President Donald Trump has shared his opinion about the recent announcement regarding rolling back the golf ball, and as is often the case, his opinion on the topic at hand doesn’t necessarily align with the majority. The USGA and R&A — two governing bodies of golf — originally shared a plan in 2023 that golf ball development would change, making balls travel up to 15 yards shorter at the professional level and up to five yards shorter for amateurs.
Golf Ball Rollback Plans Paused
On the eve of the 2026 U.S. Open on Wednesday, the USGA and R&A announced that plans for a golf ball rollback have been paused until at least 2030. Trump praised the decision to pause the efforts to roll back the golf ball in a Truth Social post on Wednesday evening.
Trump’s suggestion that ‘nobody wanted’ golf ball technology to change to combat distance isn’t true. The debate in golf, especially at the professional level, is completely divided. Many, if not the majority, of folks involved with golf recognize that the technology in both golf balls and modern drivers has gotten out of hand.
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