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So the debate about whether the European Tour should be holding a golf tournament in Saudi Arabia is hotting up. Tiger Woods turned down the appearance money and stayed away, as did Paul Casey who is an Ambassador for UNICEF. But of those top players who are at the Royal Greens Club

Justin Rose “I’m not a politician, I’m a pro golfer”

Dustin Johnson: “I’m not a politician, I play golf”.

Brooks Kopeka: “I’m not going to get into it”.

The most pragmatic argument came from Eddie Pepperell, who is not receiving an appearance fee. He said

Responding to Brooks Koepka’s criticism this week of his slow play DeChambeau said  that he’s put on the clock almost every week but he’s “used to it now.” He spends so much time discussing with his caddie all the elements affecting every shot including air density.

“It’s actually quite impressive that we’re able to get all that stuff done in 45 seconds; people don’t realize that it’s very difficult to do everything we do in 45 seconds,” DeChambeau told reporters Tuesday at the inaugural Saudi International. “I think that anybody that has an issue with it, I understand, but we’re playing for our livelihoods out here, and this is what we want to do. If we want to provide the best entertainment for you, it’s part of our process, or it’s part of my process, at least.”

“Trust me, we do our due diligence to speed up and do our best,” he said. “We’re not trying to slow anyone down. I’m not trying to slow anyone down. It’s just a part of the process, and unfortunately the Rules of Golf allow for a certain amount of time, and we’re used it to our fullest potential.”