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Notice to Manufacturers Regarding Distance Research and Update on Ball Submission Dates / September 2026

The R&A

21 Sep 26

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The R&A and USGA are publishing a Notice to Manufacturers that follows from the Notice to Manufacturers Regarding Distance Insights and Joint Statement from the USGA, The R&A, PGA Tour, and DP World Tour issued 17 June 2026.

This Notice also references an open 16 March 2022 Area of Interest regarding a Model Local Rule for Club Performance Characteristics. Please refer to the following document for details: Notice to Manufacturers Regarding Distance Research and Update on Ball Submission Dates Should you have any comments or questions, please contact equipmentstandards@randa.org. Please submit comments no later than 21 October 2026. A copy of this Notice and Comment (in both English and Japanese) can be found on our Distance Insights page.

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