Paul Goydos has ignited a debate on the cart coverage of the PGA Tour Champions, claiming it places him at a aggressive drawback.
Carts are permitted on the Tour, with some restrictions. Nonetheless, the 58-year-old doesn’t use one. He took to Twitter to argue that using carts by others on the Tour is unfair and that PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has been weak on the problem.
Within the now-deleted tweet, he wrote: “I’m now at a aggressive drawback strolling on the @ChampionsTour. If the PGA Tour had a commissioner that had an oz of management expertise he would ban them (I’m advantageous with ADA exceptions). It’s a complete clown present.”
Goydos, who famously shot 59 on the 2010 John Deere Basic, then responded to a number of tweets in his replies, increasing on his criticism. One individual wrote: “Use a cart in case you really feel it offers a bonus,” however the two-time PGA Tour winner defined: “Perceive your level. As a participant that thinks you shouldn’t permit them I’d be hypocritical to take one throughout match rounds. My mom taught me that 2 wrongs don’t make a proper.”
Perceive your level. As a participant that thinks you shouldn’t permit them I’d be hypocritical to take one throughout match rounds. My mom taught me that “ 2 wrongs don’t make a proper”May 6, 2023
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He additionally defined that he’d seen gamers reap the benefits of the actual fact they had been utilizing a cart, saying: “I’ve seen gamers drive their carts to the inexperienced, survey it, then stroll again to their ball and play. They go away their carts by the inexperienced. Brief par 4s.”
I’ve seen gamers drive there carts to the inexperienced, survey it, then stroll again to there ball and play. They go away there carts by the inexperienced. Brief par 4sMay 6, 2023
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That would seem to go in opposition to the rules set out within the 2022 PGA Tour Champions Participant Handbook, which states: “When sensible, carts shouldn’t be pushed previous your individual ball or that of your enjoying companion, and shouldn’t be parked in shut proximity to any ball in play.”
Goydos additionally advised that carts are largely pointless anyway, mentioning that gamers who use them would doubtless not skip a Main, the place they’re prohibited. He wrote: “It’s uncommon you get a gaggle of three walkers. Subsequent week is the Areas Custom, a significant, strolling solely (besides ADA exemptions) what number of gamers will skip as a result of they’ll’t take a cart? ZERO.”
It’s uncommon you get a gaggle of three walkers. Subsequent week is the Areas Custom, a significant, strolling solely( besides ADA exemptions) what number of gamers will skip as a result of they’ll’t take a cart? ZEROMay 6, 2023
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Goydos performed in final week’s Mitsubishi Electrical Basic on the PGA Tour Champions, the place he completed tied for thirtieth. He has 5 wins on the Tour, together with his most up-to-date being the 2017 3M Championship.
Final month, Jack Nicklaus revealed that 15-time Main winner Tiger Woods had informed him that he intends to play on the PGA Tour Champions when he turns 50 and can use a cart.