A big change, of course, is what the USGA has wanted all along. In its announcement, the USGA said "The revisions are designed to restore the challenge of playing shots to the green from the rough by reducing backspin on those shots. The initial focus of the new rules will be competitions involving highly skilled professional golfers and will have little impact on the play of most golfers."
Ogilvie disagrees with the last sentence. "I don't know of one rule the USGA has made in the last 20 years that has actually improved the enjoyment of golf for the average guy," Ogilvie told Golf World in May. "We're the best players in the world. We'll figure it out. [But] there's very little push back in regards to USGA rules. I think the PGA Tour and the professional golfers need to be the ones who push back. ? I've argued that the PGA Tour should say, 'Sorry, we're not going to do it.' "
And now it appears that may be exactly what they're going to do.
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