Rollback

July 11th, 2025

The golf ball rollback can play out several different ways, but all promise to be messy

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October 23rd, 2024

Could A Driver Rollback Be Next?

The R&A’s chief of technology says it’s ‘a topic of interest’

December 7th, 2023

Golf ball kingpin Titleist isn’t laying down on rollback, but asking for more talks

In any change to the Rules of Golf that involves golf balls, there is one company that has the most to win or lose: Titleist.

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December 3rd, 2023

‘ONE OF THE DUMBEST THINGS I’VE EVER HEARD OF’: PGA Tour players torch governing bodies on golf ball rollback

One of the things Keegan Bradley has done during the offseason is test golf balls. Srixon made him a special set of balls. They were of the potential rollback variety.

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.

June 15th, 2023

US Open 2023: The USGA says it listens to feedback on equipment proposals. Does it really?

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June 5th, 2023

Another major champion slams golf ball rollback proposal: ‘USGA admits to making mistakes and then they punish the players’

Keegan Bradley prefaced his remarks by saying he’s got a “really strange relationship” with the USGA after the governing body, along with the R&A, changed golf’s anchoring rules a decade ago that kept him from using the belly putter he started his pro career.

June 3rd, 2023

Adam Scott listens to golf ball rollback pitches, needs further convincing on why change is needed

The R&A and USGA have a lot more work to do to convince PGA Tour players that a rollback of the golf ball is in their best interest or the best interest of the game overall, judging by the players’ reaction to a presentation by the governing bodies and several manufacturers Tuesday at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

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May 16th, 2023

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T51	Karl Vilips	-11	F	4
T51	Matt Wallace	-11	F	4
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T62	Alex Smalley	-10	F	4
T64	Beau Hossler	-9	F	4
T64	Thomas Rosenmueller	-9	F	4
T64	Brandt Snedeker	-9	F	4
T67	Matt Kuchar	-8	F	4
T67	Matthieu Pavon	-8	F	4
T67	Davis Riley	-8	F	4
70	Adam Hadwin	-7	F	4
71	Chez Reavie	-6	F	4
T72	James Hahn	-2	F	4
T72	Brendan Valdes	-2	F	4
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CUT	Lanto Griffin	-6	F	2
CUT	Chesson Hadley	-6	F	2
CUT	Nick Hardy	-6	F	2
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CUT	Martin Laird	-6	F	2
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CUT	Robert Streb	-6	F	2
CUT	Kevin Streelman	-6	F	2
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CUT	Kevin Velo	-6	F	2
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CUT	Car Young	-6	F	2
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CUT	Cameron Champ	-5	F	2
CUT	Trevor Cone	-5	F	2
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CUT	Joel Dahmen	-5	F	2
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CUT	Dylan Frittelli	-5	F	2
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CUT	Will Gordon	-5	F	2
CUT	Rikuya Hoshino	-5	F	2
CUT	Justin Lower	-5	F	2
CUT	Thorbjørn Olesen	-5	F	2
CUT	Matt Atkins	-4	F	2
CUT	Luke Clanton	-4	F	2
CUT	Taylor Dickson	-4	F	2
CUT	Noah Goodwin	-4	F	2
CUT	Harry Higgs	-4	F	2
CUT	Tom Hoge	-4	F	2
CUT	Stephan Jaeger	-4	F	2
CUT	Kevin Kisner	-4	F	2
CUT	Hayden Springer	-4	F	2
CUT	Adam Svensson	-4	F	2
CUT	Tim Widing	-4	F	2
CUT	Anders Albertson	-3	F	2
CUT	Ryan Blaum	-3	F	2
CUT	Joseph Bramlett	-3	F	2
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CUT	Jeremy Paul	-3	F	2
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CUT	Robby Shelton	-3	F	2
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CUT	Tyler Duncan	-2	F	2
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CUT	Kaito Onishi	-2	F	2
CUT	Isaiah Salinda	-2	F	2
CUT	Gordon Sargent	-2	F	2
CUT	David Skinns	-2	F	2
CUT	Tommy Gainey	-1	F	2
CUT	Joe Highsmith	-1	F	2
CUT	David Lipsky	-1	F	2
CUT	Taylor Montgomery	-1	F	2
CUT	Taylor Moore	-1	F	2
CUT	Chandler Phillips	-1	F	2
CUT	Kyle Westmoreland	-1	F	2
CUT	Jacob Bridgeman	E	F	2
CUT	Austin Cook	E	F	2
CUT	Vince Covello	E	F	2
CUT	Jason Dufner	E	F	2
CUT	Matt NeSmith	E	F	2
CUT	Bud Cauley	+1	F	2
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CUT	Ben Polland	+1	F	2
CUT	Adam Schenk	+2	F	2
CUT	Nick Watney	+2	F	2
CUT	Mason Howell	+3	F	2
CUT	Brendon Todd	+3	F	2
CUT	Davis Love III	+5	F	2
CUT	Matt Sanders	+11	F	2

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Rollback

The golf ball rollback can play out several different ways, but all promise to be messy

Could A Driver Rollback Be Next?

Golf ball kingpin Titleist isn’t laying down on rollback, but asking for more talks

‘ONE OF THE DUMBEST THINGS I’VE EVER HEARD OF’: PGA Tour players torch governing bodies on golf ball rollback

R&A and USGA end comment period on ball rollback: ‘All voices play a critical role as we determine the best path forward’

US Open 2023: The USGA says it listens to feedback on equipment proposals. Does it really?

Another major champion slams golf ball rollback proposal: ‘USGA admits to making mistakes and then they punish the players’

Adam Scott listens to golf ball rollback pitches, needs further convincing on why change is needed

The golf ball rollback could have this unintended CONSEQUENCE. A top golf physics expert explains why

Masters 2023: Tiger Woods backs the golf ball rollback, breaks out BALATA BALLS for Rory McIlroy to make a point

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

‘THIS IS PATHETIC’: Phil Mickelson slams potential rollback of maximum driver length

Webb Simpson had plenty to say about the R&A/USGA’s announcement on distance

GETTING CLOSE: USGA/R&A get specific about a distance rollback, but no timeline yet

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

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

TaylorMade latest equipment manufacturer to caution against distance rollback

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