Are colored golf balls legal in tournaments?

Answer 1

Yes, this is perfectly legal. The problem though arises as they are quite hard to see and trickier to find than white ones. Paula Creamer uses a pink Precept Golf ball on Sundays on the LPGA Tour. In 2005 or so Nike made a black 'Nike One Black' golf ball which was used by one golfer on the 18 th hole in a PGA Tour event, he said he could hardly see it once he hit it and said he'd never use it again. These black golf balls were one off golf balls which were included in a dozen box of Nike One Black golf balls.

Answer 2

The R&A, which is the ruling authority for most golfing tournaments worldwide, maintains a list of balls that conform to tournament regulations. Many different coloured balls are included in this list - there is no rule that states a ball has to be white.

Answer 3

Yes, two notable examples. Paula Creamer has played and won on the LPGA Tour with a pink Precept Golf ball and Tim Clark has played on the European and PGA Tours with a yellow Srixon.

Answer 4

Yes, pro golfers can use any colour of golf ball as long as it has been approved for tournament play.