The Open: Bryson DeChambeau outlines solution to golf's slow play problem

Bryson DeChambeau says he was playing as fast as possible after he was put on the clock during the third round of The Open. 

DeChambeau looked as though he was heading for an exit at the halfway stage of the final men's major of the year at Royal Portrush. 

The LIV Golf recruit, social media superstar and fan-favourite struggled to get to grips with links golf again and carded a disastrous 78 in round one. 

But a herculean effort on Friday, inspired by his late father, ensured DeChambeau has a weekend tee time in Northern Ireland. 

The two-time major champion had hoped to make a charge up the leaderboard on moving day and he threatened to go low after he raced out of the blocks. 

He fired four birdies in his opening seven holes and made the turn in 33 strokes, but he struggled on the back nine and ended up returning scorecard of 68. 

DeChambeau told reporters in the mixed zone that his group was actually warned and ultimately placed on the clock. 

And he even racked up a 'bad time' on the 17th hole. 

DeChambeau insisted that he was playing as fast as he could.

"Understand we were struggling with pace the whole day," he said.  

"I was moving my butt as fast as I could. Greens were really tricky. I was trying to read them right.

"We just kept losing time. Unfortunately, on the 16-17 exchange, you've got a downhill drivable hole you can play pretty quick if you get in the right spot.

"They did that, and we just lost more time to the group in front of us, and they put us on the clock, which is unfortunate."

DeChambeau was accused of playing far too slowly during his time on the PGA Tour. 

His dawdling sparked his brief feud with Brooks Koepka. 

Although DeChambeau has made improvements, he doesn't believe the pace of play issue is going away anytime soon. 

So he has a solution. 

"If somebody is playing slower, the guy can go up to him and say, 'Hey, man, you're over par with your time.'

"All you do is you just time them for every single shot. He gets there and puts the bag down, and how long it takes him to hit that shot and how long it takes him to walk to the green.

"It's not rocket science. I hope there's a better system out there at some point in time."

DeChambeau had another idea. 

"You time how long someone takes individually, and then you separate that from the other person playing," he said.

"You start/stop on him the whole entire thing. It's one way. 

"I'm not saying it's the answer. I'm definitely not somebody that has the most experience or knowledge on it.

"If somebody has a different way of monitoring it, I hope they make it."

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