USGA and R&A to "severely restrict" info from green-reading books
Golf's governing bodies to crack down on green-reading books in 2019.
The USGA and R&A have confirmed they are going to "severely restrict" the information players can receive from using green-reading books as of January 1, 2019.
According to reports, "the move will effectively render the books impractical to players who have increasingly leaned on them for reading putts."
Opponents of green-reading books, such as golf legend Gary Player, believe they slow down the game and remove an element of skill in playing the game and reading greens.
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"We announced last year that we were reviewing green-reading materials and expect to be able to give a further update in the coming weeks," said an R&A spokesman.
"We believe that the ability to read greens is an integral part of the skill of putting and remain concerned about the rapid development of increasingly detailed materials that players are using to help with reading greens during a round."
The USGA added: "We haven’t made any public announcements on Green Reading Materials since our joint announcement with The R&A last year, but we do plan an update on our review process in the coming weeks. It’s simply too premature to discuss, but we promise to keep everyone informed as we move forward."
