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July 13th, 2024

Could a driver rollback be next? The R&A’s chief of technology says it’s ‘a topic of interest’

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June 13th, 2024

US Open 2024: USGA boss says driver still an area of interest in distance-rollback effort

The first target in the efforts of golf’s rulemakers to roll back distance was the ball. The driver might be next.

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March 15th, 2023

The R&A and USGA golf ball rollback: Your questions answered about what they said and what it means

The test would not change for the golf balls used for recreational play, but the balls used under this new proposed test for elite competition could result in a distance decrease of at least 15-20 metres, perhaps more.

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1	Tommy Fleetwood	-18	F	4
T2	Patrick Cantlay	-15	F	4
T2	Russell Henley	-15	F	4
T4	Corey Conners	-14	F	4
T4	Scottie Scheffler	-14	F	4
T4	Cam Young	-14	F	4
T7	Keegan Bradley	-13	F	4
T7	Sam Burns	-13	F	4
T7	Justin Thomas	-13	F	4
T10	Chris Gotterup	-12	F	4
T10	Ben Griffin	-12	F	4
12	Viktor Hovland	-11	F	4
T13	Akshay Bhatia	-10	F	4
T13	Harris English	-10	F	4
T13	Brian Harman	-10	F	4
T13	Shane Lowry	-10	F	4
T17	Harry Hall	-9	F	4
T17	Robert MacIntyre	-9	F	4
T19	Collin Morikawa	-8	F	4
T19	Nick Taylor	-8	F	4
T21	Ludvig Åberg	-7	F	4
T21	Justin Rose	-7	F	4
T23	Rory McIlroy	-6	F	4
T23	Maverick McNealy	-6	F	4
T25	Andrew Novak	-4	F	4
T25	J.J. Spaun	-4	F	4
T27	Jacob Bridgeman	E	F	4
T27	Sungjae Im	E	F	4
29	Hideki Matsuyama	+3	F	4
30	Sepp Straka	+7	F	4

Steve otto

Could a driver rollback be next? The R&A’s chief of technology says it’s ‘a topic of interest’

US Open 2024: USGA boss says driver still an area of interest in distance-rollback effort

The R&A and USGA golf ball rollback: Your questions answered about what they said and what it means

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