While golf is known as a game of patience, professional tours are increasingly showing they have no patience for slow play. The tension between thoughtful play and tournament pace has reached a breaking point. Players who once took their time now face serious consequences. Fans watching at home and on the course feel the frustration too. The LPGA Tour demonstrated this stance forcefully during the 2025 Black Desert Championship in Utah. Officials weren’t messing around when it came to keeping things moving, sending a clear message to the entire field.
Young Japanese pro Chisato Iwai felt the sting of this enforcement. During round two, she received a two-stroke penalty for slow play on the par-3 8th hole. The LPGA Media made this public through an X post stating: “Chisato Iwai was assessed a two-stroke penalty for slow play on No. 8 during round two.” This penalty immediately added two strokes to her score and impacted her tournament standing.
Chisato Iwai was assessed a two-stroke penalty for slow play on No. 8 during round two. @LPGA | @BDChampionship
— LPGA Media (@LPGAMedia) May 3, 2025
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