we don't hit anything like bryson dechambeau or rory mcilroy.hoice because will make their golf more realistic. this year, rory mcilroy�*s record average was more than 326 yards. to keep challenging those big hitters, courses need extending. but that's expensive, not to mention environmentally damaging. so after five years of grappling with these issues, the rule makers say it's a case of new balls, please. not everyone is happy. ball manufacturers are miffed, and some pros have called the governing body out of touch. but speaking to me on his phone, three—time major winner padraig harrington said he agrees with the new rules. so if you're at the top, you never want to change. we don't hit anything like bryson dechambeau or rory mcilroy. and i think it's a good choice because will make their golf more realistic. but speaking to me on his phone, three—time major winner padraig harrington said he agrees with the new rules. so if you're at the top, you never want to change. you want to keep it where it is. your winning formula genuinely helps the g

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liv has already enticed the likes of dustinjohnson, brooks koepka and bryson dechambeau, others as wellse, from the pga tour with huge paydays. but adding rahm is a real coup. he's the number three player in the world and an immensely popular player among the fans. finally, south african paralympic champion ntando mhlongo is one of his country's most successful pa ra—athletes. the 21—year—old became a t61200 meter world champion in 2019 before adding the paralympic title in tokyo in 2021 and has also won gold in the long jump. now, as he bids to retain his long jump crown in paris next year, he switched training bases from his native country to britain and loughborough university, a move he hopes will pay dividends on and off the track. rachel latham has been to meet him and tando mahlangu, ntando mahlangu, a name you may not have heard of, but this south african athlete is training for his third paralympics and he's only 21 years old with gold medals and world records already. unlike so many british athletes who leave to train in warmer climates at this time of year. ntando has done th

we don't hit anything like bryson dechambeau or rory mcilroy.golf more realistic. not everyone is happy. ball manufacturers are miffed, and some pros have called the governing body out of touch. but speaking to me on his phone, three—time major winner padraig harrington said he agrees with the new rules. so if you're at the top, you never want to change. you want to keep it where it is. your winning formula genuinely helps the golf course. new and old, it really helps them — both in terms of cost, sustainability, maintenance, safety. so change is coming no matter which side of the debate golfers land. natalie pirks, bbc news. former champion caroline wozniacki has been awarded a wild card for next month's australian open. the dane won her only grand slam title in melbourne in 2018 before retiring in 2020 to start a family however the former world number one returned to the tour in august reaching the last 16 at the us open on her grand slam comeback, losing to eventual winner coco gauff. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc spo

ranked player joins the pga's rival tour that already has a roster that includes brooks keopka bryson dechambeau and dustin johnson. rob making the switch from the pga tour to liv golf comes amid ongoing negotiations between the 2 factions to form a entity dubbed pga tour enterprises, liv golf can now boast a roster of golfers that counts for 13 of the last. 31 major champions dating back to 2016. so 578 million dollars. i would have left i left visit profession to do some. some people do it for fun. yeah, know, and i i paid a lot of money golfing over last year. expensive sport, very you know, you want to have a salary of 570 million to pay period. >> fees here judgment over thinks >> the powder is falling across this year. the day palisades tahoe is reporting 15 inches of new snow overnight. >> and more is expected. the resort has also been making its own snow in hopes of opening up more to reign as soon as possible. if you're thinking of heading up and maybe picking some lessons resort, officials say that this is the weekend to do >> we have learn to ski and ride special. this only happens tw

ranked player joins the pga's rival tore that already has a roster that includes brooks keopka bryson dechambeau and dustin johnson. rahm, he's making the switch from the pda to live amid ongoing negotiations between the 2 fractions to form a new entity dubbed pga tour enterprises, liv golf can now boast a roster of golfers that account for 13 of the last 31 major championships. so big. get for live in now. no really knows what's going on between live in the pga aren't very confusing. it is very confusing. i don't really care. i just want to see good goff. i want to see the majors honestly, i really only watch the majors anyway. you know on my watch another case where you have this fringe sport golf that has used to competing very much. and and this might be rahm is so good. >> the impetus to force them to come together 100%. i i mean, he won the biggest tournament in lee's best way it. >> yeah. >> it's yeah. thanks, james. thank right. we'll see you tomorrow night. another one in the books. but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because i

we don't hit anything like bryson dechambeau or rory mcilroy.layers hit the ball a long way, i think that's always going to be an attraction. on a cold, rain soaked day, america retains the ryder cup. back in the day, golf courses were designed to challenge. but as golfers and technology got better, balls flew further. in 1980, only six professional golfers could hit the ball 270 yards from a tee shot. this year, rory mcilroy�*s record average was more than 326 yards. to keep challenging those big hitters, courses need extending. but that's expensive, not to mention environmentally damaging. so after five years of grappling with these issues, the rule makers say it's a case of new balls, please. not everyone is happy. ball manufacturers are miffed, and some pros have called the governing body out of touch. but speaking to me on his phone, three—time major winner padraig harrington said he agrees with the new rules. so if you're at the top, you never want to change. you want to keep it where it is. your winning formula genuinely helps the golf co

because got people like because you've got people like bryson dechambeau hitting the ball or do we changeto change the golf ball. so the golf balls will not go quite as far they used to. far as they used to. >> so it's rolling back the technology. >> it's exactly what it is, rolling back technology . normal rolling back technology. normal golfers you and i, stephen golfers like you and i, stephen and also isabel, when we go out golfing isabel during the summer , we'll just use the same ones. but when it comes to the pros, they're to use these they're going to use these different they're different balls. i think they're probably concrete, probably made out of concrete, but rory's for it. he says it will bring back the finesse of the whereas others the game, whereas others are saying, we want to saying, no, you know, we want to be blast it as far as we be able to blast it as far as we possibly the punters like us will have better balls than mcilroy. >> yeah, possibly. >> yeah, possibly. >> yeah, possibly. >> yeah, yeah. >> basically, yeah. yeah, yeah. that's that's the that's it. and that's