Adam Scott won’t be able to use the anchored putting stroke come Jan. 1, 2016. It’s been banned by the game’s governing bodies. However, the long putter that Scott has been using for the last five years will remain legal. Scott has decided, then, that he’s sticking with his original plan: He’s going to keep […]
Kevin Stadler’s answer to the anchoring ban? Putting lefty
January 15, 2015 by
The anchored putting stroke will be outlawed come Jan. 1, 2016, leaving the wilting number of players who use the stroke in tandem with a long or belly putter with two choices: when they’ll make the switch to a new putting style and which style they’ll choose. For Kevin Stadler, he sees only one viable […]
Teeing Off: Will the PGA Tour’s anchoring response force the USGA’s hand?
February 27, 2013 by
Welcome to Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Shane Bacon and national columnist Jay Busbee take a day’s topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by hitting us on Twitter at@shanebacon and @jaybusbee. Today, it’s anchors aweigh! Busbee: So we had Match Play this weekend, and what should have been […]
Your handy anchoring guide to what’s permitted and prohibited by the R&A and USGA
November 30, 2012 by
On Wednesday morning, the USGA and R&A announced proposed changes to the anchored putting stroke that will take effect in 2016. We could throw out a couple posts on what will be prohibited and banned in the future, but the USGA did us a solid and gave us a handy infographic that should (hopefully) clear […]
