «I have strong opinions, but no one's going to do anything about it.» Fitzpatrick makes history, Spieth wins fans, Cantlay answers critics — 5 things we learned 'This one is for Seve' — Rahm claims dominant victory at The Masters The PGA Tour introduced a 'Pace of Play' policy in 2020 that would see players who take 45 seconds or longer to hit a shot across a 10-tournament rolling period added to an 'observation list'. The 45-second threshold was set when a sample of 14 million shots found that the slowest 10 per cent of players on the tour averaged 45 seconds or more to make their shot.