New rules to limit golf ball distance pushed back
Plans to limit how far golf balls can fly in the professional game are put on hold by rulesmakers the R&A and United States Golf Association.
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"This isn't another eight-year effort. We need to get at it and do it with a sense of urgency."
— Mike Whan , Executive
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Plans to limit how far golf balls can fly in the professional game are put on hold by rulesmakers the R&A and United States Golf Association.
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