US EditionChairman Fred Ridley Gives Annual Address Before 90th Masters Tournament
Fred Ridley said the change would affect recreational golfers little and urged golf’s governing bodies to settle the plan.
- On Wednesday, Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley reaffirmed support for the USGA and R&A's proposed golf ball rollback, declaring "failure is not an option" to protect the game's integrity.
- Elite players hitting prodigious distances have made golf "one-dimensional," Ridley argued, necessitating equipment regulation to preserve the imagination and variety that historically defined the sport.
- Ridley noted that 19-year-old amateur Jackson Herrington drove balls about 325 yards over bunkers on Nos. 1 and 5 during practice rounds. Augusta National cannot continue lengthening holes without tearing down the Eisenhower Cabin, Ridley added.
- Governing bodies are seeking feedback from a wide range of stakeholders before finalizing implementation, with the rollback currently slated for 2030 instead of the original 2028 date.
- Data suggests proposed changes will be "immaterial" for recreational golfers, Ridley noted, as his primary concern remains the professional game where elite players should be defined by shot-shaping ability and execution under pressure.
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Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley reaffirmed the club's position on golf's rollback and called on the game's stakeholders to act. The post ‘Failure’s not an option’: Augusta National chairman reaffirms club’s rollback stance appeared first on Golf.
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