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Tim Clark golf future uncertain if PGA Tour follows USGA, R&A ban on anchored putting
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... play under one set of rules like it has for 600 years. Four-time major champion Ernie Els, who won last year's British Open with a belly putter, said from the BMW PGA Championship in England, that the PGA Tour should accept the decision by golf's ... Comment?
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Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban
... play under one set of rules like it has for 600 years. Four-time major champion Ernie Els, who won last year's British Open with a belly putter, said from the BMW PGA Championship in England, that the PGA Tour should accept the decision by golf's ... Comment?
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Ernie Els: 'I don't think I could have won with a short putter'
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. Comment?
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Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke
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... to create the effect of a hinge. Masters champion Adam Scott used a long putter he pressed against his chest. British Open champion Ernie Els and U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson used a belly putter, as did Keegan Bradley in the 2011 PGA ... Comment?
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Golf's governing bodies ban the anchored stroke
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... by anchoring players Keegan Bradley (2011 PGA Championship), Webb Simpson (2012 U.S. Open) Ernie Els (2012 British Open) and Adam Scott (2013 Masters). During the comment period, the governing bodies heard from both sides of the argument. On one ... Comment?
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... to create the effect of a hinge. Masters champion Adam Scott used a long putter he pressed against his chest. British Open champion Ernie Els and U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson used a belly putter, as did Keegan Bradley in the 2011 PGA ... Comment?
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USGA bans use of long anchored putter but PGA is undecided
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... five champions used anchored putters- Keegan Bradley US PGA Championship, Webb Simpson US Open and Ernie Els British Open. Players who anchor their putters believe that they gain no meaningful advantage and should be allowed to continue using them. ... Comment?
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... to create the effect of a hinge. Masters champion Adam Scott used a long putter he pressed against his chest. British Open champion Ernie Els and U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson used a belly putter, as did Keegan Bradley in the 2011 PGA ... Comment?
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PGA Tour, PGA of America picking wrong side of anchoring rule
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... but every future member of the tour? And then what happens when you go to the Masters, the U.S. Open and the British Open? You're going to suddenly have to switch your putting stroke (I'm assuming the PGA Championship would play under its own rules ... Comment?
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Golf adopts new anchor putting rule
... to create the effect of a hinge. Masters champion Adam Scott used a long putter he pressed against his chest. British Open champion Ernie Els and U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson used a belly putter, as did Keegan Bradley in the 2011 PGA ... Comment?
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USGA bans anchoring long putters
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... golf circles, is quite serious. Winners of four of the past six major championships the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship have used anchored strokes to earn their victories. The PGA Tour, which organizes the main men's ... Comment?
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New rules to ban 'anchored' putters from 2016
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... at the 2011 PGA Championship, with compatriot Webb Simpson, winner of the 2012 U.S. Open, and last year's British Open victor Ernie Els of South Africa following suit. Golf's global rule-makers explained in a statement: "Rule 14-1b, which was ... Comment?
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Golf's governing bodies ban anchored putters
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... were allowed for the PGA Tour, it would mean players could not use the anchored stroke at the U.S. Open and British Open. Augusta National is likely to follow the new rule at the Masters. PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said in February the USGA ... Comment?
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Golf governing bodies ban controversial putter from 2016
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... to create the effect of a hinge. Masters champion Adam Scott used a long putter he pressed against his chest. British Open champion Ernie Els and US Open champion Webb Simpson used a belly putter, as did Keegan Bradley in the 2011 PGA Championship. ... Comment?
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Rich Stevens: Golf's belly putter ban will leave indelible mark
... chose to allow anchored putting for its sanctioned events, it wouldn't be permitted during the U.S. Open and British Open, making for an interesting dynamic among tour players. Many players would need two putters, unless they opt to putt ... Comment?
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Barrington's Hallberg returns to his roots
... circuit and the Champions Tour. He also won in Japan. Last year he was runner-up to Fred Couples in the Senior British Open. About to turn 55 on May 31, Hallberg is a regular on the Champions Tour. He'll be competing in the Senior PGA Championship ... Comment?
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PGA of America's Ted Bishop is last hope for anchored putters
... made up their minds the minute the belly-putting Ernie Els edged the long-putting Adam Scott at last summer's British Open. After that embarrassing moment, right under the noses of the blue-blooded, no-women-allowed R&A traditionalists, anchored ... Comment?
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Tiger wants PGA anchored putting ban ASAP
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... putter, is among those set to compete. Other recent major winners using the belly putter style include reigning British Open champion Ernie Els of South Africa and Americans Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley. Woods is in talks with club officials to ... Comment?
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USGA, R&A approve ban on anchored putting -- but controversy is far from over
... of the last six major champions have won with an anchored stroke -- Adam Scott (2013 Masters), Ernie Els (2012 British Open), Webb Simpson (2012 U.S. Open) and Keegan Bradley (2011 PGA Championship). But they're not the only ones with something to ... Comment?
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Anchored putting style outlawed by two rule-making groups
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... were allowed for the PGA Tour, it would mean players could not use the anchored stroke at the U.S. Open and British Open. Augusta National is likely to follow the new rule at the Masters. PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said in February the USGA ... Comment?
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