The pace-of-play debate in golf has reared its head again with Patrick Cantlay.
The PGA Tour vet is talented, but with fellow players complaining and fans joking about how slow he is even when he hits holes in one, it’s clear the label isn’t going away soon. Maybe the PGA Tour needs a pitch clock like Major League Baseball has now (and it’s working!).
But here’s the fun part of all this: There’s a new meme that golf fans are having fun with comparing Cantlay’s slow play to other things, from Happy Gilmore clips to horse races to … well, just a guy timing how long Cantlay takes to swing at a ball.
Let’s run through them:
He's slower than a horse race
This is my favourite one yet. Black Cavier wins over 1000m faster than Cantlay holed the 4 footer. Incredible!
🎥 @DigDooley pic.twitter.com/u7i4eZuN78
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) April 19, 2023
The Happy Gilmore jokes
Gilmore 3 putted and vandalized the clown hole before Patrick Cantlay hit in a 4 footer. Just watch.
pic.twitter.com/OztjAaFfE6— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) April 17, 2023
Gilmore putted out faster on the first hole of the Waterbury Open than Patrick Cantlay hits his driver. Just watch pic.twitter.com/OSLrw1x2yl
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) April 14, 2023
Happy Gilmore figured out how to bank a putt off a Volkswagen into a collapsed tower which ended up going in to win the ‘96 Tour Championship quicker than Patrick Cantlay was able to make a 4 foot putt at the RBC Heritage which he did not win pic.twitter.com/OyvxwQimtb
— Tour Golf (@TuorGolf) April 17, 2023
This guy timed Cantlay from the gallery
🚨#WATCH: Gallery members got out the timers ⏱️ as Patrick Cantlay took 2 mins and 50 seconds to hit a shot 👀. pic.twitter.com/hENyq8aUhT
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) April 18, 2023
The videos keep on coming!
Patrick Cantlay: ‘We we’re waiting for people on the green, we weren’t slow.’
Also Patrick Cantlay
— Joe Pop (@JoePops_) April 13, 2023
Of course we need a Caddyshack reference
Who’s slower? Patrick Cantlay or Judge Smails? pic.twitter.com/Qb8nfuig9o
— SPUN (@SPUN) April 15, 2023
