{"id":107764,"date":"2026-07-16T05:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T05:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/107764\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T05:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T05:46:10","slug":"kelley-artificial-intelligence-will-impact-golf-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/107764\/","title":{"rendered":"KELLEY: Artificial intelligence will impact golf | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence usage is rapidly increasing in all areas. Golf is no different.<\/p>\n<p>Some club manufacturers are claiming to use AI in designing their clubs. They are using computers to rapidly model and evaluate those models to enhance club design. I don\u2019t really consider this AI as it is really using math in repetitive simulations to optimize given parameters.<\/p>\n<p>kAmp?@E96C 2AA=:42E:@? \ud83d\ude00 FD:?8 J@FC 8@=7 D9@E 2?5 4=F3 52E2 E@ &gt;2&lt;6 C64@&gt;&gt;6?52E:@?D 7@C 2 4FCC6?E D9@E] q2D65 @? 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A=2J:?8 &gt;@C6 8@=7Pk^Am<\/p>\n<p>Jon Kelley is an active golfer and local golf historian who contributes columns to the Tribune. He may be reached by email at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kokomotribune.com\/sports\/kelley-artificial-intelligence-will-impact-golf\/mailto:jon_kelley@comcast.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jon_kelley@comcast.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence usage is rapidly increasing in all areas. Golf is no different. 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