#donald na fluff

[gojocp]

HII DERR!!

Can I request a fluff oneshot with Donald Na?

Donald Na has a long time crush for reader and whenever he sees reader from afar, he would stop and just watch them. But one time, one of reader's friends noticed and told them someone was watching her and he almost got caught. So he just decides to confess his love for reader.

It depends on you on how it ends ><

admiring from afar

cw: fluff, probably ooc (so sorry), bro's lowkey staring like creeps LMAO featuring: donald na

a/n: I AM BACK YA'LL!! also, tysm for the request, this idea is so cute omg !! hope you enjoy, lmk how this is!

"donald? are you listening?" kingsley asks, for the nth time this week. it was starting to agitate him since he wanted to tell donald about what was going on in the union, and he just didn't seem to care! "donald." kingsley repeats.

"huh? oh, yes kingsley, what is it?" donald asks, tearing his focus away from you and to the man trying to talk to him. with a raised eyebrow, kingsley asks, "are you staring at (y/n) again?"

"no, i'm not staring. i'm simply observing. they're a real nutcase, that (y/n)." donald replies, almost having his cover blown. resulting in an unimpressed "uh-huh" from kingsley.

"well, regarding the fight between jimmy bae and.." kingsley begins. 'aaand, he's not listening.' kingsley thinks. he look at donald, then at you happily talking with your friends, then at donald again. 'he cares about them more than the union?' .・。.・゜✭・.

"are you still staring at them?" kingsley asks. "again, not staring. i'm-" "yes, you're observing." kingsley interupts, cutting donald off. he recieves a pointed look, but donald lets it slide.

a small, fond smile is apparent on donald's face as he watches you from afar. and it disappears as soon as it could be seen, as your friend takes notice of his "observing".

"(y/n), do you know that blonde guy?" your friend asks. you turn around and make eye contact with him for a split second, before he averts his gaze. "yeah they do! that's their boyfriend~!" another friend teases. "he's not my boyfriend, we're just friends! he's my class and i think he's kinda cute.." you say, taking a sip of your drink. "well, boyfriend or not, he was staring at youuu~!" your friend sang out, wriggling her eyebrows at you.

"no he's not!! donald's probably looking at something else." you deny, feeling your cheeks grow warm. "well, donald's looking again." she responds. you turn to look at donald and catch him looking at you. you hold eye contact for a bit before turning away. "okay, maybe he is looking at me." you say with a flushed face. "but, whatever! i'm sure it doesn't mean anything.." you continue, taking another sip from your drink. .・。.・゜✭・.

the next day, you recieve a text from him.

'meet me in my office at 5.'

'why does he want me to go to his office?' you ponder. nonetheless, you arrive there at 5 and knock on the door. "it's (y/n)." you call out.

donald quickly opens the door and stares at you. "can..uh- can i come in?" you ask with a sheepish smile.

"yeah, yes.. come in.." he responds, opening the door more to make space for you. "uh- here, for you.." he says bashfully, holding out a bouqet of flowers.

"thank you!" you beam, gratefully accepting them from his hands and taking a seat.

"listen.. i'm just going to get straight to the point.." he starts, taking a seat in front of you. "i like you.. a lot." he continues, staring at the flowers in your hand. "and..i was wondering.. if i could.. be your boyfriend.." he trails off, feeling his ears turn pink.

"i- wh- yes!" you sputter, stunned at the sudden confession. "i would." you smile at him.

"yes? okay.. okay, i have a meeting soon, but meet me at ____ restaurant at 6?" he asks standing up, the corner of his lips curling upwards the slightes bit.

"of course, i'll be there." you respond, placing a soft kiss on his cheek and walking out the door.

[leftbrainrotsstuff]

I have a cousin who gels his hair up into a floof ™ every damn day and

1. It is a whole process, but that's another post

2. I once hid his gel and this puppy dog of a man lost it. I mean the stress was 📈

soooooo~

Baekjin Na who would die a little bit if you ever hid his hair gel

Baekjin Na who looks up at you with slowly building horror when he opens the drawer and its gone

Baekjin Na who chases you down if you have it in your hand

fighting a smile because it's never a dull moment with you

Baekjin Na who coins his next look with his hair down just to spite you

Baekjin Na who jokingly buys a lockbox specifically for it

[dailyakira]

if someone doesn't send me a request within this next week... i will shrivel up and die

(ps... send mikey requests)

#sendrequestsordeath

[atomic-taco-muffin]

The Lost Princess Chapter 30

Warnings: fluff/angst

Rating: SFW

(*squeals* it’s Queen Larxene!)

