According to BBC this will begin for professional golfers in 2028 and amateur golfers in 2030.
Today’s golfers are hitting longer and longer, which has meant that courses have been built to be longer. Something that is not considered economically or environmentally sustainable.
Shouldn’t be able to fly as high
Therefore, the R&A and USGA are now acting. The golf balls of the future will not be able to fly as far.
“We believe this decision is one of the keys to achieving a sustainable future for golf, protecting the integrity of the game and meeting our environmental responsibilities,” said the R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers in a press release.
He continues:
“We are acting now because we want to ensure that future generations can enjoy golf as much as we did.”