Conforming Golf Balls
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Conforming Golf Balls Effective October 1, 2008 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 give 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 marking(s). 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 next page with explanatory notes. The format is the same on 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 on some brands, players and officials should take great care, in events in which the 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. Additional information provided by the manufacturer describing the ball construction, spin rating and the number of dimples is 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 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 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 using 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 when struck with a short iron. Effective - 10/1/08 thru 11/04/08 Spin Pole / Seam Marking Color Construction Rating Dimples Country Manufacturer Vision ‚ with + symbol in o white/yellow 3P-SC-2c M-M 312 KOREA Fantom Co. Ltd. WB within two circles --- Walk Golf ---‚ Tour Pro SB-3 and arrows in blue white 3P-SC-2c M-M 332 GERMANY Walk Golf GmbH Nano Coated in grey --- Spin Balanced ---‚ with arrows in blue Á white square inside black square white 3P-SC-1c M-H 330 JAPAN Daiwa Seiko Inc. Onoff UV247S with UV247S in red Á white square inside red square white 3P-SC-1c L-L 333 JAPAN Daiwa Seiko Inc. Onoff UV247D with UV247D in red 845s (underlined in navy) Silver Scot white 3P-1c M-M 398 JAPAN Kasco Corporation < SSSpin > in navy 845s (underlined in red) Silver Scot white 3P-1c L-L 398 JAPAN Kasco Corporation < SSSoft > in red 845s in dark navy with shield in light blue white 2P-SC-1c L-L 332 JAPAN Kasco Corporation Silver Scot 845s (line in light blue) SS-D332X in dark navy A1 with symbols HiSpeed white O-2c M-H 372 JAPAN Kasco Corporation Real 300 ‚ A1 with symbols HiSpeed in orange white O-2c L-H 372 JAPAN Kasco Corporation Real 250 ‚ in orange Air Channel w/Air in blue Channel in dk grey white 2P-SC-1c M-H 392 KOREA Volvik Inc. Volvik No Slice Tech ‚ in dk grey Altus EV in grey Ladies in purple white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Longdrive in dark blue white 2P-SC-1c L-L 372 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Miracle Distance with Miracle Distance in blue white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Miracle Distance with Miracle Distance in gold white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Miracle Soft with Miracle Soft in orange white 2P-SC-1c L-L 392 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Miracle Spin with Miracle Spin in red white 2P-SC-1c L-M 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Newing white/yellow/orange/ 3P-SC-2c L-L 420 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt pink Altus Newing in blue white/blue 3P-SC-2c L-L 420 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Newing in gold white 3P-SC-2c L-L 420 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Newing in pink white 3P-SC-2c L-L 420 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Over Drive in dark blue white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Soft Feel white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Soft Feel in blue white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Soft Feel in green white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Soft Feel in red white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Super Soft with Super Soft in silver white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Altus Super Straight with Super Straight in gold white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Beam CL with CL in light blue white 2P-SC-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Beam's Ideal ‚ with ‚ in light blue Beam with triple arrow symbol in blue white 3P-SC-2c L-L 392 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Beam with triple arrow symbol in red white 3P-SC-2c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Beam Z with Z in dark blue white 3P-SC-2c L-L 432 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Beam's Ideal ‚ with ‚ in dark blue 1 of 29 Effective - 10/1/08 thru 11/04/08 Spin Pole / Seam Marking Color Construction Rating Dimples Country Manufacturer Beres in dark blue white 2P-SC-1c M-M 312 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. MG ‚ in dark blue Beres in navy white 3P-1c L-L 392 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. Beres in navy white 3P-1c L-L 392 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. < Beres > in navy (with | above and below) Beres ÓÓÓÓÓ in gold white O-1c L-L 432 JAPAN Honma Golf Co. Ltd. Big Yard white 2P-SC-1c M-H 432 KOREA Nexen Corporation DS (arrow) Dynamic Spin in purple Big Yard in gray white 2P-SC-1c M-H 432 KOREA Nexen Corporation PD (arrow) Pro-Distance in gray Blue 90 Volvik white 2P-SC-1c M-M 432 KOREA Volvik Inc. Ultra Distance ‚ Bridgestone Golf white 3P-SC-2c L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Tour B330 ‚ Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Tour B330 S ‚ Bridgestone Golf white 3P-SC-2c L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Tour B330--S ‚ Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Tour Ó B330 S ‚ Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Tour--B330 S ‚ Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt (split arrow) Tour B330 (split arrow) Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt (split arrow) Tour B330 Ó S (split arrow) Bridgestone Golf white 3P-SC-2c L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt (split arrow) Tour B330-RX (split arrow) Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt (split arrow) Tour B330-S (split arrow) Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt (split arrow) Tour Ó B330 (split arrow) Bridgestone Golf white 2P-SC-1c L-L 330 UNITED STATES Bridgestone Golf, Inc. (symbol) Treo Soft (symbol) with Treo and symbol in red Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt = Tour B330 = Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt = Tour Ë B330 S = Bridgestone Golf white O-SC L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt = Tour Ó B330 = Bridgestone Golf white 3P-SC-2c L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co. Lt Ë Tour B330--S Ë Bridgestone Golf white O-SC-O L-M 330 JAPAN Bridgestone Sports Co.