Calling out the slow-play offenders

Edoardo Molinari of Italy. Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Edoardo Molinari is my player of the year. I started paying the Italian a lot more respect when he said he’d had enough of slow play. His actions have forced the European Tour to take action on those who impersonate snails. The 2005 U.S. Amateur winner lost it after taking five and a half hours in the Trophée Hassan II. He highlighted the issue on Twitter and followed it up by posting a photo of a list of Euro Tour players who’ve picked up bad times this year. As a member of the Euro Tour’s tournament committee, the Italian helped instigate plans to speed up the snails. From next season the Euro Tour will do just that. Thank you, Edoardo, or should I say, Bellissimo?

— Alistair Tait