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 ...

Belly putters have been used on Tour for several years; Paul Azinger was the first to win with one back at the 2000 Sony Open. Sparked largely by Keegan Bradley’s PGA Championship victory, though, a ...

NORTON, Mass. — Two drivers at the Masters. No drivers at the U.S. Open. Phil Mickelson threw in yet another surprise Thursday at the Deutsche Bank Championship with a belly putter in his golf bag, ...

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – To be clear, Davis Love III is not anchoring that belly putter he is wielding this week at the McGladrey Classic, nor is it even his. The putter belongs to Brian Bateman, who ...

NAPLES, Fla. – If not for Paul Azinger picking up a long putter that belonged to a short man, there might not be such a fuss over belly putters. The U.S. Golf Association and R&A are close to ...

(AP) If not for Paul Azinger picking up a long putter that belonged to a short man, there might not be such a fuss over belly putters. The USGA and R&A are close to announcing their position on ...

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY 19: J.B. Holmes hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during round three of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club on February 19, 2011 in Pacific Palisades, ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. ­— 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 ...

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 the world's richest circuit could eventually have different ...

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, ...

KAPALUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Less than a year remains before PGA Tour players have to accept a ban by golf's rulemakers on long putters being anchored to the body and Tim Clark is among those who ...