The golf world was quick to react to the surprising slow play penalty assessed to 14-year-old Tianlang Guan during Friday’s second round at the Masters. Here are some of the thoughts shared by players on Twitter shortly after the violation was announced:
Penalty for slow play? To a 14yo, history making nonmember? First time in 18 years? Slow play sucks, it's rampant, but bedevil someone else!
— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) April 12, 2013
Can't believe that they gave out a penalty to Guan at the masters. The fact that he is looking at tour players playing every week (cont…
— Shane Lowry (@ShaneLowryGolf) April 12, 2013
…cont) like snails means that he plays the same way. This is a joke. Hope he makes the cut now.
— Shane Lowry (@ShaneLowryGolf) April 12, 2013
I just think if it was te bigger players such as tiger nothing would have been done.
— Shane Lowry (@ShaneLowryGolf) April 12, 2013