Golf's major tours split over proposed belly putter ban

Golf's major tours split over proposed belly putter ban | CNN

The European Tour confirmed its support for a ban on belly putters Monday – potentially placing it at odds with its rival US PGA Tour.

Golf's major tours split over proposed belly putter ban. - Document ...

(CNN) -- The European Tour confirmed its support for a ban on belly putters Monday -- potentially placing it at odds with its rival U.S. PGA Tour -- who are ...

Golf: Belly putter ban proposal splits tours - The Scotsman

GOLF'S two main Tours are on opposite sides of the fence over the proposed anchoring ban after the European Tour announced its support of ...

Anchored Putter Ban: One Year Later How Five Players Affected

So long and belly putters are still legal – as long as you don't anchor them.” The argument against anchored putters is based on the assumption ...

Golf's major tours split over proposed belly putter ban | CNN - Pinterest

The European Tour confirmed its support for a ban on belly putters Monday – potentially placing it at odds with its rival U.S. PGA Tour.

A Golf Club to Divide Them - The New York Times

Several high-profile players are caught in the cross-fire as the debate intensifies over whether long putters anchored against the body ...

PGA: New rule bans belly putters on tour - New Haven Register

The proposed rule would make it illegal for golfers to anchor the club while making a stroke and not take effect until 2016.

No overriding reason to ban putter anchoring - PGA Tour bosses

The PGA Tour says there is "no overriding reason" to back plans by golf's ruling bodies to ban putter anchoring.

New ban by golf's governing bodies targets anchor, not belly putter

Golf's governing bodies proposed a new rule Wednesday that would ban the putting stroke used by three of the last five major champions.

Putters: Golf chiefs plan limits on belly and broomhandle clubs - BBC

Golf's governing bodies propose restrictions on the use of broomhandle and belly putters that would ban anchored strokes.

No. 9: Anchors away for 4 major champions after USGA/R&A ...

Adam Scott and several other major champions and everyday professional and amateur golfers who affix long putters to their bodies will have ...

Golfers split as long-putter ban looms - National Post

A caddy for a 10-year pro was standing on the side of the practice green at Hamilton Golf and Country Club on Tuesday afternoon, and he pulled a ...

PGA Tour reverses course, bans anchored putting - GolfWRX

The Tour formalized its agreement with the United States Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club-led movement to ban putting strokes ...

Golf to ban the use of putters anchored to the body

The governing bodies of golf have proposed a rule change that would restrict the way in which long putters are used, a move that would ban ...

Belly-putter ban lifts game for Players winner Webb Simpson

Golf's governing bodies outlawed the anchored stroke that Simpson had used with his belly putter since he was a teenager.

'Belly-putter' strokes may be banned — but not by PGA Tour

NEW YORK – The PGA Tour says it opposes the proposed ban on anchored strokes by golf's rule makers, yielding the possibility that events on ...

PGA Tour against 'belly putter' ban - CNN

The Royal & Ancient (R & A) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) put forward proposed rule changes in November which would effectively ...

Even before the anchoring ban was announced, PGA Tour long ...

Even before the anchoring ban was announced, PGA Tour long-putter usage was on the wane · By E. · "Our mission is not to avoid legal challenges," ...

PGA Tour ready to fight against belly putter ban as trouble looms for ...

The US Tour are in the mood to start a fight with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and the United States Golf Association over the proposed ...

Belly Putter Ban Stirs Controversy Across Professional Golf

The decision has been met with significantly divided opinion, with many more tradition-minded golfers favoring it and others—especially those ...