Players Say The Darndest Things: Reactions To The Prospect Of Rules Bifurcation

Paul Casey: “There’s an argument for this. I’m not saying it’s right or wrong. But the golf courses became longer because the golf developers said if we can make the golf courses longer, we can get four more houses on that hole and two more on that hole, etc. That’s more money. And that’s when the manufactures and the players – including the amateurs – rose to the challenge. They had to start hitting the ball longer. I don’t like us players and the manufactures[SP] getting the blame. We’re not the only ones to blame.”

Billy Horschel:

I was presented with a vast research a few years that showed in the 90s courses that started being built were being built dramatically longer that before. Developers wanted championship courses. It was believed to be a championship course you had to have length. Also, developers.

— Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) February 5, 2020

wanted more room for houses. The course designers who built these courses went along with the developer because they were being paid a nice sum. So courses were being built longer so OEM had to figure a better way to increase distance quickly. Driver improves. ProV1 is produced.

— Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) February 5, 2020

Brandel Chamblee: “The golf ball can easily be constricted by raising the fairway heights, growing the rough and firming up the greens,” he explained.