President Trump blasts "ridiculous ideas" like golf ball rollback

• And the major golf ball manufacturers — including publicly traded companies like Topgolf Callaway Brands and Titleist maker Acushnet — have been preparing for the possibility.

Driving the news: Trump — an avid golfer and course owner — made a swipe at the proposed rollback in a Truth Social post critiquing the NFL's new kickoff rule.

• "Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas?" he said. "It's like wanting to 'roll back' the golf ball so it doesn't go (nearly!) as far."

The big picture: Rollback supporters say golf balls have become so advanced that they fly too far now, making the game too easy and making shorter courses obsolete.

• Critics say a rollback would make the game less exciting and don't like the proposed "bifurcation," in which pros would play a limited version and amateurs would play an unlimited version.
• The PGA Tour has opposed a rollback, while the USGA and the Masters have supported it.

• Golf superstars Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have supported it, while Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas have opposed it.

Zoom in: Golf ball manufacturers have had mixed reactions to the proposed rollback.

• Some fear it would require them to invest in R&D to make a professional ball that doesn't deliver much sales volume.
• Few observers expect the ball to be rolled back for amateurs, though some have joked about stockpiling advanced balls before they become unavailable.

The impact: Trump's comment appeared to have little effect on the stocks of Acushnet and Topgolf Callaway on Monday morning.

What they're saying: Representatives for the PGA Tour, Acushnet and Topgolf Callaway did not immediately respond to requests for comment.