Matt Fitzpatrick doesn’t support the PGA Tour changes

Lucas Glover criticized the PGA Tour a few days ago after the leaders of this Tour announced changes, which were not so well received. Namely, the leaders of the PGA Tour want to reduce the number of participants in the tournament, stressing they want to solve the problems with the pace of the game. Although there are many changes in circulation, Glover is especially angry about the decrease in the number of participants. The 45-year-old American doesn’t understand where such changes come from, advocating golf as we have seen it for years.

According to him, these changes are the result of “meetings between ‘cool’ golfers”, such as Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay, Tiger Woods, and other famous players, who allegedly asked for special privileges.

Glover also pointed out that reducing the number of participants under the pretext of improving the pace of the game is not justified and that he believes that the PGA Tour, by disrespecting players, shows a lack of respect for their intelligence. He stresses that instead, the organizers should directly say that they are trying to satisfy the interest of only a few selected golfers, in order to keep them within the system, instead of worrying about the improvement of the quality of the game and its pace.

It seems that a similar opinion is shared by a large number of golf fans, frustrated by what the leaders want to present. Golf fans, although they want to watch top players, think that it is crucial to leave the essence of golf and let golf be as it was years ago. The well-known name of the golf scene, Matt Fitzpatrick, also reacted, stressing that the problem of the pace of play is being talked about year after year.

“He’s so right,” wrote Fitzpatrick. 

“Pathetic that pace of play is spoken about every year and nothing ever gets done.”

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