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July 19th, 2025

Open Championship 2025: Bryson DeChambeau confirms a mystery golf ball is in the works

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June 12th, 2025

Opinion: What’s more pressing, a ball rollback or getting golfers to play from the correct tees?

Asked if pushback from within the sport could cause the USGA to reconsider its plan and make adjustments before 2028, CEO Mike Whan reiterated they were “full-speed ahead on what we’ve announced.”

June 12th, 2025

US Open 2025: USGA remains ‘full-speed ahead’ on impending golf ball rollback

Asked if pushback from within the sport could cause the USGA to reconsider its plan and make adjustments before 2028, CEO Mike Whan reiterated they were “full-speed ahead on what we’ve announced.”

October 25th, 2024

Billionaire ‘not really sure’ where this incredibly valuable Tiger Woods artefact is located

There’s one incredibly valuable Tiger artefact that has never been sold and there’s a good reason for that.

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April 12th, 2023

This Tiger Woods golf ball from the final round of the 1997 Masters auctioned for a stunning amount

According to the auction site, the consignor, Julian Nexsen, was 9 years old in 1997 and was attending the Masters with his father and friends.

November 24th, 2020

Bridgestone re-signs Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau to long-term golf ball deals

August 30th, 2020

BRAIN FART: Jon Rahm picks up ball without marking it, cops crucial penalty

We’ve all done it before. Your ball is on the green, and you pick it up without marking it first. It’s one of the more common rules breaches in amateur golf.

August 16th, 2020

This PGA Tour pro’s putt took more than 20 seconds to drop. Why wasn’t it a penalty?

Just how long is a player allowed to wait to see if a putt that hangs on the lip is going to drop before being hit with a penalty?

July 14th, 2020

Following Bryson DeChambeau’s driver gains, R&A chief stresses need to curb distance

Bryson DeChambeau has staged quite the show in golf’s post-pandemic return. A show the R&A has been carefully watching.

June 16th, 2020

Monty calls for a 20-percent rollback of the ball. Here’s what that actually would mean and why it doesn’t add up

Ridiculous “solutions” such as what Montgomerie has put forth need be quashed, if for no other reason than, well, it makes absolutely no sense.

How Tiger Woods sparked a dramatic shift in the golf-ball business

Tiger Woods speaks out about the golf ball going too far: ‘We need to do something’

The Moment of Impact: An Inside Look at Titleist Golf Ball R&D

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