How the USGA’s Proposed Putting Ban Could Dramatically Alter the Game of Golf

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Published: February 25, 2013

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Late in 2012, the United States Golf Association and Royal & Ancient proposed a change to the Rules of Golf that would essentially outlaw anchored putting strokes from the game.

As part of the process for implementing this rather substantial rules change, the USGA and R&A gave golf’s governing bodies 90 days to review the proposed changes and provide formal feedback.

The PGA of America immediately came out and stated that it is against banning anchored putting strokes from the game of golf.

The PGA of America issued its response through a letter in late November 2012 stating the following:

We believe that golf is the greatest of all games. We also believe that we need to continue to do what is necessary to preserve all that makes it unique and, consistent with our mission, take actions to grow the game. Therefore, as you near decisions regarding a potential ban on anchoring, we wanted to be sure that you were aware of the polling results as our PGA members are truly the tangible connection between the game and its participants.

As Mike [Davis] mentioned in his presentation to us at our PGA Annual Meeting in Baltimore earlier this month, there does not appear to be any data that suggests that anchoring a golf club results in an unfair competitive advantage. In the absence of such data and based on the polling of our PGA members and all of the exciting progress the industry has made through Golf 2.0 and other related initiatives to make the game more fun and, quite frankly, more enjoyable and welcoming to a broader and more diverse audience, we respectfully ask you to consider our concerns."

Yesterday afternoon the PGA Tour officially announced that it too are against the USGA and R&A’s proposed anchoring ban, which is set to take effect in 2016.

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