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Originally Posted by TheVillageChicken
PGA of America can't change any of the rules of golf, and the USGA and R & A, who do control the rules, will never go for this idea.
The good news, for Villagers who would like bigger holes, is that the possibility of a sinkhole occurring where a flagstick is currently placed is pretty high.
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A representative of the PGA of America sits on the USGA Rules Committee.
The USGA doesn't have to do anything. Clubs that want to try this out have every right to. Obviously scores wouldn't be acceptable for handicap purposes, as those rounds would not be played under the USGA Rules, but for those who do't care about such things and are only interested in whacking a ball around a field might enjoy it. If a course owner feels that he can get more people playing by doing this why not. Rounds
If USGA is interested, they could make an adjustment to the slope system to that course altered in this manner would have their ratings reduced accordingly.
It might speed up the game, but scores could not be compared. It would be like comparing candle pin and ten pin bowling scores. They are almost two different games.
Another idea would be, in conjunction with enlarging the hole, to reduce the par of each hole by one. Thus a par 72 course would then become a par 54.