Padraig Harrington will try anything that makes him play better golf, even a method of putting he believes should be outlawed. Despite his support of a proposed rule that would ban anchored strokes, ...

As Webb Simpson begins a new chapter in his career with a regulation-length putter, a logical question arises: if things go awry, how long until he reverts back to the familiar belly putter? 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 ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Whatever you do, don’t suggest that Trevor Immelman has gone bandwagon. Sure, the South African put a belly putter in play four weeks ago in Las Vegas, but in the history of ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Webb Simpson credited everyone around him for winning The Players Championship, his fifth career victory and in some respects his most important. And he didn’t stop with ...

I purchased a 2-Ball Odyssey belly putter and, after using it and reading your advice column, would like to cut it down. How do I do this? Do I need to go to a pro shop or a hardware store? Thanks, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Speculation is mounting that before the end of the year, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the United States Golf Association will ban long putters, if they are anchored to a player's ...

Wednesday’s ruling by golf’s governing bodies that outlaws anchoring the putter to any part of the body — but not the long putter itself — makes manufacturers happy, purists happy and, most of all, ...

The U.S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club said Wednesday they are not banning the belly putter or the longer “broom-handle” putters — only the way they are used. The proposed rule ...