In response to the USGA and R&A’s recent announcement that they plan on rolling back the golf ball for the professional game, TaylorMade Golf issued a survey asking everyday golfers to voice their opinion regarding the topic of golf ball bifurcation. Today, they are sharing the results.

Almost 45,000 golfers across more than 100 countries spanning a variety of ages, abilities and participation levels took the time to complete the survey and have their voice heard, with some of the major findings shown below:

• To the best of your knowledge, do you agree with the proposed golf ball rule?
  • 81% No
  • 19% Yes

• Do you think average hitting distances in professional golf need to be reduced?
  • 77% No
  • 23% Yes

• Are you for or against bifurcation in the game of golf (i.e., different rule(s) for professional golfers versus amateurs)?
  • 81% Against
  • 19% For

• How important is it for you to play with the same equipment professional golfers use?
  • 48% Extremely important
  • 35% Moderately important
  • 17% Not important

• If the proposed golf ball rule were to go into effect, would it have an impact on your interest in professional golf?
  • 45% Less interested
  • 49% No impact
  • 6% More Interested

The results also show that 57 percent of golfers aged 18-34 years old would be less interested in the pro game should the rule come into effect, while five percent said they would be more interested.

Article originally appeared on: GolfWRX and TaylorMade – You can check out the survey results in full here…