Day: March 23, 2018

Live blog: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Day 3Live blog: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Day 3

AUSTIN, Texas — It’s the final day of the group stage at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. A total of 32 matches are set for Friday at Austin Country Club. The 16 group-stage winners will advance to this weekend’s single-elimination play, starting with Saturday morning’s Round of 16 action. PGATOUR.COM is on the scene in Austin and will provide live coverage throughout the day. Click here for the scenarios for every player in the 64-man field. MATCH RECAPS: Day 2 | Day 1 Watch PGA TOUR LIVE | Printable bracket | Live leaderboard

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Golf’s slow play row rumbles onGolf’s slow play row rumbles on

(CNN)There are times when watching golf is similar to watching a wildlife documentary; so elaborate are some of the modern players’ pre-shot routines, and so lurid the outfits, they resemble birds of paradise, in the full throes of courtship. Slow play is a fast route to heated debate in the sport. At Torrey Pines in January, American JB Holmes took four minutes, 10 seconds to hit his second shot on the final hole, despite the PGA Tour rules stipulating that a player should take no more than 40 seconds. Then there’s Kevin Na, who was derided on social media — including by former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen — for taking a minute-and-a-half over what appeared to be a routine tap-in at the Genesis Open.

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