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June 6th, 2025

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

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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

Thomas Pagel, chief governance officer for the USGA, spoke to Golf Digest on the topic of why the decision to include a rollback for all levels of golfers.

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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

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.

September 10th, 2020

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

The USGA move to Pinehurst reflects a deeper commitment from the region to attract golf companies and organisations.

April 15th, 2020

DISCUSSION: Which golf rules need to go?

In our latest installment of the “Great Golf Debates” writers Christopher Powers and Joel Beall tackle the pressing question: What golf rules need to go?

January 3rd, 2019

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

The several changes to the Rules of Golf were on a lot of players’ minds as the start of the first event of the new year approaches on Thursday

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

The new Rules of Golf to debut in 2019

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

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

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.

Leaderboard

Genesis Scottish Open - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Chris Gotterup	-15	F	4
T2	Marco Penge	-13	F	4
T2	Rory McIlroy	-13	F	4
T4	Nicolai Højgaard	-12	F	4
T4	Matt Fitzpatrick	-12	F	4
6	Justin Rose	-11	F	4
7	Sepp Straka	-10	F	4
T8	Xander Schauffele	-9	F	4
T8	Scottie Scheffler	-9	F	4
T8	Ludvig Åberg	-9	F	4
T11	Viktor Hovland	-8	F	4
T11	Wyndham Clark	-8	F	4
T13	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-7	F	4
T13	Taylor Pendrith	-7	F	4
T13	Kristoffer Reitan	-7	F	4
T13	Andrew Novak	-7	F	4
T17	Adam Scott	-6	F	4
T17	Harry Hall	-6	F	4
T17	Andy Sullivan	-6	F	4
T17	Matti Schmid	-6	F	4
T17	Tom Kim	-6	F	4
T22	Nick Taylor	-5	F	4
T22	Grant Forrest	-5	F	4
T22	Nico Echavarria	-5	F	4
T22	Jordan Smith	-5	F	4
T22	Jorge Campillo	-5	F	4
T22	Maverick McNealy	-5	F	4
T22	Matt McCarty	-5	F	4
T22	Richard Mansell	-5	F	4
T22	Justin Thomas	-5	F	4
T22	Antoine Rozner	-5	F	4
T22	Harris English	-5	F	4
T22	Jake Knapp	-5	F	4
T34	Sebastian Soderberg	-4	F	4
T34	Alex Smalley	-4	F	4
T34	Laurie Canter	-4	F	4
T34	S.W. Kim	-4	F	4
T34	Michael Kim	-4	F	4
T34	Tommy Fleetwood	-4	F	4
T34	Elvis Smylie	-4	F	4
T34	Marcel Siem	-4	F	4
T34	Kevin Yu	-4	F	4
T43	Yannik Paul	-3	F	4
T43	Jesper Svensson	-3	F	4
T43	Ugo Coussaud	-3	F	4
T43	Victor Perez	-3	F	4
T47	Aaron Rai	-2	F	4
T47	Corey Conners	-2	F	4
T47	Sam Burns	-2	F	4
T50	Keith Mitchell	-1	F	4
