The USGA and R&A released a joint statement Tuesday morning to announce a proposal that would modify the testing conditions for golf balls used in elite competition via model local rule by January ...

The USGA and R&A are expected to announce early next week that they will be changing the rules to roll back distance in golf—and not just for elite players. The expected decision likely would make ...

The USGA and the R&A, golf's governing bodies, have formally announced a plan to roll back the distance that golf balls now travel, starting in 2028. The "rollback" decision is the result of years of ...

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Golf's longest hitters will be reeled in under new rules announced on Wednesday by the R&A and USGA that will limit the distance balls struck by the game's elite players can travel ...

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 ...

In a move that could have significant implications for the USGA and R&A proposal to roll back golf ball distance at the elite level, the World Alliance of PGAs has asked the governing bodies to ...

VIRGINIA WATER, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Oliver Wilson of England plays a bunker shot during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship on the West Course at Wentworth on May 21, 2010 in Virginia Water, ...

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