Top-level golf tournaments to be given option of imposing limit on club length

Big-hitting players such as Bryson DeChambeau have forced golf’s lawmakers to find new ways to restrict distance (Richard Sellers/PA)

Top-level golf tournaments will be given the option of imposing a 46-inch limit on club length from next year in an attempt to restrict driving distances.

This could curb the big-hitting likes of Bryson DeChambeau in their continual quest for greater length off the tee.