For decades, the green jackets of Augusta National Golf Club have played defense with design, tweaking their course to gird against the modern game. They have pulled back tees. They have tightened ...

Golf’s governing bodies, as part of their continuing efforts to temper distance gains, are readying to announce plans to dial back the golf ball — both for professionals and amateurs. The news was ...

As part of our examination of how a rolled-back golf ball will affect golfers, we had several players of differing abilities test these rollback balls. That includes a faster swinging amateur, a ...

Golf's ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball goes shorter for everyone from Tiger Woods to the amateur who plays public courses on the weekend. The USGA and R&A ...

As the golf community continues to process the USGA and the R&A’s proposal to roll back the ball for elite golfers, it seems as though those top-level players—most notably Justin Thomas and LIV Golf’s ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Does Augusta National Golf Club, home to the Masters and a massive financial repository, have a financial limit? The answer is yes. Chairman Fred Ridley of Augusta National Golf Club ...

The USGA and R&A released a joint statement Tuesday morning to announce a proposal that would modify the testing conditions for golf balls used in elite competition via model local rule by January ...