T50	Matt Wallace	-1	F	4
T50	Jhonattan Vegas	-1	F	4
T50	Brian Harman	-1	F	4
T50	Francesco Laporta	-1	F	4
T55	John Parry	E	F	4
T55	Keita Nakajima	E	F	4
T55	Bud Cauley	E	F	4
T55	Romain Langasque	E	F	4
T55	Daniel Berger	E	F	4
T60	Alejandro Del Rey	+1	F	4
T60	Gary Woodland	+1	F	4
T60	Sami Valimaki	+1	F	4
T60	Daniel Brown	+1	F	4
T60	Thorbjørn Olesen	+1	F	4
T65	Jacques Kruyswijk	+2	F	4
T65	Ryan Fox	+2	F	4
T65	Robert MacIntyre	+2	F	4
T65	Sam Bairstow	+2	F	4
T65	Luke Clanton	+2	F	4
T65	Dale Whitnell	+2	F	4
T71	Padraig Harrington	+3	F	4
T71	Thomas Detry	+3	F	4
73	Martin Couvra	+4	F	4
74	Ryan Gerard	+5	F	4
T75	Jacob Bridgeman	+6	F	4
T75	Connor Syme	+6	F	4
T75	Sam Stevens	+6	F	4
78	Henrik Norlander	+7	F	4
79	Byeong Hun An	+8	F	4
CUT	Julien Guerrier	E	F	2
CUT	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	E	F	2
CUT	Ewen Ferguson	E	F	2
CUT	Max Greyserman	E	F	2
CUT	Thriston Lawrence	E	F	2
CUT	Todd Clements	E	F	2
CUT	Matthieu Pavon	E	F	2
CUT	Sungjae Im	E	F	2
CUT	Andrew Putnam	E	F	2
CUT	David Ravetto	E	F	2
CUT	Jordan Gumberg	+1	F	2
CUT	Niklas Norgaard	+1	F	2
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	+1	F	2
CUT	Francesco Molinari	+1	F	2
CUT	Luke Donald	+1	F	2
CUT	Alex Noren	+1	F	2
CUT	Brandon Stone	+1	F	2
CUT	Mackenzie Hughes	+1	F	2
CUT	Max McGreevy	+1	F	2
CUT	Matthew Jordan	+2	F	2
CUT	Tom Hoge	+2	F	2
CUT	Simon Forsström	+2	F	2
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	+2	F	2
CUT	Alejandro Tosti	+2	F	2
CUT	J.J. Spaun	+2	F	2
CUT	Alex Fitzpatrick	+2	F	2
CUT	Davis Riley	+2	F	2
CUT	Richie Ramsay	+2	F	2
CUT	Eugenio Chacarra	+2	F	2
CUT	Calum Hill	+2	F	2
CUT	Daniel Hillier	+2	F	2
CUT	Joe Dean	+2	F	2
CUT	Patrick Rodgers	+3	F	2
CUT	Wooyoung Cho	+3	F	2
CUT	Junghwan Lee	+3	F	2
CUT	David Ford	+3	F	2
CUT	Joel Dahmen	+3	F	2
CUT	Marcel Schneider	+3	F	2
CUT	Bernd Wiesberger	+3	F	2
CUT	Dylan Frittelli	+3	F	2
CUT	Denny McCarthy	+3	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+3	F	2
CUT	Brandt Snedeker	+3	F	2
CUT	Matteo Manassero	+4	F	2
CUT	Sean Crocker	+4	F	2
CUT	Taylor Moore	+4	F	2
CUT	Lee Hodges	+4	F	2
CUT	Collin Morikawa	+4	F	2
CUT	Aaron Cockerill	+4	F	2
CUT	Danny Willett	+5	F	2
CUT	Brian Campbell	+5	F	2
CUT	Shaun Norris	+5	F	2
CUT	Ashun Wu	+5	F	2
CUT	Dylan Naidoo	+5	F	2
CUT	Nicolai Von Dellingshausen	+5	F	2
CUT	Guido Migliozzi	+5	F	2
CUT	Haotong Li	+5	F	2
CUT	Karl Vilips	+5	F	2
CUT	Frederic LaCroix	+5	F	2
CUT	Adrien Saddier	+5	F	2
CUT	Ryggs Johnston	+5	F	2
CUT	Dan Bradbury	+6	F	2
CUT	Rasmus Højgaard	+6	F	2
CUT	Darius Van Driel	+6	F	2
CUT	Pablo Larrazabal	+7	F	2
CUT	Ockie Strydom	+7	F	2
CUT	Joe Highsmith	+7	F	2
CUT	Nacho Elvira	+7	F	2
CUT	Ryo Hisatsune	+7	F	2
CUT	Johannes Veerman	+7	F	2
CUT	Angel Hidalgo Portillo	+7	F	2
CUT	Hongtaek Kim	+7	F	2
CUT	Adrian Otaegui	+8	F	2
CUT	Isaiah Salinda	+8	F	2
CUT	Yuto Katsuragawa	+11	F	2
WD	Rikuya Hoshino	-	-
WD	Paul Waring	-	-