PGA Tour must enforce anchored|putting ban

PGA Tour players grudgingly accept golf's ban on anchored putting

In May 2013, the United States Golf Association and the R&A – golf's two global governing bodies – announced that on Jan. 1, 2016 they will ...

PGA Tour must enforce anchored-putting ban - Toronto Sun

But these players are nothing more than a blip in the history of golf. Once the ban is enforced in 2016 there will be no amateurs using the ...

Seven Years Later, the USGA's Anchored-Stroke Ban Lives, But Is ...

Golf's U.S. governing body believes it did the right thing in banning anchored strokes — most often used in putting — but whether the game is ...

Anchored Putting Banned by USGA; cites 'free swinging' rule - Reddit

Last November, after an extensive review, the USGA and The R&A proposed Rule 14-1b, a new entry to the Rules of Golf that prohibits anchoring ...

Tired of the long putter ban - Rules of Golf and Etiquette - GolfWRX

Not a fan of rules that no one (R&A and USGA) do not enforce. Langer and McCarron clearly in their putting stroke, with the long putter, violate the intent ...

PGA Tour to adopt ban of anchored strokes - ESPN

The PGA Tour announced Monday that it will implement the ban of anchored strokes beginning Jan ... should apply to PGA Tour competitions ...

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke | AP News

The decision Tuesday ends six months of sometimes rancorous debate. The rule was opposed by the PGA Tour and the PGA of America, which contended ...

USGA and R&A propose anchored putting ban - All Other Pro Sports

I am against the ban, personally. I don't think it is really an advantage, or else everyone would be doing it. Additionally, if some people that ...

The PGA Tour Opposes Anchored-Putting Ban: Why It Matters

The reason that the anchoring should be banned is that it allows those who would ordinarily, thanks usually to a loss of nerve, no longer be ...

ANCHORING THE CLUB—UNDERSTANDING RULE 14-1b - USGA

In making a stroke, the player must not anchor the club, either “directly” or by use of an “anchor point.” The club is anchored “directly” when the player ...

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

The new rule does not ban the long putters, only the way they commonly are used. Golfers no longer will be able to anchor the club against their ...

PGA Tour Upholds Ban on Anchor Putting - FanSided

In a move that surprises virtually no one in the golf community, the PGA Tour has elected to go along with the USGA and R&A in banning the ...

Why the Anchored Putting Ban Is Essentially a Done Deal

It's also possible, if enough members of the PGA Tour are adamantly against banning anchored putting strokes, that the PGA Tour could bifurcate and continue to ...

What is belly putting, and why did pro golf ban it? - The Week

Golf's governing bodies on Tuesday announced a new rule that will prohibit players from anchoring putters against their bodies, a practice commonly known as ...

PGA Tour agrees to USGA anchoring ban - Golf Digest

By Mike StachuraA vote by the PGA Tour Policy Board on Monday affirmed that the rule banning the use of anchored strokes, announced in May ...

Anchored putter ban goes through - GolfWRX

The new rule was proposed on Nov. 28, and faced considerable push back from PGA Tour players, the PGA of America and Tour Commissioner Tim ...

PGA Tour adopts anchored putting ban - The Boston Globe

That was guaranteed on Monday, when the PGA Tour's policy board voted to accept the anchor ban approved in May by the US Golf Association and ...

PGA Ban on Anchor Putters: What it Means for the Game

The R & A voted to outlaw the anchored stroke in 2012, and the United States Golf Association quickly followed suit, with the professional golf ...

Anchoring style of putting is banned by golf's governing bodies

Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the past six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016.

PGA Tour to enforce anchored putter ban - Evening Standard

The PGA Tour announced it will implement the ban on anchored strokes due to come into effect in 2016, ending fears of a destructive split in ...