On Monday, the European Tour announced a four-point plan aimed at tackling the issue of slow play in the game.
The plan, which will come into effect this November, will focus on four areas—regulation, education, innovation and field sizes.
Of those four areas, notable updates include that players will now only have to breach the time allowances twice in a round to incur a one-stroke penalty, and players who are put on the clock at least 15 times next season will now be fined £26,000 compared to the £9,000 fine they currently face.
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In their statement, the European Tour said
The Tour will also look to reduce the number of players in the field at events where possible, while rules officials are set to be proactive regarding targeting slow players on the course.
Speaking on the four-point plan, Keith Pelley, Chief Executive of the European Tour, stated
To retain their European Tour card, each member will have to pass an interactive online rules test, while a trial pace of play timing system will be implemented at the Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth next month where there will also be larger gaps between start times over the weekend’s rounds.