As part of its latest additional clarifications to the Rules of Golf, the USGA released new guidance on Model Local Rule G-6, which prohibits the use of motorized transportation. MLR G-6 states: ...

PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp says the Tour has not made a decision on the USGA and R&A plan to roll back golf ball distance starting in 2028.

NEW YORK — While golf’s ruling bodies mull whether to delay the timeline for the start of the golf ball rollback, USGA CEO Mike Whan indicated that the rule maker has been collaborating with ...

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Dan Rapaport has suggested that the R&A and USGA need to step in with a new rule, as long putters remain a controversial ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – There comes a moment in every discussion when dialogue can go in one of two directions, and golf has reached that tipping point. Either the conversation can careen down an unproductive ...

Over the course of a year, Todd Stice estimates the USGA receives upwards of 20,000 rules questions, either via phone call, email or the Rules of Golf app. Many of them are fairly common according to ...

The USGA and the R&A regulate golf balls under the Equipment Rules to control distance and overall performance. The goal isn’t to stop innovation; ...