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
1	Michael Thorbjornsen	-17	16	4
2	Davis Riley	-16	14	4
T3	Xander Schauffele	-15	15	4
T3	Rasmus Højgaard	-15	14	4
5	Michael Brennan	-14	14	4
T6	Hideki Matsuyama	-13	F	4
T6	Michael Kim	-13	16	4
T6	Kristoffer Ventura	-13	15	4
T6	Cam Young	-13	15	4
T10	Davis Thompson	-12	F	4
T10	Ryan Gerard	-12	F	4
T10	Patrick Cantlay	-12	18	4
T10	Matt Wallace	-12	17	4
T10	Chris Kirk	-12	15	4
T15	Doug Ghim	-11	F	4
T15	Keegan Bradley	-11	F	4
T15	Sungjae Im	-11	F	4
T15	Rico Hoey	-11	18	4
T15	Rickie Fowler	-11	15	4
T20	Chandler Blanchet	-10	F	4
T20	Ricky Castillo	-10	F	4
T20	Corey Conners	-10	F	4
T20	Keita Nakajima	-10	F	4
T20	Russell Henley	-10	F	4
T20	Luke Clanton	-10	17	4
T26	Stephan Jaeger	-9	F	4
T26	Ben Kohles	-9	F	4
T26	Kevin Roy	-9	F	4
T26	Jacob Bridgeman	-9	F	4
T26	Mac Meissner	-9	F	4
T26	Ben James	-9	16	4
T32	Emiliano Grillo	-8	F	4
T32	Jackson Koivun	-8	F	4
T32	Brandt Snedeker	-8	F	4
T32	Jordan Spieth	-8	F	4
T32	Jordan Smith	-8	F	4
T32	David Lipsky	-8	F	4
T32	Kevin Yu	-8	18	4
T32	Justin Lower	-8	17	4
T32	S.W. Kim	-8	16	4
T41	Thorbjørn Olesen	-7	F	4
T41	Austin Eckroat	-7	F	4
T43	Joe Highsmith	-6	F	4
T43	Hank Lebioda	-6	F	4
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T45	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-5	F	4
T45	Adrien Saddier	-5	F	4
T45	Beau Hossler	-5	F	4
T45	Matt McCarty	-5	16*	4
T51	Neal Shipley	-4	F	4
T51	Max Greyserman	-4	F	4
T51	Adam Schenk	-4	F	4
T51	J.J. Spaun	-4	F	4
T51	Patrick Fishburn	-4	F	4
T51	Zac Blair	-4	F	4
T51	Jackson Suber	-4	F	4
T51	Matt Kuchar	-4	18*	4
T59	Johnny Keefer	-3	F	4
T59	Ryo Hisatsune	-3	16*	4
T61	Nicolai Højgaard	-2	F	4
T61	Brian Campbell	-2	18*	4
T61	Nick Taylor	-2	17*	4
T61	Mark Hubbard	-2	17*	4
T65	Karl Vilips	-1	F	4
T65	Zecheng Dou	-1	F	4
T65	Dylan Wu	-1	16*	4
T68	Peter Malnati	E	17*	4
T68	William Mouw	E	16*	4
70	Adam Svensson	+1	16*	4
T71	Tony Finau	+2	F	4
T71	Harris English	+2	16*	4
73	Marcelo Rozo	+7	16*	4
CUT	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-2	F	2
CUT	Andrew Putnam	-2	F	2
CUT	Lee Hodges	-2	F	2
CUT	Ben Silverman	-2	F	2
CUT	Ben Griffin	-2	F	2
CUT	Jake Knapp	-2	F	2
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	-2	F	2
CUT	William Jennings	-2	F	2
CUT	Eric Cole	-2	F	2
CUT	Aaron Wise	-2	F	2
CUT	Vince Whaley	-2	F	2
CUT	Mackenzie Hughes	-2	F	2
CUT	Billy Horschel	-1	F	2
CUT	Tom Hoge	-1	F	2
CUT	Jimmy Stanger	-1	F	2
CUT	John Parry	-1	F	2
CUT	Joel Dahmen	-1	F	2
CUT	Akshay Bhatia	-1	F	2
CUT	Kensei Hirata	-1	F	2
CUT	Brice Garnett	E	F	2
CUT	Matthieu Pavon	E	F	2
CUT	A.J. Ewart	E	F	2
CUT	Hayden Springer	E	F	2
CUT	Zach Bauchou	E	F	2
CUT	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	E	F	2
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	E	F	2
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CUT	Sam Stevens	E	F	2
CUT	Haotong Li	E	F	2
CUT	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	E	F	2
