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Joe Ferguson

The Great Rollback Gamble: Why Golf Needs A Trial Before The Leap

Photo of rollback testing.

The atmosphere at Augusta National always has a way of sharpening the mind, but it was Gary Player’s recent comments during the Masters press conference that truly set my brain whirring. When a legend of the game suggests the ball needs to be rolled back a staggering 60 yards, it’s impossible not to sit up and take notice.

However, while Player’s hyperbole grabbed the headlines, it prompted me to put pen to paper on a much more pressing concern: the sheer madness of implementing a universal rollback without a single real-world professional trial.

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