Governing bodies delay ruling on golf ball

THE R&A and United States Golf Association have delayed the implementation of a new rule that would reduce the distance golf’s longest hitters can achieve, ‌moving the golf ball rollback rule to 2030 rather than a phased implementation from 2028.

The rule bids to reduce the impact increased hitting distances have on golf’s long-term ​sustainability, limiting the travel of golf balls to 317 yards, with three yards of tolerance, via testing conditions that will increase from the current standard ‌of 120mph swing speed to 125mph.