One Step Closer

USGA continued its grooves research on tour last week

By E. Michael Johnson By E. Michael Johnson

Published Oct. 31, 2007

Keywords Equipment | USGA | Grooves

Magazine

Equipment, wedges, grooves

Equipment, wedges, grooves

By Mike Stachura

Published Jul. 12, 2007

Keywords Equipment | wedges | grooves

Proposed rule changes

comment period for proposed groove rule change ends

By E. Michael Johnson

Published Aug. 09, 2007

Keywords Equipment | Driving accuracy | Grooves | USGA | rule changes | rules | regulations | Phil Mickelson | V grooves | U grooves

Blog: Local Knowledge

Grooves dilemma

SONOMA, Calif. -- How much of a transition will it be for tour players to make the switch to the new conforming grooves regulation in 2010? If what Nick Price has gone through this week...

By Sam Weinman

Published Nov. 01, 2009

Keywords Bill Fields | grooves | nick price

Blog: Bomb & Gouge

Ruling body's power upheld

GOUGE: Tell me if you've heard this one before: A sport's governing body decides to impose an equipment-based rule change that would essentially and in some cases almost immediately make nearly all current equipment non-conforming....

By Liz Bergren

Published Mar. 18, 2009

Keywords USGA | new restrictions on grooves | non-conforming

Johnson: Finding Their Groove

When golf adapts new rules for grooves in 2010, the best players in the world will likely experience a changing landscape on tour

By E. Michael Johnson

Published Apr. 17, 2009

Keywords golf | pga tour | usga | u-grooves | v-grooves | david toms | jim furyk | stewart cink

Blog: Bomb & Gouge

Ames win with new grooves puzzling, no?

BOMB: Well, well, well, pardsy. Finally something to give me a 10-minute respite from writing copy for the Hot List issue. Stephen Ames won the Children's Miracle Classic at Walt Disney World Resort using irons...

By Mike Stachura

Published Nov. 18, 2009

Keywords Bomb & Gouge | Golf DIgest | Rosaforte | Rugge | Stephen Ames | USGA | grooves

Equipment

Bomb & Gouge: Year Of The Insert

All four majors this year were won with putters using insert technology.

By E. Michael Johnson By E. Michael Johnson

Published Nov. 02, 2009

Keywords golf | equipment | gear | bomb and gouge | putter | insert | grooves | wedges | distance balls

Blog: Bomb & Gouge

Another update from the USGA on grooves

GOUGE: Remember early last week when I relayed a story Terry Dill told me about J.B. Holmes bashing a 5-iron from the light rough 220 yards to land comfortably on the green on Colonial's first...

By Mike Stachura

Published Jul. 27, 2009

Keywords Bomb & Gouge | Golf | Golf DIgest | Grooves | J.B. Holmes | Spin | USGA

Blog: Bomb & Gouge

Norman's groove theory

BOMB: Greetings from Turnberry, buddy. Wish you were here, particularly when I played Girvan GC last night—a par-64 gem with eight holes looking out over the water and Ailsa Craig. How good is it to...

By Mike Stachura

Published Jul. 15, 2009

Keywords Bomb & Gouge | British Open | Colonial | Greg Norman | J.B. Holmes | Spin | grooves

Blog: Bomb & Gouge

Grooves: A sigh of relief?

BOMB: Thankfully, I was able to get the last question in to commissioner Finchem yesterday regarding grooves and its possible effect on course setup on the PGA Tour. Here’s what he had to say: “We...

By Mike Stachura

Published Jul. 02, 2009

Keywords Bomb & Gouge | Finchem | Grooves | PGA Tour | Scott Verplank | Tiger Woods | USGA

Blog: Bomb & Gouge

Grooves: Standing ground vs. standing by

BOMB: About a week ago we blogged on the topic of a possible reversal on the groove implementation date and I wrote that I simply couldn’t see the PGA Tour leaving the USGA out to...

By Mike Stachura

Published Jun. 25, 2009

Keywords 2010 | Bomb & Gouge | Current Affairs | PGA Tour | change | grooves | rules