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Scottie Scheffler Solves PGA Tour Pace of Play Issue, 'You Aren't Going to Like This'
@Source: newsweek.com
Scottie Scheffler is back at work and ready to defend his RBC Heritage title. His first day in Hilton Head was filled with ceremonial activities, but it was also the site of one of his most memorable press conferences in recent memory.A relaxed and talkative Scheffler discussed a variety of matters with reporters covering the event, including the topic of the moment, the PGA Tour's new slow-play measure that will be tested at the RBC Heritage.It involves allowing the use of distance measuring devices, or rangefinders, which will be allowed at Harbour Town Golf Links and five other events during the season. It is not something that has caught Scheffler's attention, however."You're not going to like this answer, but I kind of forgot about that," he said about using a rangefinder during the RBC Heritage."I'll trust Ted [Scott, his caddie] what he wants to do. I don't really care. He's the one that gets the number. I'm sure we'll have it in the bag."This apparent apathy on the part of the two-time Masters winner is no coincidence. His vision for solving the pace-of-play problem is very different from that of the PGA Tour."What affects the pace of play is walking the golf course," Scheffler said. "I think we're playing twosomes all week, so it will go from a five hour round to maybe four hours or less.""When you see the biggest changes in pace of play, it all comes from going from three guys to two guys in a pairing. It's just easier to get around the golf course."When it comes to speeding up the the pace of play, Scheffler will give the use of rangefinders little more than the benefit of the doubt."I'm not sure if it will have a significant impact on pace of play, but we'll see," he said. "It's something we haven't tested out before. Will it save a few minutes? I don't think it would hurt pace of play, but you never know. My answer is we'll see what happens."The World No. 1 did not miss the opportunity to outline the measures he would like to see the PGA Tour devote its time and efforts to."I think, if we're going to spend a lot of time and energy, I think where I would want to spend it is get more people involved in the game of golf," he said, "more people able to come and play. It's a great game. It's a great sport. You learn a lot of life lessons playing golf.""What's most important for me as a player, where I want to spend the most time and energy specifically in the game of golf is getting people involved," he added."I've met some of my best friends in the whole world playing the game of golf. It's a really special game that I think more people should want to play."Scottie Scheffler won the RBC Heritage 2024 just one week after winning the Masters Tournament. It was his fourth win of last season and he became just the fifth player to win on the PGA Tour the week after winning at Augusta National.Scheffler will tee off at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time for the first round of the RBC Heritage 2025. His group partner will be Viktor Hovland.More Golf: Jordan Spieth breaks silence on Masters secret he's not supposed to mention
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