Last month the USGA took another step and gave ‘notice and comment’ to golf fans and the golf industry that they are proceeding with plans to reduce the distance a golf ball can fly for professionals and elite amateurs. Given more athletic golfers and advancements to golf equipment, elite golfers can consistently drive over 300 yards. This prodigious distance is making older, more traditional golf courses obsolete for championship play. The required enhancements to golf courses to keep up with the longer carries are extremely expensive for the Proposed USGA Rollback Making Waves By Fred Altvater Ohio Golf Journal
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