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 ...

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 used by three of the ...

NORTON, Mass. -- If any other proof was needed that the belly putter is the hottest thing going on the PGA TOUR, it became official Thursday -- Phil Mickelson is using it for his pro-am round at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

There absolutely needs to be a new rule in golf. Outlaw the belly putter now. Let me tell you why. How many professional golfers do we know who got a case of the yips in their golf swing, and were ...

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, ...

The great belly putter debate doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon. After watching announcers poke fun at the flat stick for the last couple of years, the putter suddenly took flight during the ...

Frustrated with his putting at the end of 2011, Phil Mickelson turned to the belly putter which helped mentee Keegan Bradley win the PGA Championship. The experiment, however, did not last long. Now ...

There are two growing lists in the professional golf world at the moment regarding the topic of the belly putter: Those who are switching to a belly putter and those who believe they should be banned ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Webb Simpson credited everyone around him for winning The Players Championship, his fifth career victory and in some respects his most important. And he didn’t stop with ...