\u2014 Fried Egg Golf (@fried_egg_golf) June 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n However, it\u2019s been reported<\/a> that Cam Young has been playing a Titleist Pro V1x Double Dot, which would be deemed conforming under the USGA and R&A\u2019s rollback regulations. Young is averaging 313 yards off the tee, ranked 27th on Tour (and he\u2019s won twice). <\/p>\n Scheffler mostly agrees with Nicklaus\u2019s assertion, but doesn\u2019t believe the current rollback guidelines will be a perfect fix. <\/p>\n \u201cI agree with some of the principles behind the golf ball rollback,\u201d the World No. 1 said. \u201cI think when you look at how power and hitting the ball high has become so important in our game\u2014we were actually talking about it today, I was looking at the world rankings and Russell Henley (who won last week at Colonial<\/a>) is really the only guy in the top 20 in the world who doesn\u2019t hit it pretty far and doesn\u2019t hit it very high.\u201d<\/p>\n And it\u2019s possible rollback won\u2019t create a level playing field. <\/p>\n \u201cI think when you look at the golf ball rollback, when you start moving it back only 8 yards, not only does it disproportionately affect certain players, where you have some guys who it won\u2019t affect at all, and some guys where it will affect 15 to 20 yards, I think creates some issues within our game when you start changing the rules,\u201d Scheffler, the world No. 1, said. \u201cAnd then, on top of that, I think it\u2019s a greater issue in terms of golf course design where power is becoming too rewarded.<\/p>\n \u201cYou look at certain golf courses that we have that are great tests, like a Colonial or a Harbour Town, and they\u2019re not overly long golf courses, but it challenges you in different ways. I feel like they\u2019re doing it to make the game of golf a little bit more difficult at the elite level, which I understand, but golf is the easiest game in the world to make hard.\u201d<\/p>\n But with the penalty for missing fairways minimal at so many venues in the pro game, Scheffler feels that\u2019s perhaps an area to address, too. <\/p>\n \u201cI think when you look at how power is being rewarded in our game there\u2019s a reason why you see so many guys doing speed training, why you see so many guys spending time in the gym, trying to increase their speed,\u201d he said, \u201cbecause it\u2019s becoming increasingly important in our game, when you look at the way golf courses are set up and when you look at golf course design.\u201d<\/p>\n The rollback controversy has split both players and fans. It seems there\u2019s one thing everyone can agree on, though. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a popular subject,\u201d Nicklaus said.<\/p>\n More golf from\u00a0Sports Illustrated![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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