On Wednesday, December 6th 2023, golf’s governing bodies — the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club (R&A) — formally announced their proposal to change testing perimeters for golf balls moving forward. Deemed the “golf ball rollback” by many, the two-page proposal included details on what was to change about the testing perimeters, summarized data on what the change will mean for different golfer types, and implementation timeframes.

The full announcement can be found below.

You can also read the same announcement on the USGA website here.