NAPLES, Fla. – Nine months after the USGA and R&A said women’s golf would not be the intended target of a proposed rule to reduce the distance of the golf ball, the governing bodies have changed their ...

Golf’s ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball travels a shorter distance for everyone from Tiger Woods to the amateur who plays public courses on the weekend. The ...

LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - Golf's longest hitters could be reeled in under new proposals to limit the distance balls struck by elite players can travel. Average driving distances are around 300 ...

Driving distance has been steadily increasing, and a proposal on Tuesday by the U.S. Golf Association and the R&A could affect elite players within three years. By Alan Blinder MARANA, Ariz. — Elite ...

The 50 golfers remaining in the chase for the FedEx Cup tee off this week at Castle Pines Golf Club during the 2024 BMW Championship. It's a massively long track, the longest in PGA Tour history, with ...

The R&A and United States Golf Association (USGA) held a press conference Tuesday to announce their proposals to roll back the distances that golf balls can fly at elite tournaments. In response, ...

CHASKA, MINN. — First, there was the Bomb and Gouge era, which emerged as statistics proved the importance of driving distance. In turn, new technologies, fitness regimens and swing techniques allowed ...

If there’s one thing every golfer is obsessed with, it’s driving distance — and with good reason. There’s just something special about hitting a pure tee shot right on the sweet spot, watching it ...

Golf's governing bodies have confirmed that they have proposed a way of bifurcation where elite golfers use different golf balls to recreational golfers. A new Model Local Rule has been proposed for ...