Broomstick putters have been having a moment lately. We saw stellar performances from Lucas Glover and Akshay Bhatia at the 2025 Players Championship, both of whom have long, broomstick-style putters ...

Question: I thought anchoring was banned. How come I still see all these long putters on tour? Should I try one? Answer: Ah, two questions in one. Very efficient. We’ll start with the ban. Anchoring ...

If there is any actual advantage to using a belly putter or long putter, there’s also a disadvantage. The disadvantage is that most players who make the switch have a problem. Most fellows who make ...

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 30: Kyeong Bae in the 12th hole during round one of Hana Bank Kolon Championship at Sky 72 Golf Club on October 30, 2009 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung ...

GLENEAGLES, Scotland – American Annie Park didn’t abandon the long putter when the Rules of Golf outlawed anchoring. In fact, she didn’t commit herself to the broomstick until after the ban was ...

Golf's governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule Wednesday that would ban the putting stroke used by three of the ...