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 ...

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

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 - ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...