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 ...

Wednesday’s ruling by golf’s governing bodies that outlaws anchoring the putter to any part of the body — but not the long putter itself — makes manufacturers happy, purists happy and, most of all, ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. 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 ...

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, ...

Fred Couples, the 53-year-old former Masters champion, uses a belly putter, though it rests against his stomach — it is not anchored — and the end of the club moves freely. He was not sure if that ...