There's a storm brewing in the golf world over how far the best players are able to pound the ball. The proposed solution isn't winning over many fans either.
Matthew Lobel plays on the 13th hole at the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., in March.
"Here we are 100 years later," he said, while surveying the 15th hole on the Blue course at EPGL."We're trying to build a golf course that can challenge and be interesting to golfers who hit the ball probably on average 30, 40, 60 yards further."Will Smith is the co-founder of the National Links Trust, the non-profit organization that manages the three public golf courses in Washington, D.C.
They're not keen on how far pros can currently hit it, arguing the distance is harming the sustainability of classic golf courses and rendering them useless to the top level players who can power their way to better scores.There are plans for a makeover of the D.C. courses, including making some holes longer.
, the non-profit organization that manages the three public golf courses in Washington, D.C., including EPGL. "Because when people make their decisions about where they want to play golf, one of the things they look at is yardage," Smith said."And rightly or wrongly, someone who's really good at golf might think that that's not a worthy test."The idea to lengthen golf courses in order to make them more difficult dates back to a certain player who took the game by storm, according to Jonathan Wall, managing editor of equipment at Golf.com.
Horschel believes the increase in distance comes down to two factors: golfers being in better shape than in the past, and drivers that are more forgiving to hit.Keren CarriónGolf equipment companies are in the business of helping people hit the ball farther and argue the new pro ball will take the fun out of the game.
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