The two-word text arrived from my friend Scott at precisely 2:32 p.m. Friday. “Quick nine?” After a busy week on the golf-news beat, a quick nine was exactly what I needed to clear my cluttered head.

Driving distance has been steadily increasing, and a proposal on Tuesday by the U.S. Golf Association and the R&A could affect elite players within three years. By Alan Blinder MARANA, Ariz. — Elite ...

If there’s one thing every golfer is obsessed with, it’s driving distance — and with good reason. There’s just something special about hitting a pure tee shot right on the sweet spot, watching it ...

Could professional golfers be hitting golf balls designed to travel shorter distances sometime this decade? The USGA and R&A released a statement Tuesday proposing changes to golf balls professional ...

The USGA and The R&A have proposed a Model Local Rule (MLR) that gives competition organizers the option to require use of golf balls that are tested under modified launch conditions to address the ...

They've been keeping stats on average driving distances since 1980 and the list of names probably doesn't have too many surprises. Rory McIlroy is on there. John Daly, of course. Now there is new name ...

The R&A and United States Golf Association (USGA) held a press conference Tuesday to announce their proposals to roll back the distances that golf balls can fly at elite tournaments. In response, ...

Bryson DeChambeau is the game's longest hitter and that is on full show this week at the PGA Championship. The 2024 US Open champion, who uses a Krank Formula Fire LD driver with just 5 degrees of ...