The R&A and USGA will be proposing a new golf ball testing standard for elite competition that would roll back performance by 20 yards (18 metres) or more.
Making mistakes is an inherent part of golf: attempting to hit a hero shot instead of punching out, misreading putts, even white belts, for pity’s sake. However, the biggest danger facing modern golfers is Twitter.
This will mark the seventh time Winged Foot will have hosted the USGA’s signature event, tied with Baltusrol for the second most behind only Oakmont Country Club, which will host for the 10th time in 2025.
The rule changes announced by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club (R&A) and the USGA – today that will come into effect on January 1, 2023 – are not as dramatic as in 2019, the last time the rules changed under the four-year cycle. But there are some decent moderations you should know about.
The final round would have been a victory lap but for Stricker, who played the final 11 holes in six-under par and made Harrington prove his mettle in his quest for a long overdue victory.
Matt Fitzpatrick is a Major champion, winning the US Open with a legendary ball-striking performance – and doing it at The Country Club, where it all started. There is so, so much to discuss. Here are 18 parting thoughts from Brookline.
In golf in the 2020s, guys can disappear into a lab, flanked by incredibly bright and motivated people, who possess the latest of high-tech gadgets, and emerge a far better player.
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