The R&A and USGA announced a new rule this week that will limit the use of video review. New decision 34-3/10 is effective immediately – although there are plenty of players who probably wish it could be implemented retroactively.
The R&A and USGA have announced the implementation – effective immediately – of a New Decision to the Rules of Golf that will mitigate the power of video evidence while reinforcing the traditional reliance on player integrity in making rulings at televised events.
TrackMan and motion-capture systems offer a new, data-driven way for instructors to work with golfers. But are they the best way to teach somebody how to play golf?
Loose ends remain in the wake of the Lexi Thompson ruling at the ANA Inspiration, as golf’s major stakeholders try to figure out how to move forward.
He’s still nursing a back injury courtesy of a bizarre mishap during Masters week, but Dustin Johnson remains the bookies’ favourite for the US Open in June.
Jordan Spieth departed the Masters for the second straight Sunday having deposited a ball in the water at Augusta National’s 12th hole. Rickie Fowler had to endure that sinking feeling of allowing a golden opportunity to win his first major drown in imperfection.
A who’s who of golfers paraded through Augusta National’s new media centre on Masters Tuesday. There were laughs. There were interesting takes. There were great stories. And there were tears. OK, maybe not the last one.
When the same guy keeps winning all the tournaments, you run out of ways to analyse his swing. So you won’t be reading about Dustin Johnson’s driver swing or pitching prowess after his thoroughly dominant performance at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.
Only one World Golf Championship had eluded Dustin Johnson to this point in his career, but he erased that omission in his CV with a 1-up victory over a gallant Jon Rahm to claim the WGC–Dell Technologies Match Play in Texas.
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