Charley Hull makes plenty of headlines as a golfer but she’s also been in the news this past week after making some big suggestions regarding slow play in the game.
Hull came up just short to Nelly Korda at last week’s ANNIKA tournament but despite playing well, her post-tournament interviews were stacked with questions on slow play.
The ever honest English woman shared here view on the matter at the time, with Hull even calling for players to lose their tour cards.
“It was crazy. I’m quite ruthless, but I said, listen, if you get three bad timings, every time it’s a tee shot penalty, if you have three of them you lose your Tour card instantly,” Hull said.
“I’m sure that would hurry a lot of people up and they won’t want to lose their Tour card. “That would kill the slow play, but they would never do that.”
And now, Hull has commented on the matter further, including whether she’d be up for being on a committee to resolve the issue once and for all.
Charley Hull continues slow play debate as she looks to beat Nelly Korda again
Speaking about the benefits of playing as a two-ball instead of a three after the second round of the CME Group Championship, Hull admitted she was all for the format as it involved quicker play and crucially, involved the crowds more.
“It’s a lot nicer. I much prefer it. It’s more fun and I think it’s way better for the crowds. Yeah, I like playing two balls,” Hull responded.
Pressed further on the slow play issues she’s mentioned, Hull was then asked if she’d be willing to sit on a committee addressing the problem. But for Hull, that’s a no-go right now.
“Listen, I am one of the people that I don’t really like to go on committees, have too much involvement. I’ll say my piece, but I’m not really the brains behind that all. I just kind of like doing any own thing.”
What is everyone saying about slow play in golf?
Hull’s comments last week were some of the most forthright yet when it comes to the slow play issues in golf and since then, we’ve heard different takes.
Lexi Thompson agreed with Hull – albeit with a less aggressive tone – as she suggested fines or other action to stop players taking liberties.
Furthermore, LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux has admitted slow play is a problem and has conceded that there is work to be done on getting this problem eradicated.
Quite what 2025 and beyond will bring with the slow play issue, remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure, and that’s that it won’t go away until the powers that be take some sort of decision.
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