It took a team event for the PGA Tour to issue its first on-course slow play penalty in 22 years, but digging a bit deeper reveals the real reason why such infractions are almost never doled out.
Little-known Brian Campbell and Miguel Angel Carballo were hit during the first round of the Zurich Classic with a 1-stroke penalty during the foursomes part of the competition.
They bump Glen Day, who was penalized for slow play in 1995, as the latest to incur a penalty. (Five players have been dinged for slow play in major championships since Day at the '95 Honda Classic, but the PGA Tour is not in charge of those events.