- Driver will be limited to 46 inches from 2022
- Tournaments can decide whether to use local rule
Golf’s ruling bodies have moved to “Bryson-proof” tournaments by announcing the potential to limit driver length to 46 inches from 1 January. Bryson DeChambeau’s ferocious hitting distances have been a theme of recent times and the Californian experimented with a 48in driver this year.
The R&A and USGA, who jointly preside over the rules of golf, have decided club length is directly linked to troublesome issues over distances. It has been confirmed a specially created local rule “will be available beginning on 1 January 2022 to provide those running professional or elite amateur golf competitions with the option of limiting the maximum length of a golf club (excluding putters) to 46 inches.”
