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Several equipment manufacturers sounded off on the golf-ball rollback that's expected to go into effect in 2028.

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The USGA and R&A announced Wednesday their long-awaited plan to roll back the golf ball. Here are 5 things every golfer needs to know.

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The golf-ball rollback plan is officially moving forward. Here's how many yards golfers can expect to lose with the newly conforming balls.

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Golfers will likely see the ball fly shorter in some form or fashion down the road. But what about the driver impacting the ball?

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In case you missed it, the USGA and the R&A intend to roll your golf ball back.

This rollback has been discussed ad nauseam since Friday when word first leaked that the USGA/R&A would be informing ball manufacturers exactly what the “new” ball will be allowed to do. Opinions have ranged from rage to elation, depending on which side you are on.

Many of the arguments for and against the rollback in the cesspool that can be social media have ranged from rational/logical to nonsensical/ill-informed. Our goal today is to take a step back and look at something that’s in short supply in times like these.

Facts.

We’ll throw some observations into the mix because that’s how we roll. But it’s our hope you’ll be able to glean enough information to understand what’s actually happening.

What We Tried

Titleist T150 Irons. The slightly stronger-lofted player’s cavity-back iron in the new Titleist T-Series lineup.

Your Titleist T150 Tester

Chris Nickel. MyGolfSpy Director of Business Development who is only asking for an iron that looks and feels like a muscle-back but plays with cavity-back levels of forgiveness. Is that really too much to ask?

Context and Primer

Sometimes in a club fitting, you end up where you were expected to but not necessarily for the anticipated reasons. It’s both the journey and destination, people. That serves as your synopsis of my Titleist T-Series iron fitting experience.

Generally, I’m a “player’s CB” sort of golfer who isn’t opposed to a bit more (or less) forgiveness as needed. I don’t have trouble generating a reasonable amount of ball speed (7-iron is +/- 120 mph) or height. If anything, I often end up with a 44-degree pitching wedge in order to produce a playable combination of trajectory and spin. This is the result of adding loft at impact, which is something I’m working to mitigate.

Also, for every golfer, there comes a point in the setup where you no longer have the swing speed to generate enough height and spin to justify a cavity-back or muscle-back iron. To toss out a juicy stat, more than 75 percent of Titleist tour professionals play at least two different iron models.

ReelGOLF may be a solution to a problem you never knew you had.

Or, more likely, ReelGOLF may merely be something really cool you never knew existed.

Or, and I may be going out on a limb here, ReelGOLF is a technological flashpoint that will change the way golf is shared and enjoyed.

If I was writing a prospectus for ReelGOLF, I’d probably go with that one.

But I’m not writing a prospectus for ReelGOLF. I’m writing an article on ReelGOLF. And I’d say the real story of ReelGOLF probably skips over the first point above and lands squarely on that second one.

Two-time American Express champion Jon Rahm wasn't among the early commitments for next month's event, as rumors continue to circle that the world No. 3 will leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. Rahm has not commented on his future in recent weeks.

Fans might see Tiger Woods only once a month this season, but his work behind the scenes shaping golf's future will be front and center.

Golfers wore tiny ShotLink-enabled clips on the back of their belts in the Bahamas, as the PGA Tour began gathering data at events outside the United States.

Tiger Woods climbed to 898th in the Official World Golf Ranking -- his highest since before withdrawing from the 2022 PGA Championship -- even though the Hero World Challenge had just 20 players and no cut.

All four PING Slam PLD Limited Edition putters are being released as a set.The four major-winning PING heads are packaged in a collector’s case.Only 35 sets available.Available Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. EST with a MSRP of $4,990.

Are you the ultimate PING fan or know someone who is? If so, then you will want to check out the PING Slam PLD Limited Collection.

You may recall PING released a limited-edition putter corresponding to each major in 2023. Thes putters commemorated the fact that PING putters were used by all of the men’s major champions in 1988. This is the only time in professional men’s golf when this has happened.

Hence, the PING Slam.

What Was the PING Slam Again?

As I said, back in 1988, PING putters were used by all four major champions. This is something that had never been done before and has not been done since. A “grand slam” if you will, just for PING putters.

Here is a recap of the winners and their putters:

Is it permissible to ask a player to come back and clean up the mess he left in the bunker? Rules Guy has the answer.

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Jay Monahan revisited a tough summer, Tiger Woods gave us a glimpse, golf's rumor mill wheeled on and Justin Thomas returned to pizza.

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Only 35 sets of all four of the history-making models will be made available through the final 'Ping Slam' collection.

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With the golf-ball rollback now official, GOLF Teacher to Watch Lucas Wald argues that it will benefit players with the best technique.

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Time to start having more fun on the course, conveniently powered by the smartphone you're carrying anyway.

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Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler were just a few of the marquee names making changes to their equipment at the Hero World Challenge.

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After years of deliberation, it seems that the USGA/R&A plan to roll back the golf ball is coming to fruition.

And while we don’t yet have every detail, there are a few things you need to know about the potential implications on the professional and, more importantly, the amateur game.

What We Know:

The rollback is being handed down to professionals and amateurs by the USGA and R&A

The USGA (the governing body for golf in the United States) and the R&A (which governs the rest of the world except Canada) are, essentially, the gatekeepers of golf. Both have control over golf equipment (i.e., what conforms and is legal for tournament use), as well as the general rules of the sport.

All golfers will lose distance

The original plan laid out in March called for adopting a “modified local rule” that would limit the rollback of the golf ball in professional and elite amateur events. At the time, the governing bodies stated that data did not support rolling back the ball for amateurs.

Somewhere along the way, things changed. Deciding that bifurcation (different equipment rules for pros and amateurs) was worse than taking distance from everyone, the governing bodies plan to roll back the ball for everyone.