Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Golf: No reason to ban long putters, says Scott (Reuters)

Adam Scott of Australia hits a shot on the rough off the ninth fairway during the third day of the WGC-HSBC Champions Tournament at Mission Hills in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan November 3, 2012. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Adam Scott shot down a putter rule change suggestion by Tiger Woods on Tuesday and told golf's governing bodies to focus on more pressing issues as the Australian leapt to the defense of controversial long putters. Once seen as a desperate attempt by struggling golfers to change their fortunes on the greens, long putters - like the broom handle or belly putter that Scott uses - have seen a dramatic rise in popularity in professional golf. American Webb Simpson used one to win the U.S. ...




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