Solheim Agrees Ping Eye2 Wedges Not Legal for PGA Tour Play
Ping Chairman and CEO John Solheim announced that his company will waive its right to have pre-1990 Ping Eye-2 wedges kept legal for PGA Tour play after weeks of discussion about the clubs, according to the Golf Press Association.
Also today, the USGA announced it will hold an equipment rulemaking forum in the fall, possibly in response to concerns that Ping and other companies had about how the organization makes rule changes.
An announcement about the forum, open to manufacturers, players, media and golf organizations, came the same day that Ping waived its right for Ping Eye2 wedges made before 1990 to be considered conforming for PGA Tour events. The wedges were grandfathered in as legal for play after an early-90s settlement, despite having grooves that are deeper and wider than what the USGA permits.
To read the entire Golf Press Association story, click here. To read the New York Times account, click here.
To read an earlier post about the UGA and R&A grooves ruling, click here.
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