New Jersey Golf Net

According to the Guardian, the R&A and the USGA have been conducting tests to determine if “the modern ball is largely responsible for the prodigious distances achieved by modern professionals and is, as a consequence, rendering many of the game's great courses obsolete.” A former Nasa scientist currently working at the R&A's research department confirmed yesterday that scientists at the USGA have produced experimental balls aimed at reducing driving distance.

Full story: Golf rulers produced prototypes of new balls.