Last week the USGA and R&A co-published the findings from their latest distance report and the golf world has been tripping over itself with excitement and trepidation since. Other reports have taken a deep dive into the specifics so I’ll spare you that here, but...
Sixteen-time Tour winner Graeme McDowell shares the view of golf’s two ruling bodies in declaring unrelenting distance gains is lessening overall enjoyment of golf. Some two decades after warning that further significant distance increases would “have the impact...
The R&A and The USGA have issued the Distance Insights Report, which provides comprehensive research and analysis on the contributors to, and long-term impacts of, hitting distance in golf. After extensive stakeholder research, the report features more than 100...
The R&A and the USGA are conducting a review of the Rules of Amateur Status to make them easier to understand and apply. The comprehensive evaluation is part of the continued joint effort to modernise the Rules by reducing complexity and ensuring the Rules...
The R&A has announced the venues for its amateur championships and international matches in 2021 which include some of the most prestigious courses in Great Britain and Ireland. Nairn, in the north of Scotland, will host The Amateur Championship for the second...
