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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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1	Lucas Herbert	-15	12	2
T2	Sergio Garcia	-7	12	2
T2	Sebastian Muñoz	-7	12	2
T4	Paul Casey	-5	13	2
T4	Charles Howell III	-5	13	2
T4	Richard Bland	-5	13	2
T4	Dean Burmester	-5	13	2
T8	Jon Rahm	-4	13	2
T8	Marc Leishman	-4	12	2
T10	David Puig	-3	13	2
T10	Thomas Detry	-3	13	2
T10	Graeme McDowell	-3	12	2
T10	Joaquin Niemann	-3	13	2
T10	Younghan Song	-3	13	2
T10	Louis Oosthuizen	-3	13	2
T10	Victor Perez	-3	13	2
T10	Tyrrell Hatton	-3	12	2
T10	Martin Kaymer	-3	13	2
T10	Ian Poulter	-3	13	2
T10	Abraham Ancer	-3	13	2
T21	Scott Vincent	-2	12	2
T21	Bubba Watson	-2	13	2
T21	Charl Schwartzel	-2	12	2
T21	Bryson DeChambeau	-2	13	2
T21	Dustin Johnson	-2	13	2
T21	Richard T. Lee	-2	14	2
T21	Anthony Kim	-2	13	2
T21	Lee Westwood	-2	13	2
T29	Carlos Ortiz	-1	12	2
T29	Brendan Steele	-1	13	2
T29	Björn Hellgren	-1	13	2
T29	Adrian Meronk	-1	13	2
T29	Thomas Pieters	-1	13	2
T29	Talor Gooch	-1	13	2
T29	Tom McKibbin	-1	13	2
T29	Jeongwoo Ham	-1	13	2
T37	Yosuke Asaji	E	13	2
T37	Miguel Tabuena	E	13	2
T37	Cameron Smith	E	13	2
T37	Caleb Surratt	E	12	2
T37	Branden Grace	E	13	2
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T42	Byeong Hun An	+1	14	2
T44	Matthew Wolff	+2	12	2
T44	Josele Ballester	+2	13	2
T44	Danny Lee	+2	13	2
T44	Laurie Canter	+2	13	2
T44	Jason Kokrak	+2	14	2
49	Anirban Lahiri	+3	13	2
T50	Cameron Tringale	+4	12	2
T50	Sam Horsfield	+4	13	2
T50	Ben Campbell	+4	13	2
53	Minkyu Kim	+5	13	2
54	Harold Varner III	+6	12	2
T55	Luis Masaveu	+7	12	2
T55	Michael La Sasso	+7	12	2
57	Peter Uihlein	+8	13	2

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1	Sungjae Im	-8	11	2
2	Matt McCarty	-7	7	2
T3	Justin Thomas	-6	13*	2
T3	Tommy Fleetwood	-6	9	2
T3	Harry Hall	-6	7*	2
T3	Nicolai Højgaard	-6	6*	2
T7	David Lipsky	-5	15*	2
T7	Akshay Bhatia	-5	13	2
T7	Kristoffer Reitan	-5	10	2
T7	Alex Fitzpatrick	-5	8	2
T7	Nick Taylor	-5	7*	2
T12	Tony Finau	-4	14	2
T12	Patrick Cantlay	-4	13	2
T12	Viktor Hovland	-4	8	2
T15	Sepp Straka	-3	14*	2
T15	Cam Young	-3	13*	2
T15	J.J. Spaun	-3	11	2
T15	Lucas Glover	-3	10	2
T15	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-3	10	2
T15	Ludvig Åberg	-3	9	2
T15	Corey Conners	-3	8*	2
T15	Keegan Bradley	-3	8*	2
T15	Harris English	-3	8*	2
T24	Tom Hoge	-2	15	2
T24	Patrick Rodgers	-2	15	2
T24	Kurt Kitayama	-2	15*	2
T24	Jacob Bridgeman	-2	13	2
T24	Xander Schauffele	-2	13*	2
T29	Michael Kim	-1	15*	2
T29	Ryan Gerard	-1	14*	2
T29	Gary Woodland	-1	13	2
T29	Jhonattan Vegas	-1	11	2
T29	Taylor Pendrith	-1	10*	2
T29	Matt Wallace	-1	9*	2
T29	Ricky Castillo	-1	8*	2
T29	Rory McIlroy	-1	8	2
T29	Justin Rose	-1	8	2
T29	Nico Echavarria	-1	8*	2
T29	Rickie Fowler	-1	8	2
T29	Brian Campbell	-1	6*	2
T41	Jordan Spieth	E	14*	2
T41	S.W. Kim	E	12*	2
T41	Andrew Putnam	E	11	2
T41	Sahith Theegala	E	11*	2
T41	Mackenzie Hughes	E	10*	2
T41	Min Woo Lee	E	9*	2
T41	J.T. Poston	E	6*	2
T48	Daniel Berger	+1	14	2
T48	Ben Griffin	+1	13	2
T48	Robert MacIntyre	+1	12	2
T48	Chris Gotterup	+1	12*	2
T48	Ryo Hisatsune	+1	9	2
T48	Chandler Blanchet	+1	7	2
T54	Austin Smotherman	+2	14	2
T54	Max Homa	+2	11*	2
T54	Adam Scott	+2	9	2
T54	Pi Coody	+2	9	2
T54	Bud Cauley	+2	7	2
T59	Jason Day	+3	15*	2
T59	Alex Noren	+3	14*	2
T59	Sam Burns	+3	13	2
T59	Webb Simpson	+3	11	2
T59	Brian Harman	+3	9	2
T59	Andrew Novak	+3	8*	2
T59	Matt Fitzpatrick	+3	8	2
T59	Maverick McNealy	+3	7*	2
T67	Hideki Matsuyama	+4	14*	2
T67	Alex Smalley	+4	10*	2
T67	Denny McCarthy	+4	9*	2
70	Ryan Fox	+6	12*	2
71	Sam Stevens	+7	15	2
72	Aldrich Potgieter	+10	11*	2

Distance insights project

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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5	CRUSHERS GC	-9	18	2
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10	OKGC	+4	18	2
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12	HYFLYERS GC	+8	18	2
13	RANGEGOATS GC	+12	18	2