Michael Kim Comments On DP World Tour Pace Of Play

During the BMW PGA Championship, Michael Kim made his first appearance on the European Tour.  He had a rough start and didn’t make the cut for the tournament.  After losing out on the tournament, Kim decided to compare and contrast the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, taking some notes.   He went to social media to share a couple of things. An interesting note he took was the one on the pace of play between the two tours.  

PGA Tour Pace Of Play

2025 has been the year that the PGA started cracking down on pace of play, also known as slow play.  The success of the move so far is still up for debate, as there are people who don’t think it was necessary, and others who think the PGA hasn’t gone far enough.  There are also players who are unfazed by the implementations, like Patrick Cantlay.  He found himself on the shot clock and the leaderboard of shame at the BMW Championship.  Tournaments like the RBC Heritage saw the use of rangefinders to reduce time, and a Peru event saw the first penalty handed out.  This is the environment Michael Kim was seeing on the PGA Tour, and he got to see how it was handled on a different tour.

Michael Kim On The DP World Tour

During the BMW PGA Championship, Michael Kim remembered how the slow play crackdown on his home Tour and got a chance to see the pace of play in England.  On his Twitter, Kim started by reflecting on how he played and how he can improve.  He praised the Wentworth course for being a good blend of fun and challenge.  Finally, Kim moved on to how the pace of play is handled on the DP World Tour.  He is not impressed.  In the post in question, Kim wrote:

“Feel like the Euro Tour had a better reputation about slow play than the PGA Tour. Nope, same pace of play as the PGA Tour haha.”

The pace of play in Europe isn’t too different from that on the PGA, according to Kim.  Rory McIlroy may be inclined to agree.  Although there were some measures taken during the Irish Open, he found himself on the shot clock despite being a pretty speedy player.  

Although not a DP event, the Open Championship saw several complaints for slow play, with hardly any consequence for it.  The major left many players exhausted from the time spent on the field just waiting for everyone to play.  This is what Michael Kim has been observing.

Michael Kim Shows Major Issue In Golf

Based on what Michael Kim has noted at Wentworth, slow play is a universal issue in golf.  The PGA is taking steps to mitigate the issue; however, there needs to be changes agreed upon across the board.  If nothing is agreed on, whenever there is cross-play between leagues, like during a major, or like with Rory McIlroy during the Irish Open, then everyone will feel the effect of differing policies.  For now, Michael Kim will continue playing in Europe, with the next tournament being the Open De France.