President Donald Trump has shared his opinion about the recent announcement regarding rolling back the golf ball, and as is often the case, his opinion on the topic at hand doesn't necessarily align with the majority.The USGA and R&A — two governing bodies of golf — originally shared a plan in 2023 that golf ball development would change, making balls travel up to 15 yards shorter at the professional level and up to five yards shorter for amateurs.This was a direct approach to combat distance, and the opinion that it has gotten out of hand with new technology.The original announcement nearly three years ago involved a staggered start that would take effect at the professional level in 2028 and all other golfers in 2030.U.S.
President Donald Trump tees off at a new 18-hole course at Trump International Golf Links on July 29, 2025 in Balmedie, near Aberdeen, Scotland.President Trump is visiting Scotland in a trip that's part-vacation, part-work, as he stayed at his Trump Turnberry golf course, followed by Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, between July 25 to 29.
(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)TEENAGE PHENOM MILES RUSSELL MAKES ENTIRE GOLF WORLD FEEL OLD WITH EYE-POPPING QUOTE AHEAD OF US OPEN DEBUTOn the eve of the 2026 U.S.Open on Wednesday, the USGA and R&A announced that plans for a golf ball rollback have been paused until at least 2030.Trump praised the decision to pause the efforts to roll back the golf ball in a Truth Social post on Wednesday evening."Congratulations to Commissioner Brian Rolapp, the PGA Tour, and the Governing Bodies, and also, the Great U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, for a BIG VICTORY where the USGA wanted to roll back the distance of a Golf Ball, for whatever reason, and now they are precluded from doing so, at least for a long number of years," Trump wrote on Truth Social."It was a ridiculous idea, that nobody wanted, especially PGA Tour Players, and people that don’t want to go...