Slowing down golf balls debate continues

GOLF’S governing bodies have still to be convinced of the need to make changes to balls so that they do not fly so far.

The Royal and Ancient Club and the United States Golf Association have continued to monitor the situation since concluding in a joint statement four years ago that “any further significant increases in distance at the highest level are undesirable.”

The two organisations have asked manufacturers for prototype balls which fly 15-25 yards less, and their own testing has included experiments with bigger and lighter balls.