The LPGA Tour is cracking down on slow play. Speaking from The Annika 2026 in Florida, the LPGA unveiled a stricter pace of play policy for 2027, with new rules including a shorter shot clock and immediate fines.
How the New LPGA Pace of Play Rules Work
Players will get 60 seconds per shot during 2027 season, down from 70 in 2026. The tour is also scrapping its warning system.
Under the current LPGA rules, players one to five seconds over the limit get two warnings before a fine. Next season, they will face fines right away.
Bigger offenses will cost more, too. Players running six to 15 seconds over the limit keep the one-stroke penalty but now add a fine. Players exceeding the limit by16 or more seconds keep the two-stroke penalty and also pay up.
The tour also lowered its fine threshold from 40 timed holes to 35.
Why the LPGA Tour Is Tightening Pace of Play
The LPGA said pace improved after the current policy took effect ahead of the 2025 season, but it has recently flatlined. The tour timed 12% more holes, while warnings and penalties climbed.
Officials have handed out five one-stroke and two two-stroke penalties this season, up from three and two in 2025. Last month, Carlota Ciganda and Yealimi Noh each took two-stroke penalties at the Buick LPGA Shanghai.
"Pace of play matters to our players, our fans and our partners," an LPGA spokesperson said.
Top players at The Annika 2026 welcomed the changes. World No. 1 Nelly Korda and No. 8 Charley Hull both voiced support on Wednesday, speaking from Pelican Golf Club.
"I'm a big fan," Korda said.
The 2026 LPGA Tour wraps up next week at the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida.
