The PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour are implementing speed-of-play initiatives to address pace-of-play issues. The PGA Tour will allow distance-measuring devices at six events over a four-week period, beginning at the RBC Heritage and Corales Puntacana Championship. The Korn Ferry Tour will permit these devices at three consecutive events starting with the Lecom Suncoast Classic.
These changes are part of the recommendations from the Tour’s player-led Speed of Play Working Group. The revised Pace of Play Policy includes a one-stroke penalty for the first "bad time" and will be tested on the Korn Ferry Tour. Data from both Tours will be analyzed to potentially introduce a new Pace of Play Policy on the PGA Tour by 2026. Additional recommendations, such as publishing pace of play data for PGA Tour members, are also being developed.