Consultation period ends over use of controversial anchored putters

Golf's ruling body, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, marked the end of the consultation period over the proposed ban on anchored putters ...

PGA Tour ends anchored putter ban opposition - CNN

The US PGA Tour has ended its opposition to a change in golf's rulebook by agreeing to adopt the ban on the use of controversial anchored putters from 2016.

Golf rewrites rulebook to ban 'anchored' putters for 2016 | CNN

Golf's governing bodies have ruled that the use of controversial anchored putters will be banned from 2016, following several months of consultation.

No overriding reason to ban putter anchoring - PGA Tour bosses

A three-month consultation period to discuss the move, which would outlaw the anchoring method where a player hinges a putter to a fixed point ...

Golf's conflict over long-handled putters heads for messy denouement

A 90-day consultation period over the plan to ban the anchoring of putters from 2016 will end on 28 February. Before then it seems ...

European Tour supports rule change on belly putters | Reuters

... long putters as the main reasons not to back the proposal. "The European Tour has been fully involved in the consultation process which ended on Feb. 28 ...

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke | 2022 Masters

Golf's governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions.

US Masters runner-up looks into taking legal action over anchored ...

BY JAMES CROOK MAY 22 - FORMER US MASTERS RUNNER-UP TIM CLARK HAS CLAIMED TO BE ONE OF "A FAIR NUMBER" OF PLAYERS SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE OVER ...

Golf: The PGA Tour does not support the ban on anchored putters

The PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchen has announced that they will not support the proposed ban on anchored putters from 2016.

McIlroy calls for unity over anchored putter - Irish Examiner

... consultation period for views on the rule changes to be expressed expires on Thursday. And although PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem did not specify what ...

explanation of decision to adopt rule 14-1b of the rules of golf - USGA

A few comments pointed to a very recent decline in the use of long and belly putters on the PGA Tour, suggesting that perhaps the anchoring ...

Scott McCarron says his putting move is legal and is certain it can ...

McCarron's objective was simple: to remove the stigma associated with the long putter in the P.A. (post-anchoring) era. The way to overcome a ...

IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE 14-1b - USGA

and everywhere else on the course). Is this a ban on belly putters and long putters? No. A player may still use any conforming belly. (mid-length) or long ...

Opponents of belly putter ban ready to take on the rule makers

Battle lines were being drawn last night when it was confirmed that the proposed ban on anchored putting would come into effect from January ...

Open De France Champion Dan Bradbury Responds To Anchoring ...

Open de France winner Dan Bradbury was accused of anchoring his putter by people on social media, but the Englishman has denied the claims.

PGA Tour 'to reject' anchoring proposal - Bunkered

Today's meeting comes as an end to the three-month consultation period over the proposed ban looms large. The plans to outlaw anchoring were jointly ...

PGA Tour oppose belly putter ban - Sports Mole

The PGA Tour have declared that they can see no reason to support proposals which want to outlaw the controversial style of anchored putting ...

PLAYER-POWER IS BEHIND US PGA TOUR LONG-PUTTER MOVE

... controversial anchoring techniques provide players with a competitive advantage. ... The 90-day consultation period which expires on Thursday is coming to an ...

Why we botched the anchored putter ban, and what we can do about it

It's not an unfair advantage ... Anchored putters have been around for a long, long time, and while belly-putters are the newer kid on the block, ...

2016 Anchored Putting Ban Explained - American Golf

Guidance on playing under new ruling · Why Rule 14-1b has been Introduced · Golfers can continue to use belly and long putters without anchoring · Which methods of ...