are today’s rules to lengthy/cumbersome for the recreational golfer to understand)?
We decided that the Rules would apply to you and me and to the Tour. The Tour demands precision because one stroke can mean lots of money. Obviously, the Rules and Decisions are excessive but they are being trimmed down, I note, by sensible writers. But I am not one who suggests further SIMPLIFICATION. There are simply so many crazy things that can happen to a golf ball that simplistic approaches tend to work very badly from time to time. The Rules and the many decisions are responsive to the need for ‘certainty’, in modern times, rather than sorting out problem in an equitable and informal way. Thus, we have moved away from simplicity because it has been required by the professional tours. You had two eventful years as president and saw golf and the USGA grow and prosper during those years. As golf began to decline in popularity over the last few years, the previous president began a restructuring and reorganization of the USGA. Can you comment on this and were you in favor of it? I d
