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June 18th, 2026

US Open 2026: In surprise statement, R&A and USGA announce they are delaying rollback, re-evaluating ‘path forward’

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March 21st, 2026

Ball rollback timeline getting closer to being pushed to 2030

The USGA announced this week that after seeking comment on changing the implementation date for the new testing rule that could initially reduce elite driving distance by 15 yards, it is in fact now proposing that the rule not go into effect until 2030.

January 23rd, 2026

USGA on ball rollback timeline: ‘Our objective is to retain the unity that is critically important in the game’

The decision by the R&A and USGA to revisit the timeline for the ball rollback, and the timing of the announcement on the Friday before the annual PGA Show in Orlando, was not a coincidence.

June 6th, 2025

US Open 2025: USGA’s response to driver testing – ‘We just don’t see high numbers of failures’

Despite the top two players in the world having to give up their drivers after creeping into nonconforming status ahead of the PGA Championship and the surrounding hubbub from certain quarters suggesting the driver test needed to be rethought, the USGA will not be changing its plans for testing at next week’s US Open.

June 16th, 2024

US Open 2024: What goes on inside the rules office at a major? We got a glimpse

Rules officials are not there to decide on the validity of the rules, but rather to enforce them and make sure they’re administered equally for all 156 players in the field.

December 7th, 2023

Why everyday players? The USGA explains why they switched gears and made the ball rollback for all

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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)

The rollback goes into effect in January 2028 for elite competitions and for every golfer from January 2030.

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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.

October 13th, 2021

REINING IT IN: Golf’s ruling bodies take next step in limiting driver length

Regarding Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson and their lust for 48-inch drivers, golf’s ruling bodies have only one thing to say: Not so fast.

June 18th, 2021

Jim Stracka makes green-reading books. Here’s his case against a ban

The ban, it would seem, would only apply to the PGA Tour, and the books would not be made illegal in the Rules of Golf. It’s also not yet clear what, exactly, the ban would cover, or how it would be implemented.

USGA bringing four more US Opens to Pinehurst No.2, unveils plans for Golf House Pinehurst

DISCUSSION: Which golf rules need to go?

PGA Tour players preparing for new rules, Bryson DeChambeau more than others

USGA/R&A ease back on limits to green-reading materials, new rules set to go in effect January 1

What you need to know about the new Rules of Golf

USGA and the R&A announce plan that limits scope of green-reading materials starting in 2019

March 13th, 2018

The new Rules of Golf to debut in 2019

Six years in the making and 12 months after a first draft was circulated to the golf world for comment, officials with the USGA and R&A have settled on a new, modernised version of the Rules of Golf that will go into effect January 1, 2019.

December 12th, 2017

Golf’s major tours will stop taking TV viewer call-ins on rules issues

Starting January 1, these associations collectively will no longer field rules inquires from viewers watching golf-tournament broadcasts on TV or streaming online as part of a new set of video review protocols.

September 11th, 2017

Rules Re-think: Putting green the centre of golfers’ feedback

The R&A and USGA have received comments on the proposed new Rules from more than 22,000 golfers in 102 countries, as well as representatives of golf organisations throughout the world.

April 26th, 2017

R&A and USGA announce immediate changes limiting power of video evidence in rules decisions

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.

Andalucia 2026 Leaderboard

PlayersTeams

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Tyrrell Hatton	-11	18	4
2	Jon Rahm	-9	18	4
3	Abraham Ancer	-8	18	4
4	Sergio Garcia	-7	18	4
T5	Dustin Johnson	-5	18	4
T5	Thomas Detry	-5	18	4
T5	David Puig	-5	18	4
T5	Cameron Smith	-5	18	4
9	Bubba Watson	-4	18	4
10	Anirban Lahiri	-3	18	4
T11	Marc Leishman	-2	18	4
T11	Branden Grace	-2	18	4
T11	Byeong Hun An	-2	18	4
T11	Bryson DeChambeau	-2	18	4
15	Scott Vincent	-1	18	4
T16	Luis Masaveu	E	18	4
T16	Victor Perez	E	18	4
T16	Talor Gooch	E	18	4
T19	Charles Howell III	+1	18	4
T19	Harold Varner III	+1	18	4
T21	Carlos Ortiz	+2	18	4
T21	Tom McKibbin	+2	18	4
T21	Anthony Kim	+2	18	4
T24	Joaquin Niemann	+3	18	4
T24	Martin Kaymer	+3	18	4
T24	Lucas Herbert	+3	18	4
T27	Richard T. Lee	+4	18	4
T27	Ian Poulter	+4	18	4
T27	Sebastian Muñoz	+4	18	4
T27	Dean Burmester	+4	18	4
T31	Brendan Steele	+5	18	4
T31	Ben Campbell	+5	18	4
T31	Michael La Sasso	+5	18	4
T31	Charl Schwartzel	+5	18	4
T31	Peter Uihlein	+5	18	4
T31	Danny Lee	+5	18	4
T37	Jason Kokrak	+6	18	4
T37	Laurie Canter	+6	18	4
T37	Matthew Wolff	+6	18	4
40	Thomas Pieters	+7	18	4
41	Elvis Smylie	+8	18	4
T42	Younghan Song	+9	18	4
T42	Do-Yeob Mun	+9	18	4
T42	Miguel Tabuena	+9	18	4
T45	Sam Horsfield	+10	18	4
T45	Travis Smyth	+10	18	4
T45	Lee Westwood	+10	18	4
T45	Cameron Tringale	+10	18	4
49	Caleb Surratt	+11	18	4
50	Minkyu Kim	+12	18	4
51	Graeme McDowell	+13	18	4
52	Adrian Meronk	+14	18	4
53	Richard Bland	+16	18	4
54	Bjorn Hellgren	+17	18	4
55	Josele Ballester	+18	18	4
56	Yosuke Asaji	+22	18	4
	Wade Ormsby		18	4
	Louis Oosthuizen	+3		3