R&A And USGA Propose Competition Ball Under A "Model Local Rule"

After years of study and feedback, the organizations intend to change new testing conditions aimed at elite players. Driver faces to be spared.

As of Tuesday, March 14th at 9 a.m. ET, no one can credibly say the R&A or USGA failed to listen. Or suggest the two deliberate organizations stubbornly ruled out the most sensible compromise after years of avoiding a tough decision.

Wait. This is the world of golf!

The sport tiptoeing around the whining of a few neurotic millionaires who insist on soci…