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New rules to limit golf ball distance pushed back
Key takeaways
- The R&A and USGA have been looking for a solution to limiting the distance a golf ball can fly for eight years
- There remains a lack of consensus among golf's stakeholders including the leading tours, their players, manufacturers and governing bodies who have been anxious to implement change.
- For the past eight years the R&A and USGA have been examining ways to counter the massive length modern players such as Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler can generate, especially with their tee shots.
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The R&A and USGA have been looking for a solution to limiting the distance a golf ball can fly for eight years
Golf correspondent Published49 minutes ago Plans to limit how far golf balls can fly in the professional game have been put on hold by the R&A and United States Golf Association, and other options are being considered to try to solve the game's distance problem.
There remains a lack of consensus among golf's stakeholders including the leading tours, their players, manufacturers and governing bodies who have been anxious to implement change.
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