The announcement comes after what tour sources tell Golf Digest was a passionate meeting between players, USGA representatives and the tour on the subject at a recent tour event.
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.
This latest announcement indicates that golf’s ruling bodies are considering comments to do away with the two-year interim period, implementing the rollback rule for both elite golfers and average golfers starting in 2030.
The fifth iteration of the Titleist AVX features a reformulated core and a new aerodynamic package on a softer cast urethane cover to produce the driver and iron flight of the previous AVX but with more short-game spin and control.
The next generation of Chrome series golf balls launches with a distinctive upgrade in a stronger, stiffer mantle layer designed to boost initial ball speed throughout all three models in the line.
Australian Golf Digest
