(Adds details) Nov 28 (Reuters) - Golf's rulemakers proposed a ban on players anchoring long putters to their body on Wednesday, saying they wanted to outlaw the practice by 2016 in order to preserve the "skill and challenge" of putting. Broomhandle or belly putters, pioneered by 2002 European Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance among others in the late 1980s, are often tucked under the chin, against the chest or stomach. They are swung in a pendulum fashion, helping to reduce the effects of a nerves when lining up a putt. ...
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