The USGA and R&A announced Wednesday a proposed anchored putting ban that, if approved, would take effect January 1, 2016. GolfChannel.com writers debate whether or not golf’s governing bodies made ...

Golf's governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule Wednesday that would ban the putting stroke used by three of the ...

LOS ANGELES, May 17 (Reuters) - Golf's governing bodies are widely expected to announce whether they will go ahead with a controversial proposed ban on players anchoring putters to their body when ...

The controversy centers on whether using the putters, and anchoring them, is unfair. Golf prides itself on strict rules and fairness to all, and some argue that it is too easy to putt consistently by ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Golf's governing bodies are expected to announce shortly whether they will go ahead with a proposed ban on players anchoring putters to their body, a rule change which makes no ...

One of the most popular arguments against the governing bodies’ proposed rule change is this: A ban on anchoring is based more on aesthetics than evidence. In other words, if anchoring the putter ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Brace yourself - just not your putter. In a proposal that would affect every golfer from major champions to amateurs at their local clubs, the guardians of the 600-year-old ...

The hallowed "Rules of Golf" will undergo a rare and controversial change, as the sport has placed a ban on "anchor putting," a tactic that has threatened to over take the game. A new rule, 14-1b, ...

LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 17: Oliver Wilson (L) of England and the European Ryder Cup team poses with Lauren Smith at the Brown Hotel prior to the start of the 2008 Ryder Cup September 17, 2008 in ...