here<\/a> \u2013 indicates that golf\u2019s ruling bodies are considering comments to do away with that interim period, implementing the rollback rule for both elite golfers and average golfers starting in 2030 instead.<\/p>\n\u201cThe Governing Bodies adopted this phased approach in response to contributions made during the decision-making process,\u201d the announcement reads. \u201cThe later implementation for the recreational game was intended to allow manufacturers more time to develop their full product lines, and to provide an opportunity for retailers and golfers to exhaust any existing stock.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince that announcement, The R&A and USGA have been progressing plans to support the implementation of this decision, including engaging with stakeholders on a range of issues. During this engagement, several stakeholders have expressed concerns over the potential challenges that could come from the two-phase approach to implementation. Based on this feedback, The R&A and USGA are interested in soliciting views on a possible change from the phased implementation to a single date across the whole game effective from January 2030.\u201d <\/p>\n
Comments about the Implementation Date for the Update to the Overall Distance Standard Test for Golf Balls have to be submitted to the USGA and R&A by February 15, 2026.<\/p>\n
Under the USGA and R&A\u2019s planned revised golf ball testing protocol new conforming golf balls will fly shorter distances, especially for faster-swinging players, with expected losses of 13-15 yards for elite professionals and 5 yards or less for most recreational golfers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The planned rollback on the distances golfers can hit the golf ball looks set to be delayed by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-422762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}