You and the others had entered the world of Wonderland. The four of you were in the Lotus Forest when Goofy stopped and looked back.

“Hey,somebody's comin',” he said. The White Rabbit scurried past them. Donald was surprised. The rabbit panted and checked his watch.

“I'm late! I'm late! I'm dreadfully, awfully late! The queen will roast me for dinner! If I'm late for the trial, it'll be off with MY head next!” he said. 

“What do you mean, ‘off with your head’?!” you asked. 

“Oh my fur and whiskers! I'll never make it!” The White Rabbit ran off somewhere.

“Off with his HEAD?” Sora asked.

“For such a peaceful-looking place, it sounds pretty dangerous!” Donald said. You,Sora, Donald, and Goofy followed the White Rabbit to the courtroom. The rabbit ran up the stairs of a platform.

“Gawrsh, looks like some kind of get-together. What's the occasion?” Goofy said. 

“Hey, this must be that trial the White Rabbit was talking about!” Donald said. The White Rabbit blew his trumpet.

“Alice! Do you understand the charges against you?” he said. 

“Of course not! I've done nothing wrong!” Alice said.

“Feigning ignorance, dear? You are charged with aiding the creatures called Heartless who threaten my kingdom!” The Queen Of Hearts said.

“Fiddlesticks! Where's the evidence?”

“The evidence is...I forgot! That's the evidence! Because you,

Alice, are the one who stole my memory!”

“We can't rid the kingdom of Heartless until we get Her Majesty's

memory back. This is a serious crime!” The Rabbit said.

“This is so unfair! So what if you're a queen! Don't blame me just

because you can't remember things!”

“Such insolence! You're talking to the Queen of Hearts! And to

think I might have let you go, had you apologized straightaway! What a brazen thief!”

“Who's the brazen one?” Sora asked as you and him ran out into the court.

“Uh, Sora? (Y/N)?” Goofy asked. 

“The court has reached a verdict! OFF WITH HER HEAD!” the queen said. 

“Hold it! This trial is a farce! You should investigate before you arrest

innocent people!” you said. 

“What is the meaning of this? How dare you suggest Alice didn't

steal my memory. I suppose you know who the real culprit is, then!”

“Huh? I, er…” 

“Speak! Or it's off with all of your heads! Now, out with it!

Who's the thief?” 

“Um...uh... ... We’re the thief!” You said as you pointed to you and Sora.

“Huh?!” Sora asked.

“Say that again?” the queen asked. 

“Gawrsh, really?” Goofy asked. 

“Of course not! But what else am I supposed to say?” you said. 

“This is really screwy, (Y/N)!” Donald said. 

“Cards! Seize them all!” the queen said. The Card Soldiers started to attack. You and Sora fought and defeated them all.

“Whew…” Sora said.

“Wak! Where's Alice?” Donald said. 

“Looks like she escaped,” Goofy said. 

“Perhaps she did. But YOU won’t!” the queen said. More Card Soldiers appeared.

“I think we’ve been trumped!” Donald said. 

“You don’t say,” you said, sarcastically. 

“Run!” Sora said. The four of you ran out of the courtroom, the cards chasing you. You, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy found Alice in the forest.

“Things got a little crazy back there, but at least you’re okay,” Sora said.

“I don’t mean to be ungrateful, but...was that true, what you said? Are you the thieves?” Alice said. 

“What? Of course not! Why would we steal the queen’s memory?” you said. 

“Yep, (Y/N) only said that ‘cause she wanted to save---” Goofy said.

“---To show off!” Donald interrupted. Goofy looked at Donald. You and Sora thought for a second.

“Is that right? Well, you saved me all the same. Thank you,” Alice said. Suddenly, a purple cat’s head appeared on a mushroom, with his body appearing on top of his head. He put his head back on his body.

“It’s the Cheshire Cat!” Alice said. 

“Feeling better after that mad dash, are we? Oh, but you’re not out of the woods yet!” the cat said. He disappeared and reappeared on a closed flower bud.

“The queen’s a stickler for justice! She won’t forget you till she remembers! She won’t stop hounding you till you get her memory back! Did she forget because she remembers? Does she remember that she forgot? Doesn’t matter, I suppose,” he said. 

