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Distance insights project

December 7th, 2023

R&A/USGA make it official, announce golf ball rollback for all golfers (and drivers might be next)

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March 17th, 2022

The first step in a rollback? Governing bodies announce plan to curtail distance

Golf’s ruling bodies continued their stated intention to curtail driving distance with an announcement Thursday that if adopted as an equipment rule by the R&A and USGA very likely would make nearly every current golf ball played on tour nonconforming.

November 12th, 2020

MASTERS 2020: Augusta National chairman says ‘We are at a crossroads’ regarding distance gains

It’s a conversation that has been amplified in 2020, partially due to the R&A and USGA’s Distance Insights Project but mostly because of Bryson DeChambeau.

September 1st, 2020

Do the best players on tour have to be the longest hitters? New data suggests not necessarily

In 2020, the numbers are saying big distance is generally about as relevant to success on the PGA Tour as it’s always been, not more and not less.

July 21st, 2020

Why the Memorial was praised for a setup that would have been ridiculed at the US Open

If this past week was any indication, should the USGA want a Teflon coating at Winged Foot from criticism, perhaps its best move is installing Nicklaus on the greens committee.

February 20th, 2020

Acushnet CEO disputes calls for distance halt; current rules ‘effectively govern’

February 12th, 2020

11 stats from the USGA/R&A Distance Insights Project that show just how split people are on distance

If you’re looking for definitive conclusions in the massive reports that contributed to the USGA and R&A’s recently released Distance Insights Project, they are quite nearly at every turn and occur so often they can occasionally contradict themselves.

February 5th, 2020

USGA/R&A declares distance increases MUST STOP in findings from Distance Insights Project

While golf’s ruling bodies are unclear as to what should happen next, the nearly two-year study of how far the golf ball is flying – known as the Distance Insights Project – is resoundingly clear on one specific conclusion: Distance must be stopped.

December 17th, 2019

Does golf have a distance problem? The ruling bodies will soon have an answer

In August 2018, the USGA and R&A announced an investigation into distance called the Distance Insights Project. In February 2020, the governing bodies will, at long last, relay the findings

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