The USGA announcement generally was greeted with enthusiasm by manufacturers. We are very pleased with the decision. We have been very concerned about this cloud of retail uncertainty which has hung over the industry since January like a bad permanent weather pattern. Some manufacturers, particularly executives of Callaway Golf, weren't storing their rain gear. At least not yet.
Human ability is the cornerstone of golf.
Technology helps us build better golf clubs, but nobody can succeed at this game without human ability. I strongly disagree with the notion that the game needs to be protected from the manufacturers. The problem, as seen by Karsten president Solheim, is in the application of the new test. If you win, they test you. Barney Adams, founder and president of Adams Golf, echoed a similar thought.