Slow Play is More Important than Anchored Putters, So Says Bubba Watson

In June the PGA Tour announced it would be adopting the USGA and R&A’s ban on anchored putters. The reaction from many players on Tour at the time was mixed, with some fully supporting the ban while others saw it as another unnecessary rule. Last week Bubba Watson made his feelings known by announcing he thinks slow play is a more pressing issue to the world of golf.
 
The 2012 Masters Champion believes the future of the game is at stake if it doesn’t speed up. From the Pros down to your average leisurely golfer, Watson strongly feels that slow play is the issue the needs addressing.
 
“We are worried about putters and golf balls and all these things, but I think we should be more concerned about slow play and speeding the game up, not just for pros but for amateur golfers, as well,” Watson told organisers of the Asian Tour’s Thailand Golf Championship. “Nobody wants to play a game that takes five and a half hours to play. We want everybody to be able to play and go a lot faster.”