Golf legend Seve Ballesteros has called on the sports ruling body to make revamp the game and make it tougher on the stars of today.
Ballesteros wants to see a banning on certain technological advancements, which would include a ban on all long putters and a new limit on the angle of loft on wedges.
Speaking ahead of his 30th appearance in the Spanish Open, Ballesteros said "I believe very strongly in different rules for professionals and amateurs. For amateurs it should be as a easy as possible, but for professionals it should be different. We play for a living, they play for enjoyment and the rules are not the same anyway because they have different tees."
"The game was invented to test the skill of players and the way technology is going anybody can play. I remember when the ability to hit a one or two-iron off the ground was really in the hands of a only a few professionals. Now the weight distribution of the clubs gives you the opportunity to hit the ball as high as you want," he claimed.
Ballesteros believes that if he had access to the same technology during his peak, he would have been a better golfer. "I think technology equalises the players more. Twenty-five years my scoring average was 68.85, which is still a record, but if I had the clubs and ball I have now it probably would have been 67 or even better."
Filed by Rob Wright
