LPGA icon Dottie Pepper had enough at the Farmers Insurance Open when time seemed to have stopped during the final rounds. The pairing of Harris English, Aldrich Potgieter, and Andrew Novak labored through nine holes in three hours with the final round in San Deigo taking just short of 5 hours and 30 minutes.
This sluggish pace of play wasn’t anything new for the PGA Tour and they are looking to take action after a fan survey revealed slow play in tournaments is a major problem. While the Tour contemplates what to do next, LIV Golf went out and flexed its smooth fast-paced style under the lights in Saudi Arabia.
Earlier, American Express also saw a time of closer to six hours to complete its final round. Hence, when LIV Golf wrapped up its first round of 2025 in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, they wasted no time in bragging about the smooth pace of play on social media.