It’s a dustup that was bound to happen, especially with Bernhard Langer continuing to be the best player in senior golf. Langer, along with Scott McCarron and a few others, still use long putters, which according to Rule 14-1b in the Rules of Golf, is perfectly acceptable so long as…
Might anchored putting live past Jan. 1, 2016, at least for recreational golfers? That’s the hope of PGA President Ted Bishop who, along with PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, will ask USGA officials to institute a “grandfather period” before the rule banning anchored putting goes into effect. The request is…
A small bucket of balls: Does it bother anyone else that Adam Scott is winning all these tournaments using a putting method that has been banned? Why is it that every amateur I know has already switched back to non-anchored putting and all the pros have stuck to it like…
The USGA’s final answer on anchoring is nearly at hand. The game’s governing body in the United States sent out a media advisory to say it will address the issue Tuesday at 8 a.m. “On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, the United States Golf Association (USGA) will host a news conference…
Arnold Palmer made himself perfectly clear Wednesday morning at Bay Hill on the eve of his Arnold Palmer Invitational: No bifurcation. No anchored putting. “I don’t think golf has a place for two sets of rules,” he said. “And I think it’s very, very important and may be a key…
The arguments have been made and the positions have been taken. The discussion period regarding the proposed ban on anchoring ended Thursday and the USGA and the R&A have released a statement on the subject. Here’s what they had to say: “The 90-day comment period on proposed Rule 14-1b has…
