Anchoring

July 4th, 2025

Anchoring is illegal but long putters are not. Should you give one a try?

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November 28th, 2024

Rules Review: I see golfers who look like they are anchoring their putters. What’s the rule on that again?

In the case of those golfers at your club who hold the putter strangely, let’s review Rule 10.1b and see if they’re in violation of it.

May 17th, 2018

How Webb Simpson’s caddie cost his player more than $5 million (no, really)

His bagman made a big call before the ban on achoring came into play

May 14th, 2018

Is Webb Simpson’s arm-anchoring style of putting the way of the future?

Why don’t more players start arm-anchoring? A few more putting performances like this, and we won’t be asking this question for much longer.

November 29th, 2017

CONFIRMED: Adam Scott switching back to long putter

Adam Scott today confirmed he will put the long putter back in play at this week’s Australian PGA Championship with a view to a permanent return in his bag, inspired by the success of Bernhard Langer and Scott McCarron on the Champions Tour.

November 27th, 2017

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Is Adam Scott going long again?

July 10th, 2017

USGA backs Langer, McCarron as they defend themselves against critics who say they’re violating the anchor ban

Over-50s circuit stars Bernhard Langer and Scott McCarron are adamant they’re not breaking the anchored-stroke ban implemented 18 months ago.

July 4th, 2017

Chamblee doubles down on anchoring issue: ‘What they’re doing is not above reproach’

Bernhard Langer’s putting stroke – one that bears striking resemblance to a prohibited action according to the anchoring ban – again found headlines last weekend, as the topic took centre stage during the TV broadcast of the US Senior Open.

June 1st, 2017

Hank Haney rekindles debate over the legality of Bernhard Langer’s putting stroke

The issue for Haney, the former swing coach of Tiger Woods, is Langer’s left wrist touching his shirt – and possibly chest – as he putts

