Rick Shiels shares what happened during the PGA Championship which he found ‘bizarre’ and ‘weird’

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Rick Shiels has revealed one part of the PGA Championship at Valhalla that he found utterly “bizarre”.

It was a low-scoring affair at Valhalla as Xander Schauffele claimed the Wanamaker Trophy after posting a score of 21-under through his four rounds.

Schauffele, along with Shane Lowry, carded the joint-lowest score in PGA Championship history during the tournament.

Despite the relative ease with which Valhalla was dispatched, there was no less excitement as Schauffele made a must-hole putt on the 18th to prevent a play-off with Bryson DeChambeau.

Rick Shiels can’t understand ‘bizarre’ rule at the PGA Championship

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YouTube golf star Shiels has been picking apart the events which unfolded at Valhalla in his latest podcast, and there’s one rule he can’t understand.

The PGA allows players to use rangefinders at the year’s second major, something that isn’t permitted on the PGA Tour or in the other three major championships.

Shiels has since called the decision “bizarre”.

“The PGA Championship is a really interesting one because you can actually use range finders, which still I found so weird last night watching it, going that just looks bizarre,” he explained.

“Is it good? Is it bad? I’m not sure. It’s different, and there’s definitely a lot of new advertising opportunities. All the range caddies had the big massive pouches, they have all them clipped to their belts quite naturally.”

This is a forward-thinking decision from the PGA Championship

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The decision to allow the one-week rule to come into force was to improve the pace of play.

Players can gain a rough estimate of the yardage required using a measuring device instead of working it out using the yardage book.

As a result, the time taken to decide on a shot should be reduced.

In a world where LIV Golf exists and the game of golf needs to be more spectator-friendly, decisions like this make sense.

The whole field is allowed to use distance-measuring devices, meaning no advantage is gained. Traditionalists won’t like the decision, but, on the whole, it’s a positive move from the PGA.