Tiger Woods calls for penalty strokes
Comments come after Kevin Na's constant practice strokes and waggles
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida: Tiger Woods has called on the PGA Tour to punish slow play with penalty strokes rather than the current practice of handing out undisclosed fines.
The pace of rounds came to the fore at the Players Championship this week where Kevin Na's constant practice strokes and ‘waggles' annoyed the crowd.
Former world No 1 Woods believes a shot penalty for a ‘bad time' when a player is on the clock would be a far bigger deterrent than cash punishments which are believed to be around $5,000 (Dh18,365) to $10,000.
"Very simple. If you get a warning, you get a penalty. I think that would speed it up," Woods told reporters after carding a final round 73 to finish 12 strokes behind winner Matt Kuchar.
"Strokes is money. One shot can be the difference between first and second. How much is the difference between first and second? $800,000?
"I would take the five grand over the 800k. That one shot, that's the difference, that's what people don't realise, that one shot is so valuable," added the 14-times major winner.
Woods expressed some sympathy for Na who on Saturday admitted his difficulty in being able to release his stroke due to a lack of balance, among other problems.
