Conforming Golf Balls
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Conforming Golf Balls Effective January 1, 2014 The List of Conforming Golf Balls will be updated effective the first Wednesday of each month. The updates will be available for download the Monday prior to each effective date. Please visit www.usga.org or www.randa.org for the latest listing. *Please note that the list is updated monthly (i.e., golf balls are added to and deleted from the list each month). The effective period of the Conforming Ball List is located on the top of each page. To ensure accurate rulings, access and print the Conforming Ball List by the first Wednesday of every month. HOW TO USE THIS LIST To find a ball: The balls are listed alphabetically by Pole marking (brand name or manufacturer name), then by Seam marking. Each ball type is listed as a separate entry. For each ball type the following information is given to the extent that it appears on the ball.* 1. Pole marking(s). For the purpose of identification, Pole markings are defined as the major markings, regardless of the actual location with respect to any manufacturing seams. 2. Color of cover. 3. Seam markings. For the purpose of identification, Seam markings, on the equator of the ball, are defined as the minor markings, regardless of the actual location with respect to any manufacturing seams. *NOTE: Playing numbers are not considered to be part of the markings. A single ball type may have playing numbers of different colors and still be listed as a single ball type. READING A LISTING Examples of listings are shown on the following page with explanatory notes. The format is the same for each page. The main Pole marking and the main Seam marking (if any) are set to the left margin, while any second Pole or Seam markings are indented. In view of the complexity of the markings of some brands, players and officials should take great care, in events in which th e List is in operation, to ensure that the ball corresponds exactly to the description of one of the listed brands. If there is any doubt the ball should not be used. NOTE: For information relating to the conformance or listing status of ‘X -out’, Refurbished and/or ‘Practice’ balls, refer to Decision 5-1/4 in the Decisions on the Rules of Golf. Additional information provided by the manufacturer describing the ball construction, spin rating and the number of dimples is also included in the list. COLOR The color column lists the cover color of the ball for those ball types with cover colors other than white. If no color is listed then the cover color is white. CONSTRUCTION The following abbreviations are used in various combinations to describe the construction of the ball. Two-Piece 2P Three-Piece 3P Wound W Liquid Center LC Solid Center SC Single Cover 1c Double Cover 2c Other O Examples: ‘2P-SC-1c’ describes a two-piece solid core ball with a single cover. ‘3P-W-LC-1c’ describes a three-piece, wound ball with a liquid center and a single cover. SPIN RATING The spin rating describes the spin performance of the ball (H-high; M-medium; or L-low) when struck with a driver and a short iron. Example: ‘L-M’ describes a ball with a low spin rate when hit with a driver and a medium spin rate when struck with a short iron. Page 2 of 47 Page 3 of 47 Effective 1/1/2014 thru 2/4/2014 Spin Pole /Seam Marking Color Construction Rating Dimples Country Manufacturer + Clea + and bear logo in red pink 2P-SC-1c L-L 392 USA Wilson Sporting Goods (long arrow) Wilson (long arrow) in red + Clea + in red bear logo in pink pink 2P-SC-1c L-L 392 USA Wilson Sporting Goods (long arrow) Wilson (long arrow) in red + Clea + in red with bear logo in orange pink 2P-SC-1c L-L 392 USA Wilson Sporting Goods (long arrow) Wilson (long arrow) in red + Clea + in red with bear logo in purple pink 2P-SC-1c L-L 392 USA Wilson Sporting Goods (long arrow) Wilson (long arrow) in red 3 UP with 3 dots in green white 3P-SC-1c L-H 318 USA 3 Up Golf 3F12 ‚ with line above and below AAA1A1 with symbols HiSpeed in orange white O-2c L-H 372 JAPAN Kasco Corporation Real 250 ‚ in orange AAA1A1 with symbols HiSpeed white O-2c L-H 372 JAPAN Kasco Corporation Real 300 ‚ Advisor XD and symbol in blue white 2P-SC-1c M-M 338 JAPAN Chiyoda Co. Ltd. (long arrow) 338| (long arrow) in blue Advisor XD and symbol in grey yellow 2P-SC-1c M-M 338 JAPAN Chiyoda Co. Ltd. (long arrow) 338| (long arrow) in blue Advisor XD and symbol in grey