![Pre-1980s Penfold Ace vs today's ball. It's tiny (2.54mm diameter smaller). The R&A allowed these smaller "British balls" until 1990, which cut into the wind better and gave more distance. : r/golf Pre-1980s Penfold Ace vs today's ball. It's tiny (2.54mm diameter smaller). The R&A allowed these smaller "British balls" until 1990, which cut into the wind better and gave more distance. : r/golf](https://external-preview.redd.it/SfnWZSpndNi4Jf2GO33NPUQSU5eqiOecL8losXPiWqw.jpg?auto=webp&s=a8d0bc850e6ed9272fe43b70cbaf0aaa2099ce94)
Pre-1980s Penfold Ace vs today's ball. It's tiny (2.54mm diameter smaller). The R&A allowed these smaller "British balls" until 1990, which cut into the wind better and gave more distance. : r/golf
![Penfold, the storied British golf brand of James Bond fame, is getting a new swing from this Havertown dad Penfold, the storied British golf brand of James Bond fame, is getting a new swing from this Havertown dad](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/pmn/BP6HWYCRHRAHDGT3G3O5QWYPOY.jpg)
Penfold, the storied British golf brand of James Bond fame, is getting a new swing from this Havertown dad
![Penfold, the storied British golf brand of James Bond fame, is getting a new swing from this Havertown dad Penfold, the storied British golf brand of James Bond fame, is getting a new swing from this Havertown dad](https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/86KbwRHZa_m5vtcUClMuzOcJMV4=/filters:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/pmn/VUC6U5GQURDUJGB5UPJAHGIUKE.jpg)