TaylorMade introduces its 2026 Tour Response and SpeedSoft golf balls, blending tour-inspired performance with soft feel and accessible distance for everyday players.
When Henrik Stenson teed it up in the Senior PGA Championship, he did so with a golf ball you’ve probably never heard of – and that’s kind of by design.
While golf’s ruling bodies mull over whether to delay the timeline for the start of the golf ball rollback, USGA chief executive Mike Whan indicated that the rulemaker has been collaborating with manufacturers to study prototypes to clarify exactly what these new shorter golf balls will and won’t do.
Koepka quietly swapped his Srixon Z-Star for a Titleist Pro V1x, the script and side stamp blacked out. Golf Digest confirmed the ball in play was the 2025 version. It’s the kind of detail that can slip past most fans but rarely escapes the notice of gearheads.
The decision by the R&A and USGA to revisit the timeline for the ball rollback, and the timing of the announcement on the Friday before the annual PGA Show in Orlando, was not a coincidence.
Let’s get this out of the way: Titleist’s latest “Dot” golf ball release isn’t the one golfers have been clamouring for. The Pro V1x “Double Dot” prototype remains a tour-only offering, but that doesn’t diminish the announcement of Pro V1 “Left Dot” — a CPO (Custom Performance Option) with a cult following in the gear Read more…
First introduced on the PGA Tour in early 2018, the development of Left Dash responded to the increasing trend of players looking to maximise distance off the tee while still maintaining control and stopping power into and around the greens.
Urethane is the benchmark when it comes to premium golf ball performance, especially in the spin department. But that doesn’t mean non-urethane balls are automatically out of the conversation, especially when you dig into the spin data, as we’ve done with the help of the Golf Laboratories swing robot.
While the Pro V1x remains the ball of choice this week, DeChambeau revealed in his post-round press conference at Portrush that he’s working behind the scenes on something revolutionary that could be ready in the not-too-distant future.
Australian Golf Digest
