Gary Player has never been one to hold back an opinion, and his latest is a loud one: the golf ball needs to be rolled back, and Augusta National is the place to start. Golf.com reports that Player made an impassioned case during Masters week, calling the distance issue a “tragedy” for the game and urging officials to act before iconic courses become obsolete.

Jack Nicklaus has echoed similar sentiments for years, and the two legends are increasingly aligned on this issue. Their argument boils down to this: when players are flying par-4s with mid-irons and bombing drives past landmarks Bobby Jones never imagined reaching, something has gone wrong.

The USGA and R&A have already begun implementing rollback measures for recreational play, but the pro game remains a different conversation. Player and Nicklaus want that to change — loudly, and soon.

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