rollback

Fred Perpall, Mike Whan and John Bodenhamer in a press conference during a practice round ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club

USGA reconfirms golf ball rollback time line

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am update

Is Golf’s Titanic Looming Ahead?

The coming ball rollback features many implications – will smooth sailing or iceberg filled waters await?

USGA / R&A - Head-scratching hiccups - Rollback

Head-scratching hiccups, the USGA, R&A flip-flop

M. James Ward examines why rule-making organisations failed to act in a timely manner and then abandoned an initial rollback solution more suitable for recreational…

Golf’s “other” ticking time bomb

The staging of this week’s U.S. Open at LACC pushed aside momentarily the pending marriage of the PGA TOUR and LIV. M. James Ward examines…

Initial reaction to golf ball rollback outlined

Initial reaction to golf ball rollback outlined

Neither an alternative elite golf ball nor bifurcation favored. M. James Ward analyzes the pathway ahead. The USGA and R&A take center stage with plenty…