If you want proof that time is, indeed, a flat circle, there’s no better evidence than golf’s slow-play debate. PGA Tour players, commentators, and fans talk about this issue every single year. And yet nothing ever seems to change.

The chatter has ramped up the past couple weeks again with rounds taking nearly six hours, causing Dottie Pepper’s viral moment on CBS during the final round of last week’s Farmers Insurance Open. Great job, Dottie. But again, it’s not going to change anything. (Although, as this post was being written, the tour announced it’s going to try out a few new things, including allowing players to use distance-measuring devices during rounds. Maybe Dottie really did it!)

Anyway, the tour’s previous big solution was to limit fields more starting next year. And some players like Michael Kim have said that will really help. We always appreciate Kim’s candid thoughts. And he went to Cal-Berkeley so you know he’s smart.

But on Wednesday, Kim took to Twitter to admit his opinion has been changed and that more needs to be done. Here are some of his thoughts:

All good stuff. From Michael, that is. The fact that on the PGA Tour you need TEN bad times before getting a fine (and still no penalty) is crazy. And then Kim shared something particularly interesting. Actual data the tour provides him (and all other players) on their pace of play. Have a look:

There truly is a stat for everything in sports these days. As you can see, Michael is in the middle of the pack. “Right in that meaty part of the curve,” as George Costanza would say. “Not showing off, not falling behind.” Literally, in this case.

So good for him for sharing—and for keeping pace. As Kim notes, he only has access to his own numbers. But maybe allowing the public to see everyone’s stats could help moves things along. Like we saw with Dottie Pepper’s rant, a little public shaming can go a long way.

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