Golf ball testing has become one of the hottest topics in the sport since the USGA and R&A proposed a new Model Local Rule that, if enacted, might force elite players to use golf balls that won’t go ...

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If you picked up the game in the last 30 years or so (which is a huge group of us), you might not realize that the modern golf ball used to come in different sizes. Wait, what? It’s true. Prior to ...

Eighty-three players on the PGA Tour average 300 yards or more off the tee this season, but the days of Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Tony Finau and the like vaporizing drives and humbling par 5s may ...

The USGA and R&A's announcement of a proposal to roll back the ball for elite competitions beginning in 2026 drew an array of repsonses, ranging from the interested to the aggravated, including ...

The R&A and United States Golf Association (USGA) held a press conference Tuesday to announce their proposals to roll back the distances that golf balls can fly at elite tournaments. In response, ...

Outgoing USGA president Fred Perpall was in attendance at the U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest in Dallas last month. Perpall’s appearance at the club where he is a founding member wasn’t the last ...

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 ...

The USGA and R&A announced Wednesday the much-anticipated golf-ball rollback, which will reduce driving distances on the PGA Tour by an estimated nine to 15 yards beginning in 2028. The Overall ...

The USGA and R&A made a perhaps surprising joint announcement on Wednesday that ball rollback is no longer coming for professional golfers. Instead, it's being implemented for every golfer. Beginning ...

The USGA and R&A proposed a rule this week that would limit the distance a golf ball can travel at the professional level starting in January 2026. This rule, which would neither affect amateur ...