Here's Hoping Golf Does Not Listen To Adam Silver's Advice To Embrace Slow Play
/As the gambling talk speeds up and rounds continue to bog down, golf’s slow play may be seen as a positive in some sectors.
Let’s hope they don’t read Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred’s advice from his NBA counterpart: “you gotta stop talking about the pace of game because your pace of game is going to be absolutely perfect for sports betting.”
Sigh.
The full quote and the interview excerpt is embedded below.
Manfred reminded everyone of this Monday speaking at a webinar hosted by Sportico. He recalled the story of a conversation he had a few years ago with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who told Manfred that MLB’s slower pace gives it an advantage when it comes to placing wagers:
“I’ll tell you a funny story; I don’t think he would mind. One night, I was coming back from an event and the phone rang; it was Adam Silver. He said: Rob, you gotta stop talking about the pace of game because your pace of game is going to be absolutely perfect for sports betting. And he’s right; he usually is. And he was right about that. So we see it as an opportunity to make everything we do… better for our fans. It’s an opportunity that our fans clearly want.”
Would golf embrace slow play to help people get their bets in?
Yes I went full rhetorical there.
