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<\/p>\nEuropean Ryder Cup legend Colin Montgomerie wants the golf ball rolled back as soon as possible.\u00a0Modern golf has become one-dimensional, and bifurcation could be the solution, according to the Scotsman. <\/p>\n
The USGA and the R&A brought forth the idea of the golf ball rollback policy in 2023. However, on the eve of the 2026 U.S. Open, the governing bodies announced their decision to delay its implementation till at least 2030. Montgomerie knows why.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to roll back the ball, bring it back,\u201d said Montgomerie. \u201cBut of course, the powers that be don\u2019t want that because what happens is the amateurs suffer because we don\u2019t want to have two different golf balls for amateurs and pros.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Italy: The Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy on 27 September 2023: Pictured: Former Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie during the All-Star match at the Ryder Cup 2023 Rome Marco Simone Golf & Country Club Italy Copyright: xAlexxToddx<\/p>\n
Italy: The Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy on 27 September 2023: Pictured: Former Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie during the All-Star match at the Ryder Cup 2023 Rome Marco Simone Golf & Country Club Italy Copyright: xAlexxToddx<\/p>\n
Speaking on the Old Boys, New Balls<\/a> podcast, Colin Montgomerie insisted on quick action.<\/p>\n Bifurcation might be the way to address the distance issue. Handing a different ball to amateurs and professionals would allow pros to use a shorter-distance ball while amateurs retain current specs.\u00a0<\/p>\n The modern game has become one-dimensional. With pros having a driving distance average of 350 yards on courses built with a dogleg set at 265 yards, course hazards go out of the equation.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe only way is to reduce the ball, reduce the clubs. We can\u2019t reduce the actual human specimen,” Montgomerie added. “It just used to be the ball and the club that was the problem. Now, it\u2019s the ball, the club, and the athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n Montgomerie’s solution is blunt: standardize the ball at all events. That would bring course hazards back into play.<\/p>\n Or else, the 2027 Open at St Andrews and the 2028 Open at Royal Lytham would feature pretty low scores if things don’t change.<\/p>\n On the other hand, US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the rollback policy.<\/p>\n Not everyone agrees: Trump’s criticism of the rollback<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump has, time and again, criticized the USGA and the R&A\u2019s rollback policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It was a ridiculous idea, that nobody wanted, especially PGA Tour Players, and people that don\u2019t want to go to a Course to be told that their drives will be going 20 yards shorter,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/a> \u201cHas anyone ever heard of anything so ridiculous?”<\/p>\n The US President praised the governing bodies\u2019 decision to delay the policy till 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n The governing bodies held talks with the PGA Tour, DP World Tour leadership, and also the PGA Tour Player Advisory Council before announcing their decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alternative methods will now be welcomed by the governing bodies, which will ensure minimal disruption to the golf market while addressing the distance issues.<\/p>\n However, Montgomerie wants the change as soon as possible. Trump does not agree with him.<\/p>\n
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