“I don’t know---I think we oughta just stay away from her,” Sora said. 

“I agree,” you said.

“But guys, what about Alice? If the queen catches her again, it’s off with---well, you know,” Jiminy said. 

“Then I guess we’d better do something about the queen,” you said. The Cheshire Cat reappeared on a tree branch.

“You should do something. But you don’t have to do anything,” he said. 

“Huh?” you and Sora asked. 

“If you can’t remember something, it’s like it never happened. Likewise, if something never happened, you can’t remember it. Try too hard to remember, and your memory might lie to you.” 

“Lie?” Sora asked. 

“That’s all I’ll say. The rest is for you to figure out.” The Cheshire Cat suddenly disappeared. You, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Alice entered the Bizarre Room.

“Gawrsh, what’s with the sudden change of scenery?” Goofy asked.

“Let’s look around!” Alice said as she walked around.

“Oh, dear” she said. Several Card Soldiers stopped Alice. The Queen of Hearts was behind them.

“Thought you’d seen the last of me, did you?” she said. 

“Uh-oh!” you and Sora said. 

“Game’s up, scoundrels! For stealing my memory, I sentence you to...I sentence you to…” Suddenly, there was a flash of light. 

“...I...sentence...Oh? What’s going on? Where am I?” The Queen said. 

“Huh?” Donald asked. 

“What in the world am I doing? Confound it, I can’t remember!” 

“What’s wrong with her?” Sora asked. 

“Maybe somebody swiped her memory again?” Goofy asked.

“Sora, (Y/N), watch out! Something’s coming!” Alice said. Suddenly, a Trickmaster Heartless fell out of the sky. 

“So this is what stole the queen’s memory!” you said. You and Sora quickly destroyed the Heartless.

“You there! What is the meaning of this? Where did that creature come from?” the queen said. 

“How would WE know?” you asked. 

“So, you refuse to answer?” She turned to the Card Soldiers.

“They’re plotting against me! Seize them immediately!” she said.

“Please, Your Majesty, wait! It was you who commanded us to destroy those creatures,” Alice said. 

“Huh?” Sora asked. 

“Your Majesty, in her prudence, didn’t completely trust us at first. And so, at Your Majesty’s command, we fought them to prove ourselves. Isn’t that right?” 

“We did? I mean, we did! Your, uh, Majesty,” you said. 

“I...told you...to do that?” the queen asked. 

“But Your Majesty, don’t you remember?” Alice said. 

“Don’t be ridiculous! I never forget anything! Of course I gave the command. You did splendidly.” The queen and the Card Soldiers left, making Alice relieved. 

“Well, that was close,” she said. 

“Way to improvise! I never would’ve thought of that,” Sora said. 

“But the Cheshire Cat said as much. ‘Try too hard to remember, and your memory might lie to you.’ The queen would never admit she forgot. So instead, she remembered something...that didn’t happen! She ended up fooling herself.” You and Sora looked at the ground. 

“What is it?” Alice asked. 

“Hm? Nothing. Well, I guess you’ll be safe now,” you said. 

“And the queen won’t give us anymore trouble! After all, we got rid of the Heartless, just like she commanded!” Goofy said.

“Don’t tell me you’ve been fooled, too!” Donald said. You, Sora, Donald, and Goofy soon left Wonderland and entered the the Sixth Floor Exit Hall. Once there, the four of you were greeted by Larxene. You and Sora gasped. The four of you ran to her and ready your weapons.

“I bet you work with Axel!” Donald said. 

“Too clever. I'm Larxene. So...are you enjoying your stay at the castle? I bet it's nice to peel away all the worthless memories and awaken the true memories...” Larxene giggled.

“that lie deep in your heart,” she said. 

“True memories?” you asked. 

“Although...it seems that you're still forgetting the most important thing here. When that poor girl hears that you've forgotten her name, why... it'll just...it'll break her heart.” 

“Poor girl? Do you know her?!” Sora asked. Larxene only laughed. 

“Is she...” you started.

“...Here?” Sora finished.

“Yes, she is. You see, the bad guys are holding her captive somewhere deep inside the castle. And you obviously are the hero, so you have to go save her. Although...” Larxene said. She ran up to you and Sora and punched you two twice. You and Sora dodged the punches but Larxene kicked you two, knocking you two away and causing a star pendant to fall out of your clothes and onto the floor.

“I'M a bad guy, so you have to go through me!” she said (i loved that line!)

