Patrick Cantlay has a reputation of being one of the slowest players on the PGA Tour.

And after Michael Kim played alongside Cantlay last week at the Rocket Classic, the 2018 John Deere Classic champion took to social media to share his views on the 2021 FedEx Cup champion.

Cantlay is often given a bad rap, mostly by fans who don’t see what he is actually like behind closed doors.

Billy Horschel recently raved about Cantlay, suggesting that he really enjoyed playing alongside him during the TGL Series.

And now Kim has delivered his verdict on the eight-time PGA Tour winner.

The 31-year-old has a huge presence on social media, and often takes to his X account to share behind the scenes information with his followers.

Back at the start of June, Kim took to his X account to praise Ryan Fox for his pace of play during the Canadian Open.

And while Cantlay isn’t in the same league as Fox when it comes to the speed with which he plays, it does seem like he is perhaps unfairly criticised at times.

Michael Kim plays a pitch shot in round four of the US Open at OakmontPhoto by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images

Kim three-putted his final hole during the second round of the Rocket Classic, and as a result, the cut-line dropped from seven to six-under par.

Consequently, Cantlay made the cut on the number and was paired alongside Kim for round three at Detroit Golf Club.

And the University of California, Berkeley graduate took to X to share his opinion on the 33-year-old’s pace of play.

Kim posted: “Patrick Cantlay gets a bad rap on being slow lol. He takes a bit extra over the ball which is when TV shows him but he takes no practice swings and quick to the ball so in the end he’s nowhere close to being the slowest guy out here.“

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How to combat pace of play on the PGA Tour

Young children watching the PGA Tour on their televisions these days are basically being told that it is OK to take more than five hours to play a round of golf.

It needs to be made clear that that is in fact not acceptable.

And the onus is on the PGA Tour players to speed things up.

AimPoint needs to be banned for a start. Not only is all of the skill being taken out of reading greens but it is truly tedious to watch players utilise the method.

Another easy win for the PGA Tour would be to permit range finders. The amount of time it takes for a caddie to get a yardage for his player when they have driven their ball into an unfamiliar spot would be reduced greatly by simply having a yardage measuring device to hand.

And how about having a dedicated ‘bunker raker’ following each group? Caddies have to be so meticulous with the way in which they rake the sand in bunkers, and it can be very time consuming.

These are just a few ideas of how the pace of play on the PGA Tour could be hugely improved. Whether the powers that be make any changes remains to be seen though.