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Butterfield Bermuda Championship - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Adam Schenk	-12	F	4
2	Chandler Phillips	-11	F	4
T3	Alex Smalley	-10	F	4
T3	Vince Whaley	-10	F	4
T3	Frankie Capan III	-10	F	4
T3	Max McGreevy	-10	F	4
T3	Takumi Kanaya	-10	F	4
8	Rikuya Hoshino	-9	F	4
T9	Camilo Villegas	-8	F	4
T9	Zac Blair	-8	F	4
T11	Seamus Power	-7	F	4
T11	Adam Hadwin	-7	F	4
13	Doug Ghim	-6	F	4
T14	Jesper Svensson	-5	F	4
T14	Jonathan Byrd	-5	F	4
T14	Niklas Norgaard	-5	F	4
T14	Noah Goodwin	-5	F	4
T18	Isaiah Salinda	-4	F	4
T18	Dylan Wu	-4	F	4
T18	Sami Valimaki	-4	F	4
T18	Michael Brennan	-4	F	4
T22	Mason Andersen	-3	F	4
T22	Justin Hastings	-3	F	4
T22	Hayden Springer	-3	F	4
T22	Rico Hoey	-3	F	4
T22	Pi Coody	-3	F	4
T22	Chan Kim	-3	F	4
T22	Braden Thornberry	-3	F	4
T29	Harry Higgs	-2	F	4
T29	Thomas Rosenmueller	-2	F	4
T29	Thorbjørn Olesen	-2	F	4
T29	Matthew Riedel	-2	F	4
T29	Steven Fisk	-2	F	4
T34	Matti Schmid	-1	F	4
T34	Will Gordon	-1	F	4
T34	Kris Ventura	-1	F	4
T34	Patrick Fishburn	-1	F	4
T34	Taylor Montgomery	-1	F	4
T34	Francesco Molinari	-1	F	4
T34	Blades Brown	-1	F	4
T34	Kevin Roy	-1	F	4
T42	Martin Laird	E	F	4
T42	Sahith Theegala	E	F	4
T42	Matt NeSmith	E	F	4
T42	Brandt Snedeker	E	F	4
T46	Matt Kuchar	+1	F	4
T46	Jeremy Paul	+1	F	4
T46	Trey Mullinax	+1	F	4
T46	John Pak	+1	F	4
T46	Greyson Sigg	+1	F	4
T46	Nico Echavarria	+1	F	4
T52	Paul Peterson	+2	F	4
T52	Ryo Hisatsune	+2	F	4
T52	Harrison Endycott	+2	F	4
T55	Kevin Velo	+3	F	4
T55	Taylor Dickson	+3	F	4
T55	Car Young	+3	F	4
T58	Tyler Watts	+4	F	4
T58	Antoine Rozner	+4	F	4
60	Danny Willett	+5	F	4
T61	Ben Kohles	+6	F	4
T61	Lee Hodges	+6	F	4
T61	Kevin Streelman	+6	F	4
T61	Tyler Duncan	+6	F	4
T61	Matteo Manassero	+6	F	4
T61	Hunter Wolcott	+6	F	4
T67	Andrew Putnam	+7	F	4
T67	Kaito Onishi	+7	F	4
T67	David Skinns	+7	F	4
70	Ryan Palmer	+10	F	4
CUT	Jackson Suber	+1	F	2
CUT	David Lipsky	+1	F	2
CUT	Jake Peacock	+1	F	2
CUT	Vince Covello	+1	F	2
CUT	Joseph Bramlett	+1	F	2
CUT	Victor Perez	+1	F	2
CUT	Rafael Campos	+1	F	2
CUT	Kevin Yu	+1	F	2
CUT	Matt Wallace	+1	F	2
CUT	Sam Stevens	+1	F	2
CUT	Trevor Cone	+1	F	2
CUT	Scott Piercy	+1	F	2
CUT	Ben Martin	+2	F	2
CUT	Sam Ryder	+2	F	2
CUT	Patrick Rodgers	+2	F	2
CUT	Adam Svensson	+2	F	2
CUT	Nick Hardy	+2	F	2
CUT	Henrik Norlander	+2	F	2
CUT	Justin Lower	+3	F	2
CUT	Taylor Moore	+3	F	2
CUT	Cristobal Del Solar	+3	F	2
CUT	David Ford	+3	F	2
CUT	Kenny Leseur	+3	F	2
CUT	Eric Cole	+3	F	2
CUT	Ricky Castillo	+3	F	2
CUT	Lanto Griffin	+3	F	2
CUT	Mark Hubbard	+3	F	2
CUT	Luke Clanton	+3	F	2
CUT	Ben Silverman	+4	F	2
CUT	Matthieu Pavon	+4	F	2
CUT	Beau Hossler	+4	F	2
CUT	Will Haddrell	+5	F	2
CUT	Austin Cook	+5	F	2
CUT	Philip Knowles	+5	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+6	F	2
CUT	Robert Streb	+6	F	2
CUT	Hayden Buckley	+6	F	2
CUT	Quade Cummins	+6	F	2
CUT	Oscar Couilleau	+6	F	2
CUT	Samuel Anderson	+6	F	2
CUT	Andrew Zielinski	+6	F	2
CUT	Oliver Betschart	+7	F	2
CUT	Chase Johnson	+7	F	2
CUT	Will Chandler	+8	F	2
CUT	Paul Ferrier	+8	F	2
CUT	Cameron Champ	+8	F	2
CUT	Henry Smart	+8	F	2
CUT	Chad Ramey	+9	F	2
CUT	Drew Doyle	+12	F	2
WD	Luke List	-	-

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Anchoring

Anchoring is illegal but long putters are not. Should you give one a try?

Rules Review: I see golfers who look like they are anchoring their putters. What’s the rule on that again?

How Webb Simpson’s caddie cost his player more than $5 million (no, really)

Is Webb Simpson’s arm-anchoring style of putting the way of the future?

CONFIRMED: Adam Scott switching back to long putter

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Is Adam Scott going long again?

USGA backs Langer, McCarron as they defend themselves against critics who say they’re violating the anchor ban

Chamblee doubles down on anchoring issue: ‘What they’re doing is not above reproach’

Hank Haney rekindles debate over the legality of Bernhard Langer’s putting stroke

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