And you thought it was going to be a dull summer. Not after Tuesday, May 21, the U.S. Golf Association and Royal and Ancient Golf Club of
St. Andrews, Scotland, will announce a final decision on anchoring at a joint conference …
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Anchors Away? USGA to announce decision next week
And you thought it was going to be a dull summer. Not after Tuesday, May 21, the U.S. Golf Association and Royal and Ancient Golf Club of
St. Andrews, Scotland, will announce a final decision on anchoring at a joint conference …
Adam Scott’s Masters victory rekindles long putter controversy
The U.S. Golf Association and R&A might have taken a big hit with Adam Scott’s victory at the Masters. Golf’s ruling bodies want to ban the anchoring of long putters – such as the Scotty Cameron Titleist putter – Scott …
Who rules golf’s ruling bodies?
There’s a good analysis piece by ESPN legal eagle Lester Munson on players’ potential legal actions the USGA and R&A if the ruling bodies decide to ban long putters. Reigning U.S. Open Champion Webb Simpson and former PGhA Champion Keegan …
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Much ado about nothing? Ball test shows inconclusive results
As part of the ongoing study (10 years and counting) on golf ball distance from golf’s ruling bodies, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in Sweden this past weekend conducted a test of a golf ball designed …
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Chamblee states his case for bifurcation
I’ve never been a big fan of Brandel Chamblee but I think I’ve changed my mind after reading his “Commissioner for a Day” piece on golfchannel.com regarding golf equipment technology. Chamblee, it seems, has no love for the USGA and …
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USGA dismisses Solheim’s 3-ball concept
No, John Solheim’s 3-ball idea has nothing to do with Odyssey putters — although the Ping exec’s recent plug for golf to employ a trifurcated system of dimpled spheres may seem to some as surreal a sci-fi notion as “2001: …
Posted in COMPANY NEWS, INDUSTRY NEWS, MARKET BUZZ Also tagged John Solheim, Mike Davis, PING, Royal & Ancient Comments closed
Ping Chairman John Solheim proposes “Ball Distance Rating”
Ping Golf isn’t in the golf ball business, but any time company Chairman John Solheim talks, people need to listen. That includes the U.S. Golf Association and Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland.
Solheim is proposing that golf’s …
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Golf’s ruling bodies looking at new ball testing protocol
The golf industry might be getting closer to reigning in today’s high-tech golf balls. The U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland recently informed equipment manufacturers that it’s taking another look at one of …
Former USGA technical director Thomas offers Frank equipment talk in new book
Frank Thomas, a name synonymous with golf equipment and one of the men most involved in writing the rules that set the boundaries for today’s golf equipment, is setting the record straight in his new book, From Sticks and Stones, …
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Polara’s Self-Correcting Golf Ball Gets Some Buzz from the Good, Gray New York Times
Bill Pennington, the New York Times “golf lifestyle” writer, has an odd beat to cover. Writing for the archetypal of-record daily, he is charged with producing golf stories that a monthly magazine could handle with much more ease and flexibility. …
USGA considering rule change in wake of Simpson incident
A kinder, gentler U.S. Golf Association? Probably not, but nevertheless a new rule might soon go into effect regarding what happens if a ball moves on the green. USGA Vice President Tom O’ Toole addressed the subject at May 2 …
