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 ...

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 30: Kyeong Bae in the 12th hole during round one of Hana Bank Kolon Championship at Sky 72 Golf Club on October 30, 2009 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung ...

After using a broom-handle putter for well over a decade, Adam Scott has made the surprise switch to a regular length putter at the BMW PGA Championship. Playing a practice round at Wentworth Club, ...

Adam Scott, a trendsetter when it comes to using a long putter in professional golf, looks to be saying "so long" to the broom handle and is going short again at this week’s BMW PGA Championship 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 ...

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 ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Brace yourself — just not your putter. In a proposal that would affect every golfer from major champions to amateurs at their local clubs, the guardians of the 600-year-old ...

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 stroke ...

When a Masters champion abandons the putter that defined his career, it’s time to ask hard questions about your own putting setup. Are you fighting your equipment instead of the greens? Adam Scott has ...

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 ...