“Sora! (Y/N)!” Goofy said. You and Sora picked your head up and noticed the star pendant.

“What's that? Is that thing ours?” Sora asked.

“What a shame... You've been wearing it all this time and forgot? No... That's not possible. The memory has to be engraved somewhere deep inside your heart. Sora, (Y/N)---you think carefully, now. What oh what could it be? And who gave it to you?” Larxene said. 

“Na... Na...mi...?” you asked.

“...Nam...na...?” Sora asked. 

“Sora...Sora...(Y/N)...(Y/N)...You're getting it now! Release the memory from within your heart!” You and Sora started to get up.

“Nami... Naminé,” you and Sora said. 

“Well, it's about time. That's right...Naminé. Yes, she's the one that gave you that tacky little good luck charm.” Larxene picked up the charms. 

“Not that you even bothered to remember. No surprise,” She said. She started to get sound angry and upset.

“Seeing as you also couldn't remember her NAME. Talk about heartless! I can't believe you! It'd serve you right if I decided to smash this piece of junk!” she said. 

“Let them go!” you said. You and Sora swiped at her hand, knocking the charms out of it. You and Sora caught them.

“Naminé gave us these. They’re very important to us!” Sora said.

“Oh, it's important to you two?” Larxene mocked. Larxene charged with lightning and summoned several knives in her fingers.

“Ten seconds ago, you two didn't even know what it was!” she said. She swiped her hand down and released a charge of lightning. You and Sora fought against Larxene. After the fight, she threw her knives at you and Sora. the two of you deflected them with his Keyblade and your dagger and jump slashed at Larxene, but she dodged.

“Hmph. You're not as bad as I thought. You really are heroes. Heartless heroes,” she said. 

“Who asked you?!” you asked. 

“Oh, does it hurt because it's the truth? You are just a baby. And if you're gonna be a baby, then here ya go.” (I want her to call me that! okay, i’ll stop now) Larxene tossed a card to you and Sora.

“I created another card from your memories, you know. Be good and say ‘thanks. Ta-ta!” she said as she disappeared.

“Larxene, wait!” Sora said as he slashed the air but she was already gone.

“Where are you? Don't you dare hide from me! Show yourself!” he said. He kept slashing the air. Donald and Goofy exchanged worried looks while you had a angry one on. Jiminy hung onto Sora's hood while Sora looked around for Larxene angrily and slashing the air.

“Sora, calm down! She's not coming back,” Jiminy said. Sora started to calm down.

“Sora?” Goofy asked. 

“I hate this... Why'd I need someone like that to bring back...Naminé's memory?“ Sora said. 

“I hate this too. I feel like that this is all a trick,” you said. You and Sora obtained four more world cards. Meanwhile, Axel was in the crystal ball room in the castle and Larxene appeared.

“Whew... Throwing that battle wore me out,” she said.

“Really? It looked to me like you just plain lost,” Axel said.

“How dare you! You don't appreciate the nuances of---”

“An ungainly effort,” someone said. 

“Huh?” Larxene asked. A man with dirty blond hair and wearing a black coat appeared in the room.

“Vexen!” Larxene said. 

“How could you be humbled by someone of such limited significance? You shame the Organization,” Vexen said.

“Grr...”

“How can we help you, Vexen? It's not very often we see you topside,” Axel said.

“I came to lend you a hand. You obviously believe this Sora has much potential, but I remain unconvinced he is truly worth such coddling. I think an experiment would show if he really is of any value to us.” 

“Hmph. Well, here we go again. It's just an excuse so you can carry out your little experiments. That's all,” Larxene said. 

“I'm a scientist. Experiments are what I do, yes.”

“Whatever. You can do what you want. But you know, I think testing Sora is just a cover for testing your valet,” Axel said.

“Valet? He's the product of pure research.”

“What he actually is is a toy,” Larxene said.

“Hmph. You should just learn to be quiet.” Larxene looked away.

“Anyway... Since you came all this way, you're gonna need this,” Axel said. HE held out a card of Destiny Islands.

“A humble gift to my elder. I hope you use it to put on a very good show for us,” he said. Vexen took the card and smiled and an unknown figure walks in. Meanwhile you and Sora ran into the Seventh Floor.

“Sora, (Y/N), not so fast!” Donald said.

“We don't have time! They've got Naminé. We gotta rescue her!” you said. Donald and Goofy entered the floor.

