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Forget the fines for slow play. There is only one penalty that will speed up the tour pros

Remove $100,000 from Rory McIlroy‘s bank account and he wouldn’t look twice.

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Remove$100,000fromRoryMcIlroy‘sbankaccountandhewouldn’tlooktwice.Hewouldn’tlookonce. ButfurywouldbuildinhisstockyIrishframewithoneglanceofascorecardmuddiedwithatwo-shotpenaltyforslowplay. ThisisnottosayMcIlroyisslow.Heisacasestudyfromafileofmulti-millionairegolferswhodon’trunbehindthesofafromslowplayfinesbutmorereclinetilted-headinrelaxation. Asisthelandscapeingolfwhereplayersareheinouslyoverpaidandhaveadistortedviewofself-worth,theyhavebecomeequallynumbtopickinguppaychecksandtheprospectofgivingsomeback. Theonlylanguagethesepeoplespeakisgolf.Asixonascorecardislikeanelephantintheroom,anditisonlywhenshotpenaltiesareregularlyintroducedthatplayerswillstampededownfairwaysinsteadofslithering. ThisissuewasnevermorepertinentattheANNIKAattheendofthe2024LPGATourseason.CarlotaCiganda,arguablythegame’