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USGA's Thomas Pagel says it's reviewing potential concerns over the phase-in of the change in the ball distance test ...

A few years ago, the USGA set out on a mission to simplify and soften some of the unusual and harsh rules involved in the game of golf. As the sport’s ruling body, the organization was able to ...

LIV Golf has announced that several rule changes are being planned. The league announced it is collaborating with golf’s traditional governing bodies, the USGA and The R&A, to overhaul its rules. This ...

The governing bodies of golf are asking manufacturers and stakeholders whether a staggered approach or single date is better ...

The United States Golf Association(USGA), working with The R&A, sets the equipment standards that define what players can use in competition. At elite events that adopt the Model Local Rule, a driver ...

Call it the Paul Mitzel update. Or the Akshay Bhatia one. Or the Korn Ferry sixsome update. Any of those could work. Each refers to incidents in which a player or the player's caddie claimed to have ...