Podcast: How Can We Stop Slow Play? + Harrington's Tips
We reflect on a controversial weekend where slow play was very much on the agenda
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We reflect on a controversial weekend where slow play was very much on the agenda
Podcast: How Can We Stop Slow Play? + Harrington's Tips
In this week's podcast Tom and Elliott look back on a controversial weekend in New Jersey where Bryson DeChambeau and slow play were the talking points.
We look back on the golf and ask what can be done to speed up play.
As well as that we discuss Tiger Woods' withdrawl and we hear from three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington who shares some superb tips.
As ever, we finish with our usual quiz. Enjoy!
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Elliott Heath is our Senior Staff Writer and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news, features, courses and travel sections as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Elliott has interviewed some huge names in the golf world including Sergio Garcia, Thomas Bjorn, Bernd Wiesberger and Scotty Cameron as well as a number of professionals on the DP World and PGA Tours. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as four Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays at West Byfleet Golf Club in Surrey, where his handicap index floats anywhere between 2-6. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max
Hybrid: TaylorMade SIM Max
Irons: Mizuno MP5 4-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
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