{"id":964666,"date":"2026-07-28T13:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/964666\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:41:18","slug":"bryson-dechambeaus-comments-on-the-golf-ball-rollback-are-being-proven-nonsense-by-situation-on-the-pga-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/964666\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau&#8217;s comments on the golf ball rollback are being proven nonsense by situation on the PGA Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Bryson DeChambeau has been one of the leading voices in the anti-golf ball rollback movement. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Golf technology\u2019s rapid advancement has seen a jaw-dropping increase in distance from modern professional golfers. To counteract this, the sport is preparing a golf ball rollback to prevent players from hitting the ball quite as far. <\/p>\n<p>Many current players and legends alike, such as Rory McIlroy, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, are in favor of this move, although there are questions being raised about how effective the new golf ball will be at reducing distance. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, DeChambeau has argued that fans want to see players hit the ball as far as humanly possible. He says being able to drive the ball over 350 yards is a feat of human accomplishment, and it\u2019s good for the game. <\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s happening on the PGA Tour this season proves that DeChambeau\u2019s take on this is complete nonsense. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2281950538-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bryson DeChambeau hits a tee shot during a practice round at Shinnecock Hills ahead of the US Open\" class=\"wp-image-2579844\" \/>Photo by Kate McShane\/Getty ImagesPGA Tour driving distance record to be broken this season<\/p>\n<p>Aldrich Potgieter is almost certain to break the record for the longest-ever average driving distance in PGA Tour history. This season he\u2019s hitting the ball on average 330 yards off the tee. <\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s not the only one who\u2019s on pace to break the old record. McIlroy\u2019s 328.5 yards is also set to break his own record, set in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>It might surprise you to learn this. It\u2019s not been widely reported and shared with eager anticipation in the golfing world. Fans\u2019 eyes aren\u2019t glued to Potgeieter\u2019s tee shots to see if they will exceed 330 yards and maintain his average. Fans aren\u2019t itching for this record to be broken.<\/p>\n<p> How will the golf ball rollback affect the PGA Tour? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/THREE-LINE-quote-graphic-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120120\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>MORE RORY MCILROY STORIES<\/p>\n<p>But when speaking about the rollback, DeChambeau said in 2023: \u201cI think it\u2019s the most unimaginative, uninspiring, game-cutting thing you could do. Everybody wants to see people hit it farther.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If everyone really did want to see players hit it farther, then why isn\u2019t Potgeiter breaking McIlroy\u2019s record the biggest story in golf? It should be a massive milestone.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s barely mentioned because fans expect it to happen, and keep happening, until golf can do something to combat its distance problem. And this proves that DeChambeau is totally wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Bryson DeChambeau has been one of the leading voices in the anti-golf ball&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":964667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[47],"tags":[17134,10125,1430,1478,62,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-964666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-aldrich-potgieter","tag-bryson-dechambeau","tag-golf","tag-rory-mcilroy","tag-sports","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116997894414556197","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=964666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/964667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=964666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=964666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=964666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}