In an announcement nearly four years in the making, the United States Golf Association and the R&A, golf’s governing bodies, announced today that they are changing how golf balls will be tested for ...

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Despite opposition from professional players, USGA commissioner Mike Whan said Wednesday that the governing body is "full speed ahead" on its plan to "roll back" the golf ball. Whan spoke with ...

The decision by the USGA and R&A to revisit the timeline for the ball rollback, and the timing of the announcement on the Friday before the annual PGA Show in Orlando, was not a coincidence. According ...

Tiger Woods is good with the golf-ball rollback. In fact, he says it’s about time. “Yeah, we’ve been hammering the ball needs to slow down,” he said Saturday, one day after news broke that golf’s ...

FAR HILLS, N.J. -- The United States Golf Association, which tests golf balls to determine whether or not they conform to the Rules of Golf, on Thursday issued the second phase of its proposal to ...

On Wednesday morning, the USGA and R&A announced a game-wide golf ball rollback. Meaning this change won't only affect golf's best players, but every amateur in the world. “The longest players, which ...

It’s official. Golf, but shorter. The USGA and the R&A formally announced Wednesday their intention to roll back the distance golf balls can travel. The rollback goes into effect January 2028 for ...

Golf’s governing bodies, as part of their continuing efforts to temper distance gains, are readying to announce plans to dial back the golf ball — both for professionals and amateurs. The news was ...

On the day after Webb Simpson lost the money title, the rule that caused him to finish second has been changed. Rule 18-2b, concerning the ball moving after address, has been amended by both the R&A ...