“Phew, Sora and (Y/N) sure does seem like they’re upset,” Goofy said.

“You'd be too. They just remembered a friend but found out she's in trouble!” Donald said. You and Sora motioned for them to come over.

“Good point. I guess if we heard that the king was in danger, we would be pretty upset about that, too,” Goofy said. You and Sora held up the next cards at the Seventh Floor world entrance, and entered to the next world.

To be continued...

[thedeliverygod]

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 20, 28, 29, 37 for the ask fic meme!! :)

oh my god lol thank you

1. Describe your comfort zone—a typical you-fic.

fluff. flufffluffflufffluff. I just tend to write cutesy romantic things with some comedy thrown in. 

2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

coffee shop au lol. I made Kairi work in a coffee shop in my post-canon story but an au based off of it, I haven’t really had any good inspiration. I guess it doesn’t help that I don’t actually like coffee hahah. but I do like the atmosphere in coffee shops regardless. 

4. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?

uuuuhhh I mean I’ve somewhat played with the idea of a Kimi no na wa/Your Name AU especially because of @paperypiper‘s art lol but other than that I don’t think I have many ideas floating around.

5. Share one of your strengths.

dialogue. always dialogue lolol. 

7. Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

idk if you’d even consider this prose but idk I feel like I just really nailed Sora’s feelings of growing older here in a way that’s relatable but also heavily tied into the canon storyline as well

‘I can’t believe Ariel and Eric are married and have a baby now. I mean… it’s probably been at least four years since I’ve seen them, so it shouldn’t be too surprising.’ He let out a small sigh, closing his eyes, ‘Everyone’s been moving forward while I’ve just been stuck in place. Wonder how long it’ll take before I manage to catch up?’

There was no doubt that he was making progress back at home, but he’d still missed so much and he was never going to get that time back. That was what bothered him the most. As for his friends on other worlds, he supposed he was going to have to get used to feeling like he’d missed out on a lot. The more time he spent at home was less time that he spent out on other worlds and vice versa.

He let out a small laugh to himself, ‘It’s funny. Time was probably the last thing on my mind just a few years ago. Now I can’t stop thinking about it.’ He flopped over onto his stomach, ‘Maybe once I get used to “boring” life back at home again, time will go slower. Like what Donald was talking about.’

He hoped so.

Pushing himself back off the bed, he stood up and moved to the window. Sliding it open, he closed his eyes and inhaled, listening to the sounds of the ocean and the seagulls flying above as he remembered the words Riku said in the realm of darkness, ‘At least the waves sound the same.’

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

ooooh boy this one’s gonna be hard…

I think I’m gonna with this drabble where I sort of came up with the back story for the little table that block’s out Yukine’s light so Yato can sleep. I rarely like going back and “adding” scenes to canon but for some reason this one just felt right. And Yato hit me in the feels even though I wrote it myself lol.

Yukine inhaled sharply and felt his face start to get warm, “You more than any one should appreciate that, Yato. I’m trying to make up for everything I did but it won’t mean much if I have a master who goes around and does the same shit.”

Yato lowered the pillow, mumbling, “I get the point.” He picked it up and placed it back under his head, “And I do appreciate it.”

“But you won’t change.” The regalia turned over, his back to Yato.

“I’m trying.” He answered quietly, more to himself than to Yukine, “I really am.” After a minute of staring up at the ceiling, Yato finally slipped out from underneath his blanket and moved to the corner of the room.

9. Which fic has been the hardest to write?

I Can’t Quit You is really hard for me because of the nsfw content lol. But also Good Enough and I Can Barely Say have both had their difficult moments because I’m not always too familiar with the situations and feelings related to them that I write. Good Enough I also tried to do a lot of research about life/school/etc in Japan to make sure I can give somewhat of a sense of authenticity but I’m sure there’s some inaccuracies still. 

10. Which fic has been the easiest to write?

lol tbh I don’t think it’s ever easy. but Somewhere In Between, I somehow managed to crank out 15k words in 3 days which is more than I’ve like ever done in my life so I guess I’ll say that one.

16. If you only could write one pairing for the rest of your life, which pairing would it be?

yatori has taken over my life and I’m fine with that. The growth of their relationship and their familial roles with Yukine are just too pure and I love everything about them. 

