which is the ball I usually play with. As I expected, there was no discernible difference between the new and old Duo Soft. The flight, feel, distance and overall performance were all similar but ...

When the fairways are soft, one thing is often unavoidable: mud balls. That was the case for ... “I understand how a golf purist would be, ‘Oh, play it as it lies,’” Scheffler said.

Scottie Scheffler shot 69 Thursday at Quail Hollow, but mud balls created frustration and, he says, cost him shots.