Ball rollback

April 10th, 2025

Masters 2025: Reporter’s question about junior slow play stumped Augusta chairman, laughter ensued

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April 11th, 2024

Masters 2024: With an ‘8,000-yard redline,’ Augusta chairman supports ball rollback, urges others to follow

Fred Ridley offered his support of the governing bodies’ efforts, but most of his other comments on the subject seemed to note his concern about where the game is headed on distance.

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December 2nd, 2023

R&A, USGA to announce universal golf ball rollback next week

New rules from governing bodies that will reduce distance are expected to affect regular golfers, as well as the pros.

August 18th, 2023

R&A and USGA end comment period on ball rollback: ‘All voices play a critical role as we determine the best path forward’

The proposed rollback of the golf ball by the R&A and USGA is now moving to its next, and perhaps most definitive – and potentially most contentious – stage.

August 8th, 2023

PGAs around the world tell R&A, USGA they oppose golf ball rollback

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

March 23rd, 2023

Golf industry survey results reveal serious golfers oppose ball rollback effort

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March 17th, 2023

Aussie tour pro provides the funniest – and meanest – solution amid golf’s rollback debate

Greg Chalmers’ proposed solution to curtailing distance on tour was a real blast from the past. Or, rather, a blast at the past.

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March 16th, 2023

‘Pretty selfish decisions’: Justin Thomas slams USGA and the ball rollback

Justin Thomas is not a fan of a rollback from the governing bodies… despite believing he would personally benefit from it.

March 16th, 2023

USGA technical chief speaks out on rollback, handicaps, US Open and the ’18-yard’ effect

We asked the USGA’s John Spitzer, managing director of equipment standards, to clarify a few things as the proposed golf-ball rollback rule starts its Notice and Comment journey.

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March 15th, 2023

The R&A and USGA golf ball rollback: Your questions answered about what they said and what it means

The test would not change for the golf balls used for recreational play, but the balls used under this new proposed test for elite competition could result in a distance decrease of at least 15-20 metres, perhaps more.

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Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
-	Sami Valimaki	-	-	1
-	J.T. Poston	-	-	1
-	Rico Hoey	-	-	1
-	Kurt Kitayama	-	-	1
-	Nico Echavarria	-	-	1
-	Jake Knapp	-	-	1
-	Matt McCarty	-	-	1
-	Jhonattan Vegas	-	-	1
-	Taylor Pendrith	-	-	1
-	Tom Hoge	-	-	1
-	Bud Cauley	-	-	1
-	Matti Schmid	-	-	1
-	Sahith Theegala	-	-	1
-	Michael Kim	-	-	1
-	Pi Coody	-	-	1
-	Ben Griffin	-	-	1
-	Keegan Bradley	-	-	1
-	Sam Burns	-	-	1
-	Maverick McNealy	-	-	1
-	Akshay Bhatia	-	-	1
-	Jacob Bridgeman	-	-	1
-	Cam Young	-	-	1
-	Viktor Hovland	-	-	1
-	Shane Lowry	-	-	1
-	J.J. Spaun	-	-	1
-	Ludvig Åberg	-	-	1
-	Hideki Matsuyama	-	-	1
-	Collin Morikawa	-	-	1
-	Tommy Fleetwood	-	-	1
-	Rory McIlroy	-	-	1
-	Ryan Gerard	-	-	1
-	Adam Scott	-	-	1
-	Patrick Rodgers	-	-	1
-	Kevin Yu	-	-	1
-	Max Homa	-	-	1
-	Denny McCarthy	-	-	1
-	Aldrich Potgieter	-	-	1
-	Ryan Fox	-	-	1
-	Sam Stevens	-	-	1
-	Tom Kim	-	-	1
-	Rickie Fowler	-	-	1
-	Max Greyserman	-	-	1
-	Lucas Glover	-	-	1
-	Tony Finau	-	-	1
-	Max McGreevy	-	-	1
-	Garrick Higgo	-	-	1
-	Aaron Rai	-	-	1
-	Matt Fitzpatrick	-	-	1
-	Jason Day	-	-	1
-	Alex Noren	-	-	1
-	Ryo Hisatsune	-	-	1
-	Andrew Novak	-	-	1
-	Brian Harman	-	-	1
-	Nick Taylor	-	-	1
-	Russell Henley	-	-	1
-	Harris English	-	-	1
-	Corey Conners	-	-	1
-	Sepp Straka	-	-	1
-	Harry Hall	-	-	1
-	Patrick Cantlay	-	-	1
-	Chris Gotterup	-	-	1
-	Justin Rose	-	-	1
-	Robert MacIntyre	-	-	1
-	Scottie Scheffler	-	-	1
-	Xander Schauffele	-	-	1
-	S.W. Kim	-	-	1
-	Min Woo Lee	-	-	1
-	Jordan Spieth	-	-	1
-	Daniel Berger	-	-	1
-	Brian Campbell	-	-	1
-	Wyndham Clark	-	-	1
-	Marco Penge	-	-	1

