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Bob Ford: USGA thinks anchoring putter is wrong, changes the rule

The U.S. Golf Association pulled the long-handled hammer from its bag on Tuesday and swung it freely, announcing that the Rules of Golf would be altered as of Jan. 1, 2016, to prohibit anchoring the butt end of a club against any part of the body.
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Golf's governing bodies ban anchored strokes

The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club have announced a rule change prohibiting anchored strokes.
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Selling the U.S. Open at Merion to corporate America

The United States Golf Association will conduct 15 national championships or team events this year. Only one of them is a money-maker. That, of course, would be the U.S. Open, which is returning to Merion next month after a 32-year absence.
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Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-year-old sport is still played under one set of rules.
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Golf Tidbits: Is the anchor ban needed?

The United States Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club announced Tuesday they are enacting the anchored putting ban as a new rule in 2016.