Wednesday, 8 August 2012

U.S. Open champion Simpson prepares for 'belly' ban (Reuters)

Webb Simpson poses with the U.S. Open Championship Trophy following 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California June 17, 2012. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, one of three players to win a major with the controversial long putter in the past year, has already begun practicing with a short putter in anticipation of a possible rule change. Keegan Bradley's victory at last year's PGA Championship heralded the start of a wave of players switching to long putters - of the 'broomstick' or 'belly' variety - with Simpson and then Ernie Els, at last month's British Open, also enjoying major success with the same approach. ...




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