Change is coming to PGA Tour, announces CEO Brian Rolapp
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The two-word text arrived from my friend Scott at precisely 2:32 p.m. Friday. “Quick nine?” After a busy week on the golf-news beat, a quick nine was exactly what I needed to clear my cluttered head. About a half-hour later we were on the 10th tee at ...
The golf world (and casual onlookers) turn their focus this week on the storied 18-hole track at Augusta National, where the field has been set for the 2025 Masters Tournament. The odds-on favorite to win a green jacket in 2025? As always, that's anyone's ...
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 golfers, who have increasingly used head-turning ...
AUGUSTA — Hideki Matsuyama was admiring Bryson DeChambeau’s custom driver on the par-5 8th hole at Augusta National on Thursday like any muni hacker would gaze at a friend's shiny new gear. Matsuyama rotated DeChambeau's driver in his hand, admired ...
What did you announce today and why is it so important? We’re updating the speeds used to test golf balls for the first time in 20 years. The game has evolved significantly during that time and it’s important that our testing conditions also evolve to ...
They've been keeping stats on average driving distances since 1980 and the list of names probably doesn't have too many surprises. Rory McIlroy is on there. John Daly, of course. Now there is new name to add, as youngster Aldrich Potgieter bombed it all ...
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The Monstrous Driving Distance Numbers Bryson DeChambeau Is Recording At The PGA Championship
Bryson DeChambeau is the game's longest hitter and that is on full show this week at the PGA Championship. The 2024 US Open champion, who uses a Krank Formula Fire LD driver with just 5 degrees of loft, is averaging a mammoth 345.6 yards off the tee ...
The USGA and The R&A have proposed a Model Local Rule (MLR) that gives competition organizers the option to require use of golf balls that are tested under modified launch conditions to address the impacts of hitting distance in golf. The MLR is intended ...
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, several of golf's elite let fly. Speaking ahead of the PGA ...