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Golf\u2019s governing bodies insist a new rule change to reduce the distance balls travel is \u201cproportionate\u201d and will have \u201cminimal\u201d impact on recreational players.<\/p>\n

The R&A and USGA had previously proposed a Model Local Rule (MLR) to give elite tournaments the option to require the use of balls which would travel around 15 yards less.<\/p>\n

I think it’s an important moment for the game and it’s a positive moment for the game<\/p>\n

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