pink 2P-SC-1c M-M 338 JAPAN Chiyoda Co. Ltd. (long arrow) 338| (long arrow) in blue Advisor XD and symbol in grey orange 2P-SC-1c M-M 338 JAPAN Chiyoda Co. Ltd. (long arrow) 338| (long arrow) in blue Advisor XD and symbol in white black 2P-SC-1c M-M 338 JAPAN Chiyoda Co. Ltd. (long arrow) 338| (long arrow) in white Alistar white 2P-SC-1c M-M 338 JAPAN Muziik Co. Ltd. Distance ‚ wing symbol in red Alistar orange 2P-SC-1c M-M 338 JAPAN Muziik Co. Ltd. Feel Touch ‚ wing symbol in gray Alistar white 2P-SC-1c M-M 338 JAPAN Muziik Co. Ltd. Feel Touch ‚ in red wing symbol in red ALM/NEO in gold white 3P-SC-2c M-M 312 JAPAN Hexus Japan Co. Ltd. Hexus ‚‚ Altus Hot Distance in orange white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd. Altus Longdrive in dark blue white 2P-SC-1c L-L 372 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd. Altus Newing in blue white 3P-SC-2c L-L 420 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd. Altus Newing in blue white 3P-SC-2c L-L 420 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd. Target Point in red with line in various colors Altus Newing yellow 3P-SC-2c L-L 420 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd. Altus Newing orange 3P-SC-2c L-L 420 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd. Altus Newing pink 3P-SC-2c L-L 420 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd. Atopower with logo Cube white 3P-SC-2c M-M 402 KOREA Primex Co. Ltd. ----- Gamma Ray 3Pcs -----‚ Atopower with logo Cube yellow 3P-SC-2c M-M 402 KOREA Primex Co. Ltd. ----- Gamma Ray 3Pcs -----‚ Atopower with logo Cube pink 3P-SC-2c M-M 402 KOREA Primex Co. Ltd. ----- Gamma Ray 3Pcs -----‚ Atopower with logo Cube white 3P-SC-2c M-M 402 KOREA Primex Co. Ltd. ----- Premium 3Pcs -----‚ Ball Couture with diamond ring symbol yellow 2P-SC-1c L-H 332 USA Trans American Rubber < > Ball Couture with high heel symbol orange 2P-SC-1c L-H 332 USA Trans American Rubber < > Ball Couture with martini glass symbol pink 2P-SC-1c L-H 332 USA Trans American Rubber < > Ball Couture with sunglasses symbol orange 2P-SC-1c L-H 332 USA Trans American Rubber < > Page 4 of 47 Effective 1/1/2014 thru 2/4/2014 Spin Pole/Seam Marking Color Construction Rating Dimples Country Manufacturer Beres in dark blue white 2P-SC-1c M-M 320 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. EP ‚ with | above and below in blue with | in red Beres in navy white 3P-1c L-L 392 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. < ----- H|P ----- > in navy Beres in navy white 3P-1c L-L 392 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. < Beres > in navy (with | above and below) Beres in navy white 3P-SC-2c M-M 312 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. EP in white in arrow in navy and white with | in navy Beres in purple white 2P-SC-1c M-M 402 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. LP ‚ with | above and below in purple Beres in purple pink 2P-SC-1c M-M 402 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. LP ‚ with | above and below in purple Beres ÓÓÓÓÓ in gold white O-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. Beres white 3P-SC-2c M-M 312 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. EP in white in arrow in navy and white with | in navy Beyond X (underline) white O-SC-2c L-H 336 THAILAND Athena Square Co. Ltd. Toppoint Cast Urethane ‚ Beyond white 3P-SC-2c L-H 318 THAILAND Athena Square Co. Ltd. Toppoint Cast Urethane ‚ Big Yard in gray white 2P-SC-1c M-H 432 KOREA Nexen Corporation PD <------------- in gray Big Yard in navy orange 2P-SC-1c L-M 332 KOREA Nexen Corporation GD <------------- 2PC in navy Big Yard in navy yellow 2P-SC-1c L-M 332 KOREA Nexen Corporation GD <------------- 2PC in navy Big Yard in navy pink 2P-SC-1c L-M 332 KOREA Nexen Corporation GD <------------- 2PC in navy Big Yard in navy pink 3P-SC-2c L-H 332 KOREA Nexen Corporation XP <------------- 3PC in navy Big Yard in navy yellow 3P-SC-2c L-H 332 KOREA Nexen Corporation XP <------------- 3PC in navy Big Yard in navy orange 3P-SC-2c L-H 332 KOREA Nexen Corporation XP <------------- 3PC in navy Big Yard white 2P-SC-1c L-M 332 KOREA Nexen Corporation GD <------------- 2PC Big Yard yellow 2P-SC-1c L-M 332 KOREA Nexen Corporation GD Yellow <------------- 2PC Big Yard white 3P-SC-2c L-H 332 KOREA Nexen Corporation XP <------------- 3PC with <------------- in blue Bridgestone Golf in blue pink 2P-SC-1c L-L 330 USA Bridgestone Golf Inc.