Pepperell apologizes for DeChambeau & # 039; twit & # 039; outburst while PGA Tour revises slow play policy

DeChambeau has been called a "slow golfer" by fellow American Justin Thomas

The PGA Tour revises its pace of play policy after Bryson DeChambeau was criticized for slow play at the Northern Trust in New Jersey.

It took the American more than two minutes to hit a 70-meter chip, and a similar time to set up an eight-foot putt, which he then went missing.

On Monday, the English Eddie Pepperell apologized to DeChambeau for calling him a "one-sided twit" on Twitter.

"That was unnecessary and something that I should not have said," Pepperell added.

The current policy of the PGA Tour puts players on "the clock" when their group falls out of position.

Players are given 40-50 seconds to take a shot and a first offense results in a warning, while a second in the same round is punished with a blow.

"We think technology certainly plays a key role in this," said PGA Tour, head of operations Tyler Dennis.

"We are thinking about new ways to use it to tackle these situations.

" We know that the individual habits of players when they prepare for a shot can hit a fast become centerpiece in today's world, and our players and fans are very passionate about this issue, "said Dennis.

" We have technology to give each player a pace of play report that they have access allowing the different parts of their game are interrupted and feedback is given about the average time the player needs to make a certain shot.

"We are currently working on this aspect of pacing and asking ourselves:" Is there a better way to do it? "

Speaking before the Northern Trust started , four-fold big winner Brooks Koepka said that players who went too long over their recordings said, "out of control".

Rich Beem, the US PGA C 2002 winner of the championship, said: "This must stop. PGA Tour, if you do nothing about this, you will be ashamed!"

DeChambeau defended itself after the third round of the Northern Trust on Saturday and told reporters: "When people start talking to me about slow play and how I kill the game, I do this and that in the game, that is complete and you know it."

However, American Justin Thomas played with DeChambeau in the first two rounds at the Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey and said that his countryman & # 39; a slow golfer & # 39; used to be.

He added: & I hate to say this because I don't want Bryson to think I'm on the bus or anything like that, but it's just too bad where the pace of play is currently is. "