Mar 19, 2023
The USGA and The R7A are proposing a new rule that will “Roll Back” the golf ball. They think the ball is too hot and is making some of the golf courses the PGA Tour plays on obsolete. Well, Jeff Smith and John Ashton think that would be a stupid thing for the USGA and the R&A to do and mince no words in a scathing attack on the idea on this week’s Those Weekend Golf Guys Show. As Jeff says, “since you are so good, we have to penalize you”. There is a perfect answer to this problem, and its not to “roll back” the golf ball so it doesn’t fly as far. It sounds like the proposal would reduce a 300 yard drive by about 15 yards. The answer is “agronomy”. Plant some trees, build some bunkers, keep the rough a bit rougher, narrow the fairways. There are lots of things to do to cut back the distance of the world’s “Elite Golfers” without ruining the golf experience for the rest of us.