The survey reveals a majority of golfers do not like the USGA’s proposal to limit the golf ball for professionals and elite amateurs. On the heels of the USGA /R&A’s announced proposal for a “Modified Local Rule” for elite competition that reduces the overall distance a golf ball would travel at extremely high speeds, Golf Datatech, LLC, the golf industry’s leading independent market research firm for retail sales, consumer, and trade trends, has unveiled a survey that provides immediate analysis of where Serious Golfers stand on the issue. “This golf ball rollback is a hot button topic across the professional tours and among the amateur golf community, especially among better players who rely on distance as key part of their game,” said John Krzynowek, Partner, Golf Datatech, LLC. “For this reason, we expedited this Serious Golfer Survey to put a stake in the ground so we can assess how perceptions and opinions shift on this issue over time.” The USGA and The R&A have proposed changes to the Rules of Golf to create a ball that flies shorter only for “Elite Professional and Golf Datatech Conducts Golf Ball Rollback Survey
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