Top Golfers Decline to Speed Up Play, Despite Shrinking Attention Spans

LOS ANGELES — Nobody can accuse Jordan Spieth or Jason Day of dawdling on their ascents to golf’s mountaintop. Spieth was 22 when he first reached the No. 1 ranking, and Day was 27. For long stretches last season, Day and Spieth took turns in the top two spots in the world rankings.

But suddenly, it seemed everyone wanted to clock their progress around the golf course, where their deliberate routines rendered them lightning rods in a sport struggling to combat slow play.