Golf – keeping your eye on the ball

Sir, – After three years of consultations, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club, custodians of the rules of the sport, has announced measures to reduce the distance that golf balls travel (“Golf ball rollback: Are my old balls going to be made illegal?”, Sport, December 4th).

I always knew the rest of the golf world would come back to my level. – Yours, etc,

DAVID CURRAN,

Knocknacarra,

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