CUT	Ryan Ruffels	E	F	2
CUT	Rafael Campos	+1	F	2
CUT	John VanDerLaan	+1	F	2
CUT	Jeffrey Kang	+1	F	2
CUT	Chandler Phillips	+1	F	2
CUT	Chris Gotterup	+1	F	2
CUT	Harry Hall	+1	F	2
CUT	Jesper Svensson	+1	F	2
CUT	Davis Chatfield	+1	F	2
CUT	Denny McCarthy	+2	F	2
CUT	Webb Simpson	+2	F	2
CUT	Taylor Pendrith	+2	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+2	F	2
CUT	Pi Coody	+2	F	2
CUT	Garrick Higgo	+3	F	2
CUT	Cam Davis	+3	F	2
CUT	Matti Schmid	+3	F	2
CUT	Trace Crowe	+3	F	2
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	+3	F	2
CUT	Stefano Mazzoli	+3	F	2
CUT	Kevin Streelman	+3	F	2
CUT	Max McGreevy	+4	F	2
CUT	Seamus Power	+4	F	2
CUT	Patton Kizzire	+4	F	2
CUT	Lucas Glover	+4	F	2
CUT	Chad Ramey	+5	F	2
CUT	Nick Dunlap	+5	F	2
CUT	Lanto Griffin	+5	F	2
CUT	Wyndham Clark	+5	F	2
CUT	Christo Lamprecht	+5	F	2
CUT	Pontus Nyholm	+5	F	2
CUT	Daniel Azallion	+5	F	2
CUT	Brendon Todd	+6	F	2
CUT	Andrew Novak	+6	F	2
CUT	Ryan Celano	+6	F	2
CUT	Steven Fisk	+7	F	2
CUT	Justin Quiban	+7	F	2
CUT	Patrick Wilkes-Krier	+7	F	2
CUT	Joe Hooks	+8	F	2
CUT	Keenan Huskey	+11	F	2
CUT	Alejandro Tosti	+12	F	2
CUT	Austin Smotherman	+12	F	2
CUT	Brad Dalke	+16	F	2
WD	Patrick Rodgers	-	-

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Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Lucas Herbert	-30	18	4
2	Tyrrell Hatton	-24	18	4
3	Bryson DeChambeau	-21	18	4
4	Cameron Smith	-17	18	4
T5	Abraham Ancer	-14	18	4
T5	Caleb Surratt	-14	18	4
T7	Harold Varner III	-13	18	4
T7	Charles Howell III	-13	18	4
T7	Laurie Canter	-13	18	4
10	Carlos Ortiz	-12	18	4
11	Byeong Hun An	-11	18	4
T12	Anthony Kim	-9	18	4
T12	David Puig	-9	18	4
T12	Marc Leishman	-9	18	4
T15	Ian Poulter	-8	18	4
T15	Peter Uihlein	-8	18	4
T17	Branden Grace	-7	18	4
T17	Björn Hellgren	-7	18	4
T17	Dean Burmester	-7	18	4
T20	Tom McKibbin	-6	18	4
T20	Josele Ballester	-6	18	4
22	Charl Schwartzel	-5	18	4
T23	Jon Rahm	-4	18	4
T23	Paul Casey	-4	18	4
T23	Victor Perez	-4	18	4
T23	Thomas Pieters	-4	18	4
T23	Anirban Lahiri	-4	18	4
T28	Joaquin Niemann	-3	18	4
T28	Scott Vincent	-3	18	4
T28	Adrian Meronk	-3	18	4
T31	Danny Lee	-2	18	4
T31	Luis Masaveu	-2	18	4
T31	Cameron Tringale	-2	18	4
T31	Thomas Detry	-2	18	4
T31	Younghan Song	-2	18	4
T31	Martin Vorster	-2	18	4
T31	Bubba Watson	-2	18	4
T31	Martin Kaymer	-2	18	4
T39	Sebastian Muñoz	-1	18	4
T39	Sam Horsfield	-1	18	4
41	Lee Westwood	E	18	4
T42	Sergio Garcia	+1	18	4
T42	Matthew Wolff	+1	18	4
44	Yosuke Asaji	+2	18	4
T45	Talor Gooch	+3	18	4
T45	Richard Bland	+3	18	4
T47	Minkyu Kim	+4	18	4
T47	Brendan Steele	+4	18	4
T47	Travis Smyth	+4	18	4
50	Miguel Tabuena	+5	18	4
51	Ben Campbell	+6	18	4
52	Dustin Johnson	+7	18	4
T53	Do-Yeob Mun	+8	18	4
T53	Graeme McDowell	+8	18	4
55	Jason Kokrak	+10	18	4
56	Michael La Sasso	+11	18	4
	Richard T. Lee	+2		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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