Titleist parent Acushnet Company has a patent request on what it calls a high performance ball with “reduced distance” characteristics. In other words, a Titleist ball that doesn’t travel as far as today’s Pro V1 family of golf balls.
Could be that A
Titleist's Pro V1 golf ball
cushnet is gearing up for the time when the U.S. Golf Association finally rolls back the distance on today’s balls; or it could just be hedging it bets. Either way, I’m sticking with my belief that the USGA will try to impose some kind of new golf ball regulations shortly before or after the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion.