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1	Anthony Kim	-23	18	4
2	Jon Rahm	-20	18	4
T3	Bryson DeChambeau	-17	18	4
T3	Tyrrell Hatton	-17	18	4
T3	Peter Uihlein	-17	18	4
T6	Lucas Herbert	-16	18	4
T6	Dean Burmester	-16	18	4
T8	Cameron Smith	-15	18	4
T8	Sebastian Muñoz	-15	18	4
T8	Branden Grace	-15	18	4
T8	Marc Leishman	-15	18	4
T12	Abraham Ancer	-14	18	4
T12	Joaquin Niemann	-14	18	4
T14	Matthew Wolff	-13	18	4
T14	Graeme McDowell	-13	18	4
T14	Brendan Steele	-13	18	4
T17	Caleb Surratt	-12	18	4
T17	Jason Kokrak	-12	18	4
T17	Dustin Johnson	-12	18	4
T17	Charl Schwartzel	-12	18	4
T17	Ben Campbell	-12	18	4
T17	Talor Gooch	-12	18	4
23	Richard Bland	-11	18	4
T24	Byeong Hun An	-10	18	4
T24	Scott Vincent	-10	18	4
T24	Yosuke Asaji	-10	18	4
T27	Ian Poulter	-9	18	4
T27	Thomas Pieters	-9	18	4
T27	Elvis Smylie	-9	18	4
T27	Victor Perez	-9	18	4
31	Thomas Detry	-8	18	4
T32	Danny Lee	-7	18	4
T32	Minkyu Kim	-7	18	4
T32	Josele Ballester	-7	18	4
T32	Michael La Sasso	-7	18	4
T32	Charles Howell III	-7	18	4
T37	Louis Oosthuizen	-6	18	4
T37	Sergio Garcia	-6	18	4
T37	Bubba Watson	-6	18	4
T37	Wade Ormsby	-6	18	4
T37	Richard T. Lee	-6	18	4
T42	Adrian Meronk	-5	18	4
T42	Carlos Ortiz	-5	18	4
T44	Younghan Song	-4	18	4
T44	Harold Varner III	-4	18	4
T44	Tom McKibbin	-4	18	4
T44	Miguel Tabuena	-4	18	4
T44	Ben Schmidt	-4	18	4
T44	Luis Masaveu	-4	18	4
50	Anirban Lahiri	-3	18	4
T51	David Puig	-2	18	4
T51	John Catlin	-2	18	4
53	Laurie Canter	E	18	4
T54	Bjorn Hellgren	+2	18	4
T54	Paul Casey	+2	18	4
56	Sam Horsfield	+3	18	4
57	Cameron Tringale	+4	18	4

Ball rollback

Masters 2025: Reporter’s question about junior slow play stumped Augusta chairman, laughter ensued

Masters 2024: With an ‘8,000-yard redline,’ Augusta chairman supports ball rollback, urges others to follow

R&A, USGA to announce universal golf ball rollback next week

R&A and USGA end comment period on ball rollback: ‘All voices play a critical role as we determine the best path forward’

PGAs around the world tell R&A, USGA they oppose golf ball rollback

Golf industry survey results reveal serious golfers oppose ball rollback effort

Aussie tour pro provides the funniest – and meanest – solution amid golf’s rollback debate

‘Pretty selfish decisions’: Justin Thomas slams USGA and the ball rollback

USGA technical chief speaks out on rollback, handicaps, US Open and the ’18-yard’ effect

The R&A and USGA golf ball rollback: Your questions answered about what they said and what it means

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