How big will the fines be for PGA Tour's 'excessive average stroke time' violators?

The Players Championship section will beryllium reduced from 144 players to 120 if it’s among a bid of proposals from nan PGA Tour that will beryllium voted connected by nan Policy Board Nov. 18 astatine nan Sea Island Club, wherever nan RSM Classic will beryllium played later that week.

Golfweek first reported nan proposal, which would trim nan maximum size of fields for Tour events to 120 players earlier Daylight Savings Time and 132 players aft that. While nan first information of The Players will beryllium played March 13, 4 days aft DST begins, nan Board will still ballot connected whether to trim nan field.

The Tour has been having trouble completing nan 2nd information of events and making nan trim connected Fridays because of suspensions owed to darkness.

Under nan proposal, afloat fields would beryllium 120 players until aft nan Masters successful April. Last year, The Players was incapable to complete nan first and 2nd rounds astatine nan TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium Course because of darkness.

The Tour besides is proposing a alteration to its gait of play policy, pinch fines for “Excessive Average Stroke Time.”

Under nan proposal, a subordinate pinch an mean changeable clip of 12 aliases much seconds complete nan section mean (who made nan trim and played successful each 4 rounds) will person 2 warnings, past fined $5,000 for a 3rd usurpation and $10,000 for each usurpation aft that.