Molinari & # 039; s tweet gave rise to Tour & # 039; s new slow play fines

A new timing system will be tested at next month's BMW PGA championship in Wentworth

Edoardo Molinari, who identified slow players on Twitter, led to European Tour measures to speed up the game, says chief executive Keith Pelley.

On Monday, a four-point plan was announced that included an immediate one-stroke penalty if a player clocked two unacceptable times in a round.

There will also be higher fines for those who are consistently left behind.

Pelley said the ex-Ryder Cup player was "absolutely right" to tackle a problem that is the biggest discussion point of golf.

In April, the Italian tweeted a list of timed players, with the number of violations they had committed and the total fines.

It came after his second round at the Hassan Trophy took five hours and 30 minutes to finish.

"I spoke with Edoardo shortly thereafter, and although I did not necessarily agree with his chosen method, he was quite right to address the problem," Pelley said.

"It led to a discussion at the next meeting of the tournament committee held in the British Masters in May.

" Fortunately, our tournament committee shared Edoardo's conviction that enough was enough and they were enough willing to make some difficult decisions and accept the need to be more punitive. & # 39;