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`Sometimes the golf ball doesn't look like it can ever fit in a golf hole. And sometimes the golf hole looks so big that you'll never
`miss. So, wwhat size is the golf ball and golf hole?
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`The size of both are regulated in the Rules of Golf by the USGA and R&A. The golf ball has a floor minimum diameter of 1.68
`inches, but it doesn't have a maximum. Golf balls are made to that spec almost universally. The golf ball also cannot weigh less
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`In the not-too-distant past, the golf ball was not a uniform minimum size everywhere. The USGA had the 1.68-inch standard, but
`the R&A had what was dubbed the British "small ball" with a rule that allowed players outside of the United States and Mexico
`(where the USGA governs) to use a ball that was 1.62 inches. The small ball was outlawed from R&A-run championships, namely
`the British Open, in 1974. In 1990, the R&A finally banned the small ball altogether for play, some 60 years after the USGA
`adopted the 1.68-inch standard.
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`The size of a golf hole is 4.25 inches, and it must be cut in a circular shape. That's been long done at golf courses by a
`standardized tool that digs into the ground to cut the 4-and-a-quarter inch hole. The compacted earth pulled from the ground
`using the tool is then transported to plug the previous hole so the green surface is smooth. Curiously, there is no mandatory
`depth of a golf hole, but it must be 4 inches deep. A cup is not mandatory either.
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`It is believed that the standard hole size was created at Royal Musselburgh Golf Club in Scotland in 1829 when they invented the
`first known hole-cutter that produced a 4.25 inch hole and was based on the typical Musselburgh drainage pipe at the time. The
`R&A adopted that standard width in 1891. The USGA followed suit.
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`In recent years, there has been movement to make golf easier by promoting a larger 8-inch hole. However, that hasn't taken wide
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