R&A, USGA to review use of 'green-reading materials'

R&A, USGA to review use of 'green-reading materials'

The R&A and USGA issued a joint statement Monday that they will be "reviewing" the materials that players have at their disposal when reading greens."The R&A and the USGA believe that a player's ability to read greens is an essential part of the skill of putting," the release read. "We are concerned about the rapid development of increasingly detailed materials that players are using to help with reading greens during a round."The organizations plan to review the materials currently available to players and expect to address the issue "in the coming months."Rule 14-3 limits the equipment and devices a player might be able to use during a competitive round, but green-reading materials have grown in both prominence and sophistication in recent years. Ian Poulter was one of several pros who spoke out recently that detailed maps that include complex slope breakdowns should be disallowed, noting that they tend to bog down pace of play:



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This week, the LPGA makes the first of two stops in Michigan at the LPGA Volvik Championship. This is the second year of this event after the Tour made its debut in Ann Arbor last season. The 144
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Rory McIlroy is sticking with friend Harry Diamond as his caddie for the 2018 golf season, according to Ewan Murray from the Guardian.. McIlroy split with long-time partner J.P. Fitzgerald after finishing in a tie for fourth at The Open in July, hiring Diamond on a temporary basis just prior to the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
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In his first competitive round of 2019, Tiger Woods made five birdies against two bogeys in a round of 2-under 70 on Torrey Pines' South Course that has him eight off the pace set by Jon Rahm on
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Day, new caddie can't get irons dialed in. By Will Gray. September 16, 2017 at 8:21 PM. Getty Images LAKE FOREST, Ill. - For the first two rounds of his new relationship with caddie Luke Reardon
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Punch Shot: Who will win the U.S. Open? By Golf Channel Digital. - After a soggy start to the 116 th U.S. Open, we're all caught up at and ready to roll for the final round. Irishman Shane
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Teen phenom Lucy Li has withdrawn from next week's Augusta National Women's Amateur because of an undisclosed injury. Li withdraws from Augusta National Women's Amateur.
Teen Phenom Lucy Li (Injury) Withdraws from Augusta National
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Teen Phenom Lucy Li (Injury) Withdraws from Augusta National Womens Amateur Teen phenom Lucy Li has withdrawn from next weeks Augusta National Womens Amateur because of an undisclosed injury. Augusta National announced that Lucy Li and Alex Melton have withdrawn from the Augusta National Womens Amateur due to injury.
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These are happy times for Woods, So he's out there grinding and trying to help this team as much as he can." Woods and DeChambeau, one of three Ryder Cup rookies on the U.S. team, have
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Let's look back in history at this week in golf from March 18-24. Information courtesy Golf Channel Research unit. March 19, 1993: Arnold Palmer, 63, makes the cut for the last time on the PGA Tour in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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