Golf's rule makers, the US Golf Association and R&A, will ban the controversial practice of anchoring putters in competition effective from January 1st 2016, it was announced this week.<br /><br />The newly introduced rule 14-1b will see the ban apply to broomhandle and belly putters and any other putter that is rested, or anchored, against a part of the body. Four out of the last six major winners have used anchor putters, including Masters champion Adam Scott.<br /><br />CONNECT WITH US: <br />Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS <br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />The US PGA is sitting on the fence for now while several users of long putters say they may take their challenge to the courtroom. <br />But what are they complaining about? Players still have more than two years to find a more traditional way to overcome their nerves before the ban comes into effect.
