'Not Going to Be Very Popular': Jim Furyk Called for Major Driver Rule Change Ahead of TV Debut

'Not going to be very popular': Jim Furyk called for major driver rule change ahead of TV debut

Jim Furyk dropped a hot take ahead of his Golf Channel TV debut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational when he called for a big driver rule change. The post ‘Not going to be very popular’: Jim Furyk called for major driver rule change ahead of TV debut appeared first on Golf.

Jim Furyk’s Solution to the Distance Problem Would Have Minimal Impact

Tour pros say the darndest things. Speaking on the Straight Facts Homie podcast ahead of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Jim Furyk proposed what he acknowledges is an unpopular idea: reduce the maximum size of driver heads for professional golfers. Yeah. I don’t love that idea. “I’m not going to be very popular for this, but I would reduce the size of the driver head,” Furyk said. “Maybe not necessarily for the average golfer, but I would d…

‘Not going to be very popular’: Jim Furyk called for major driver rule change ahead of TV debut - Irish Golfer Magazine

Just two weeks ago, Golf Channel announced it would have a new lead analyst in the TV booth for the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational and this week’s Players Championship: Jim Furyk. With his TV debut at Bay Hill now in the rear-view, Furyk seems to have made it through with largely positive reviews. At the very least, he didn’t seem to draw anyone’s ire. You might not be able to say the same about comments Furyk made before the Arnold Palmer Invi…