20. Describe your perfect writing conditions.

being A L O N E (which hardly ever happens these days which is why I’m struggling), not having any responsibilities for at least a few hours (another thing that’s hard to come by these days), and a nice warm, sunny day. sometimes I’ll sit outside and write but sometimes it’s just nice to know that it’s nice outside lol. I often put on an old nostalgic movie to have on in the background as well. sometime i’ll do music, sometimes not.

28. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

@scarfblogs is amazing in everything; dialogue, description, ideas; everything is so good I cannot. also the best person I love her

@thatsnicebutimmarried‘s writing is just so whimsical and humorous and foidsjfsf. major inspiration for years and so glad to know her/that we reconnected through tumblr 

@hafuriyuki captures Yukine to perfection in both fanfics and RPs, but other characters as well. I always get hella excited when I see alerts from AO3 for updates because Nana’s works just always make me feel warm and fuzzy or left on the edge of my seat. 

29. If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

okay realll talk idk if I would trust myself to do or not but one of my favorite unfinished stories is Simple and Clean by Candy-Mog. It’s probably one of the most re-read fanfics of my life lol. This was back in the day before Kingdom Hearts II, there were so many good fics that tbh canon KH2 was a bit of a let down lmao. but mannnn I loved this fic to pieces so if I had to choose one, it would be this one. 

37. Talk about your current wips.

just the 2 which you guys know about. The titanic AU I’m writing for the noragami big bang and the one based off “Quit” by Cashmere Cat ft. Ariana Grande. 1st is going to be more of a collection than a cohesive chapter-ed fanfic, 2nd is basically a smut fic with some feels and it’s going to take forever to write because I’m not too great at writing such things yet lol.

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Slow play is scourge of the PGA Tour

Two years ago, Jim Furyk backed off a putt at the Memorial tournament three times before calling in his caddie, Fluff Cowan, for a consultation. After much deliberation, he finally got over the ball … only to back off again. When he finally hit the putt, from five feet, the ball didn’t even touch the hole. "Next time, don’t rush it," a spectator yelled as Furyk walked off the green. Laughter followed but slow play in professional golf isn’t funny. It is, as world no. 1 Luke Donald tweeted after watching the interminably long final round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Monday, the game’s biggest scourge. "Slow play is killing our sport," he wrote. As anyone who’s had to play behind a group of turtles can attest, it’s no fun taking five and a half hours to do something that the Scots used to do in two. And it’s driving players from the game. Why does the recreational golfer think it’s OK to mark a putt from nine inches instead of finishing, or plumb-bombing a two-footer, or standing in the fairway for several minutes, throwing up blades of grass before deciding on which iron to pull? Because they see the pros do it on television every weekend. It’s the trickle-down theory and until the PGA Tour takes a hard stance on slow play, nothing’s going to change. "I could rant all day long," Donald tweeted. "Don’t think anything will ever change as the slow players don’t realize they are slow." I beg to differ. Unless they’re in total denial, most of them know they’re slow. The real problem is that they’re just too self-absorbed to care. And they’ve got their sports psychologist telling them not to hit till they’re ready and to stick to their routine so even if they wanted to change, they’re scared of hurrying and costing themselves money. Hence you have situations like the one at last year’s Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla., where Webb Simpson, who with garlic, parsley and a splash of wine could easily be turned into escargot, bemoan the fact he cost himself a chance of winning because he hurried. Simpson’s just one of at least 20 players on the tour who are serial slowpokes. Players who wouldn’t dream of hitting a shot until they’re ready; players the television commentators euphemistically call "deliberate." The list includes Jason "All" Day, who’s constantly backing off shots, J.B. Holmes, who has to visualize a shot before he hits it – apparently in slow motion – Simpson, Zach Johnson, Jonathan Byrd, Sean O’Hair, Padraig Harrington, Ben Crane, Sergio Garcia and pretty much any Swede. The worst of them all, however, is Kevin Na, whose selfish slow-play antics have made him about the most disliked player on the tour. In a quasi-scientific study done by Golf magazine last year, Na topped the list of players who took more than the allotted 40 seconds to hit a shot and 60 seconds to hit a putt. Not surprising given the fact that he has his caddie plumb-bob his putts with a wedge. A number of players have campaigned against slow play, like the bombastic Rory Sabbatini, who infamously finished the 17th hole at Congressional in 2005 as a sign of protest while his playing partner, Crane, was still putzing around in the fairway. But no matter how much is said, nothing ever happens. And that’s because there’s no consquence for playing at a snail’s pace. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the last time a player — Dillard Pruitt — was assessed a one-stroke penalty for slow play on the PGA Tour. And next year will mark the 21st anniversary. That’s because today’s Pruitts know that, at worst, they’ll be handed a $20,000 fine at the end of a season for multiple "bad times." Twenty grand doesn’t even pay for the fuel on the Gulfstream jets favored by today’s touring professionals. To these guys, it’s just another cost of doing business. Nothing’s about to change as Tim Finchem, who it was announced on Wednesday will run the PGA Tour for another four years, is a lawyer-politician who doesn’t like making these kinds of waves. Though he’s acknowledged in the past that "slow play is a legitimate issue," Finchem sees it merely as "bad etiquette." He needs to listen more to the majority of his players. "Sort it out," said Donald, "Please."

