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Bayside Resort Golf Course hole number six is a par five that plays 555 yards from the Signature tees.

Zach Johnson is the defending champion in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tiger Woods speaking at this week's news conference for his 2013 AT,T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in the Washington, D.C., suburbs.

The rule will prohibit players from holding a club directly, or by use of an anchor point, against any part of the body.

Tim Clark used a conventional putter until a congenital problem with his arms started causing discomfort while holding it close to his body.

The sport's governing bodies the United States Golf Association and the R&A in Europe officially adopted Rule 14-1b which, simply, makes anchoring the club illegal while putting.

Ernie Els would not have won last year's British Open without the aid of a belly putter, the South African four-times major champions said on Wednesday.

Sept. 30, 2012: Europe's Martin Kaymer celebrates with Sergio Garcia after winning the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill.

New Zealand golfer Greg Turner will make his debut in a senior professional event on Friday morning when he tees it up at the 74th Senior PGA Championship in St Louis, Missouri.

Hallberg was a state high school champion at Barrington, an Illinois Open winner twice, an NCAA champion at Wake Forest and the first player to earn PGA Tour playing privileges without going to qualifying school.

Golf's governing bodies have ruled that the use of controversial anchored putters will be banned from 2016, following several months of consultation that drew strong U.S. opposition to the planned change.

Golf's governing bodies have ruled that the use of controversial anchored putters will be banned from 2016, following several months of consultation that drew strong U.S. opposition to the planned change.

Australia's Adam Scott lines up a putt with his broom-handle putter on the second hole during the final round of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2013 in Augusta, Georgia.

The event is one of the 'majors' of the Champions Tour and has a history dating back to 1937 when first played at the Augusta National G.C. Most of the greats of the game and the Seniors / Champions Tour have been winners of the event in its long history, Sam Snead its most prolific winner with six victories.

GRAEME McDowell is up to seventh in the world rankings after his victory in the World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria on Sunday.

The head of the Tiger Woods Foundation still smiles broadly when asked about the contributions of the officials, staff and golf course at Aronimink Golf Club during the two years the Newtown Square, Pa., facility hosted the AT&T National.

That was the response Tiger Woods gave Monday when asked if he ever thought of calling Sergio Garcia to bury the hatchet, so to speak, after an incident involving the two at The Players Championship led to a public spat and a prolonged he said/he said that extended to marshals.

The USGA, governing body for golf in America, has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday, when it will announce whether it will ban "anchored" putting.

Defending champion Roger Chapman headlines a 156-member field which includes many of the biggest names in golf as they battle for -- among others things -- the right to have their name inscribed on the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy.

Sang-Moon Bae kisses the trophy as he poses for photos on the 18th green after winning the Byron Nelson Championship Sunday in Irving, Texas.