(AP) If not for Paul Azinger picking up a long putter that belonged to a short man, there might not be such a fuss over belly putters. The USGA and R&A are close to announcing their position on ...

Carrying a traditional putter isn't like having a 2-iron in the bag yet, but there's no question the belly putter is in the midst of a surge in popularity. The watershed moment came last August, when ...

(Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, one of three players to win a major with the controversial long putter, says he is not worried by a possible ban but believes that outlawing the club would ...

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY 19: J.B. Holmes hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during round three of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club on February 19, 2011 in Pacific Palisades, ...

At Golf Headquarters of Western New York in Lancaster, belly and long putters account for about 20 percent of all putter sales, said Kevin Hoffstetter, a club fitter at the store. “Some people have ...

On this edition of the Fully Equipped Roundtable, GOLF's Jonathan Wall and Andrew Tursky, discuss with Callaway's Senior PGA Tour Rep, Johnny Thompson, how Phil Mickelson once replicated Keegan ...

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – To be clear, Davis Love III is not anchoring that belly putter he is wielding this week at the McGladrey Classic, nor is it even his. The putter belongs to Brian Bateman, who ...

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 ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Ernie Els is ditching the belly putter after missing cuts with it in his last two starts. “I’ve gone with a short putter again,” Els said about his preparation for The Players ...