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Slow play is scourge of the PGA Tour

Two years ago, Jim Furyk backed off a putt at the Memorial tournament three times before calling in his caddie, Fluff Cowan, for a consultation. After much deliberation, he finally got over the ball … only to back off again. When he finally hit the putt, from five feet, the ball didn’t even touch the hole. "Next time, don’t rush it," a spectator yelled as Furyk walked off the green. Laughter followed but slow play in professional golf isn’t funny. It is, as world no. 1 Luke Donald tweeted after watching the interminably long final round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Monday, the game’s biggest scourge. "Slow play is killing our sport," he wrote. As anyone who’s had to play behind a group of turtles can attest, it’s no fun taking five and a half hours to do something that the Scots used to do in two. And it’s driving players from the game. Why does the recreational golfer think it’s OK to mark a putt from nine inches instead of finishing, or plumb-bombing a two-footer, or standing in the fairway for several minutes, throwing up blades of grass before deciding on which iron to pull? Because they see the pros do it on television every weekend. It’s the trickle-down theory and until the PGA Tour takes a hard stance on slow play, nothing’s going to change. "I could rant all day long," Donald tweeted. "Don’t think anything will ever change as the slow players don’t realize they are slow." I beg to differ. Unless they’re in total denial, most of them know they’re slow. The real problem is that they’re just too self-absorbed to care. And they’ve got their sports psychologist telling them not to hit till they’re ready and to stick to their routine so even if they wanted to change, they’re scared of hurrying and costing themselves money. Hence you have situations like the one at last year’s Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla., where Webb Simpson, who with garlic, parsley and a splash of wine could easily be turned into escargot, bemoan the fact he cost himself a chance of winning because he hurried. Simpson’s just one of at least 20 players on the tour who are serial slowpokes. Players who wouldn’t dream of hitting a shot until they’re ready; players the television commentators euphemistically call "deliberate." The list includes Jason "All" Day, who’s constantly backing off shots, J.B. Holmes, who has to visualize a shot before he hits it – apparently in slow motion – Simpson, Zach Johnson, Jonathan Byrd, Sean O’Hair, Padraig Harrington, Ben Crane, Sergio Garcia and pretty much any Swede. The worst of them all, however, is Kevin Na, whose selfish slow-play antics have made him about the most disliked player on the tour. In a quasi-scientific study done by Golf magazine last year, Na topped the list of players who took more than the allotted 40 seconds to hit a shot and 60 seconds to hit a putt. Not surprising given the fact that he has his caddie plumb-bob his putts with a wedge. A number of players have campaigned against slow play, like the bombastic Rory Sabbatini, who infamously finished the 17th hole at Congressional in 2005 as a sign of protest while his playing partner, Crane, was still putzing around in the fairway. But no matter how much is said, nothing ever happens. And that’s because there’s no consquence for playing at a snail’s pace. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the last time a player — Dillard Pruitt — was assessed a one-stroke penalty for slow play on the PGA Tour. And next year will mark the 21st anniversary. That’s because today’s Pruitts know that, at worst, they’ll be handed a $20,000 fine at the end of a season for multiple "bad times." Twenty grand doesn’t even pay for the fuel on the Gulfstream jets favored by today’s touring professionals. To these guys, it’s just another cost of doing business. Nothing’s about to change as Tim Finchem, who it was announced on Wednesday will run the PGA Tour for another four years, is a lawyer-politician who doesn’t like making these kinds of waves. Though he’s acknowledged in the past that "slow play is a legitimate issue," Finchem sees it merely as "bad etiquette." He needs to listen more to the majority of his players. "Sort it out," said Donald, "Please."

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