Manufacturer: "With this decision, bifurcation needs to be front and center in golf's conversations"

Jason Sobel shares comments from a few in the manufacturing community and John Solheim of PING was complimentary, while Bob Philion of Cobra Puma Golf apparently didn't get the memo that there is no law requiring him to make "game enjoyment" equipment conforming to USGA and R&A rules.

"Golf lost today,” he said. “This is not the direction we should be going; it will only continue to alienate people from golf. Cobra Puma Golf has been stressing the importance of game enjoyment since we formed in 2010; game enjoyment is how we are going to bring people back to golf. This decision is a giant leap back on that front. With this decision, bifurcation needs to be front and center in golf's conversations and we should be focusing on adapting the rules and the game to be inclusive and fun."