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 ...

KAPALUA, Hawaii – It looked like an act of desperation last year when Retief Goosen, whose pure stroke brought him a pair of U.S. Open titles, switched to the belly putter at the start of the ...

Rapid City Elks Golf Course pro Aaron Roeber balances a golf ball on a belly putter, which is a longer putter often used to anchor with the stomach. Professional golf's governing bodies are proposing ...

Speaking to Golf Monthly two years ago, he laid out exactly what he thought needed to be done. Els told them: “You have to take away the long putter. The long putter has to go.” “They made that change ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Golfer Keegan Bradley uses a belly putter on tour. The verdict is in on belly putters and broom-handled putters — well, almost. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only ...

Belly putters are allowed, as long as they don't touch the stomach, such as the style Angel Cabrera used when he won the 2009 Masters. Broom putters, such as used by Clark, Pettersson and Adam Scott, ...