Els phasing out belly putter but will use it at Augusta (Reuters)

(Reuters) - British Open champion Ernie Els will use the belly putter for the last time at a major during the U.S. Masters next week as he phases out the controversial club ahead of a proposed ban, the South African said. The rule-making Royal and Ancient and the United States Golf Association want to outlaw the controversial anchoring of a long-handled putter to the body during the swing - a technique employed by three of the last five major winners including Els - from 2016. The European Tour has backed the proposal but the U.S. PGA Tour is opposed to such a ban. ...