PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The worst thing you can say to the PGA Tour's trio of time czars—Gary Young, senior VP of Rules & Competition; Stephen Cox, VP of rules & Tournament Administration; and Billy Schroder, senior VP of Competition Special Projects—is that the tour just doesn't do anything about pace of play.

The Tour has much to take pride in this week, from improving TV ratings to the rollout of new initiatives like TGL to a new Fan Forward outreach plan that makes the game more compelling to a new audience. The Players Championship is the PGA Tour’s marquee event, and the de facto start of golf’s big-tournament season.