Barney Adams Suggests It's Time For A Tournament Ball

Ahhh...love when the great minds come to their senses!

Welcome, Barney, to the technophobic, anti-capitalist set of subversives who think major championship courses are a thing to be protected so that future generations can enjoy big events at the Merion's of the world.

Thanks to reader Chuck for longtime equipment industry leader Barney Adams' commentary calling on the USGA to introduce a tournament ball to protect classic venues and to generate interest in the U.S. Open that can't no longer sniff the ratings of the Masters, even when it's played in primetime.

Writing for GolfWRX, Adams says...

A shorter-flying ball brings dozens, if not hundreds of great venues back into play for our nation’s championship. The USGA can give all kinds of altruistic reasons, but the reason I use to justify is the media. Each venue is a repository for stories on how it will be played with a shorter ball that spins more. The stories, the build up, the after stories about next year’s course… one objective, the No. 1-rated major golf tournament.