"The USGA has done a study in which 'the high majority' of everyday players prefer a single set of rules."
/I'm not entirely sure why E. Michael Johnson is advocating a discussion of two sets of rules in this week's Golf World, though something tells me the manufacturers are moaning about rule changes limiting their ability to peddle new life-changing stuff, but either way I found this interesting:
As of now, there is no clear-cut answer on which would be better for the game, although the USGA has done a study in which "the high majority" of everyday players prefer a single set of rules. Yet we all seem content to sit on the sidelines of this debate, as if it is the third rail of golf. If we are being honest with ourselves, we already are playing with two sets of rules when it comes to posting scores. Recreational players use distance-measuring devices, for example, and then there is the pending, staggered roll out of the new groove rule, which is an indication of the USGA's willingness to institute different parameters for different levels of players.
Uh, about that USGA study and the "high majority" supporting a single set of rules. Any chance we could get that study posted at USGA.org?