R&a and USGA Take Steps to Limit Golf Ball Distances

Bryson DeChambeau of Crushers GC plays his shot from the fifth tee during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational - Mayakoba at El Camaleon at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on Feb. 24, 2023. Hector Vivas/Getty Images

LONDON—Golf’s longest hitters could be reeled in under new proposals to limit the distance balls struck by elite players can travel.

Average driving distances are around 300 meters on the PGA Tour but many players are well in excess of that, meaning some courses are in danger of becoming obsolete.