On balance we’ve decided not to take forward any new rules here, influenced by the fact that there doesn’t appear to be an entirely straight-forward way of doing it even if you were minded to. A ...

FIRST Keegan Bradley at the USPGA Championship last August, then Webb Simpson at the US Open last month, now an Open one-two of Ernie Els and Adam Scott. The link? They have all used long putters - ...

Adam Scott, a trendsetter when it comes to using a long putter in professional golf, looks to be saying "so long" to the ...

GOLF: Phil Mickelson said yesterday that banning long putters would be "grossly unfair". An announcement is expected soon from golf’s ruling bodies – the Royal and Ancient Club and United States Golf ...

SWEDE Carl Pettersson, the latest golfer to lead a major using a long putter, sees no need to bring in a ban on them. The sport's governing bodies are widely expected to announce soon that from 2016 ...

SUN CITY, South Africa Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer says the debate over putting with long clubs is far from over. Langer has been using a long putter he anchors to his chest for 15 years ...

Mounting pressure on golf's rule-makers to ban long putters is casting a dark cloud over Adam Scott's career resurgence. Long-running debate over the issue - which has divided opinions among players ...

A few years ago, a buddy of mine — who was just a beginner golfer — always opted to use his putter from anywhere relatively close to the putting surface. From 15 feet off the green to a whopping 150 ...

Each week our equipment editors answer your questions about anything related to clubs, balls and golf gear. Here's this week's submission: Question: I recently read about a pro that used a really ...

Adam Scott has shot down a putter rule change suggestion by Tiger Woods and told golf's governing bodies to focus on more pressing issues as the Australian leapt to the defence of controversial long ...