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'The Sweet Spot On The Driver Is The Size Of A Peach Now' - Nick Price Weighs In On Golf's Distance Debate

The three-time Major winner explained to Golfweek why he thinks modern drivers are too forgiving

Golf Monthly

Nick Price sounds off on golf ball rollback: ‘Equipment is making all of our great courses redundant’

"The sweet spot on the driver is the size of a peach now. When I was playing it was the size of a pea."

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USGA heading back to Maryland in a big way, announces five new championships

There have been 24 USGA championships staged in Maryland.

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Is all the LIV Golf-PGA Tour bickering making casual golf fans turn their TVs off?

The constant fighting and insulting on both sides might just kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

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'It's For The Greater Good Of The Game. To Be Honest, Five Percent Was Soft' - Padraig Harrington Goes On Passionate Rant To Defend Golf Ball Rollback

Padraig Harrington has backed the golf ball rollback plan as much-needed for "the greater good of the game" and thinks that it could have gone even further

Golf Monthly

USGA continues to show Wisconsin love, announces four amateur events heading to Sand Valley

Through this past year, the USGA has held 17 of its golf championships in the state.

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We Don't Need To Be Scared Of The Golf Ball Rollback... And A Survey From 1990 Proves Why

Golf Monthly ran an extensive survey in 1990 to establish views on the golf ball and technological advancements in the game. Some of the answers are directly relevant some 33 years later...

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Dusek: Here are 5 important takeaways from the USGA, R&A golf ball rollback announcement

Under the new rules, everyone is going to transition into the balls tested in a new, distance-reducing way.

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Is It Possible To Simplify The Rules Of Golf?

Some golfers think the Rules of Golf are too complicated but would it really be possible to simplify them to any great degree?

Golf Monthly

'I Haven't Talked To One Person Who Thinks It's A Good Idea' - Former LPGA Tour Pro Criticises Universal Golf Ball Rollback

Brittany Lincicome is one of several female players surprised to see the women's game affected by the governing bodies' recent announcement

Golf Monthly

Why Drivers Might Be Next In The Big Golf Rollback Plan

In the R&A and USGA statement on rolling back the golf ball, the governing bodies also stated that they'd look at the possibility of limiting how forgiving drivers are

Golf Monthly

'I Really Think This Is A PGA Tour Issue More Than Anything' - Annika Sorenstam Questions Universal Golf Ball Rollback

The legendary female golfer is not sure that recreational players and the LPGA Tour should have been targeted by the governing bodies' recent announcement

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'In The Next 15 Or 20 Years We’re Probably Going To Be Right Back To The Same Distance We Are Today, But That Would Be Considered A Huge Success And A Win For The Game'

USGA chief Mike Whan says the golf rollback plan is just to slow down distance gains and is not aimed at bringing older courses back into hosting Majors

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'We Don't See Distance As A Problem' - Titleist Latest To Oppose Golf Ball Rollback Plans

The most chosen golf ball brand among professionals and amateur golfers worldwide is not on board with the governing bodies' decision

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Here’s what the USGA, R&A golf ball rollback means for top amateurs and college golfers

Change is coming, even for amateurs.

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‘Ambulance chasers and alarmists’: USGA chief slams critics of new golf ball rules

One of golf’s key decision-makers has castigated ‘ambulance chasers and alarmists’ who will criticise plans to limit the distance leading players can hit tee shots

The Independent UK

Golf ball rollback receives mixed response as PGA Tour oppose governing bodies plan

The announcement from the games’ governing bodies has divided opinion

Golf Monthly

Golf World Reacts To Universal Golf Ball Rollback Rule

The R&A and USGA's decision to shorten the distance a golf ball is capable of travelling has received a mixed reaction from a variety of names across the golfing landscape

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How Much Distance Will Players Lose With The New Golf Ball Rollback Rule?

The new golf ball rollback plans will affect players at every level of the game, but by how much?

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Golf’s governing bodies are rolling back the golf ball — and it sounds like drivers could be next

More changes could be coming.

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What they’re saying: Equipment companies, PGA Tour and players react to the USGA, R&A golf ball rollback

"We feel like the rollback is simply disconnected from what golfers believe is best for the game.”

Evening Standard

Golf bosses defend rule change designed to reduce distance a golf ball travels

PGA Tour opposed change, which could take 15 yards off distance balls travel

Golf Monthly

7 Unanswerable Questions About The Golf Ball Rollback

The announcement of changes to the testing conditions of golf balls to reduce distance has thrown up more questions than answers

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Golf Ball Rollback: The Arguments For And Against

The R&A and USGA have announced changes to golf ball testing criteria, which will lead to a reduction in hitting distances in the amateur and professional games from 2028

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Why Universal Golf Ball Rollback Is Like Using A Wrecking Ball To Crush An Ant

The universal rollback of the ball is an extreme solution to a niche problem within golf, and it’s not good news for amateurs.

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