The USGA and R&A announced on Wednesday plans to dial back how far the golf ball will travel, with the new rules being implemented in 2028 for elite players and 2030 for recreational players. Here ...
The USGA and the R&A regulate golf balls under the Equipment Rules to control distance and overall performance. The goal isn’t to stop innovation; ...
NEW YORK — While golf’s ruling bodies mull whether to delay the timeline for the start of the golf ball rollback, USGA CEO Mike Whan indicated that the rule maker has been collaborating with ...
The USGA has not walked back the pending golf ball rule changes, nor are they being swept into a filing cabinet marked, “things we’ll deal with later.” What is happening, however, is the game’s ...
In December, the USGA and R&A announced a revision to the golf ball testing conditions that officially started the clock on an impending golf-ball rollback. The rollback will apply to all ...
Just over 20 years ago, the USGA issued either a bold or foolhardy request, but one that made clear its intentions to roll back the golf ball. Having spent several years studying the rapidly ...