LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The PGA Tour's dilemma with the controversial grooves rule, highlighted by Phil Mickelson in January, was resolved on Monday when club manufacturer Ping opted to waive its rights as of March 29. Under United States Golf Association (USGA) rules implemented on January 1, square or U-grooves have been outlawed but a 20-year-old Ping wedge was deemed ...

The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives. John Solheim, the chairman and CEO of Ping, said the Phoenix-based company is waiving its right that had kept the PGA Tour ...

The 20-year-old square-groove clubs that sparked a furore on the US PGA Tour this season will be prohibited on the tour from March 29 thanks to an agreement reached with Ping executives. Ping chairman and chief executive John Solheim said on Monday that the firm will waive its rights under a 1993 lawsuit that grandfathered in the clubs made before ...