COMMENTARY | On Tuesday morning, golf traditionalists took a resounding victory, a 2-0 sweep, when both the R&A and the USGA agreed on signing in rule 14-1b, a ban against the use of an anchored putter, which will begin at the onset of the 2016 season.

By Mark Lamport-Stokes May 22 (Reuters) - The royal and ancient game of golf, renowned for its etiquette and self-imposed penalties, has undergone many changes to the rules over its 600-year history but few issues have triggered as much debate as the proposal to outlaw the anchoring of putters. In a genteel sport where an inadvertent cough on a downswing can create controversy, the announcement ...

May 24 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to be honorary chairman of this year's Presidents Cup, the second time he will fulfil the role at the biennial team competition, the PGA Tour said on Friday. Obama, an avid basketball player who often escapes the pressures of the Oval Office by taking to the golf course, served as honorary chairman when the event was last ...

COMMENTARY | Everyone in golf, let's agree to a moratorium on talking about race for a while. Before someone embarrasses the game again.

OK, we know the golf world's full of old timers. But we didn't realize some of them still had views straight out of the 1950s. Unfortunately, Tiger Woods knows that all too...

* Italian Molinari leads way at the PGA Championship * Donald, McIlroy, Poulter, McDowell, Lawrie miss cut (Updates at end of round) By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 24 (Reuters) - Francesco Molinari flourished while five of his European Ryder Cup team mates fell flat on their faces as the Italian grabbed the lead after the PGA Championship second round on Friday. Luke Donald, the ...

Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-year-old sport is still played under one set of rules.

DESTIN, FL, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, the #1 Resort on Florida's Emerald Coast today announced a memorable start of summer line up with great weather, events, and special ...

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 24 (Reuters) - Nicolas Colsaerts has experienced something of a comedown since helping Europe win the Ryder Cup in September and the big-hitting Belgian is looking for his game to ignite some time soon. The 30-year-old, dubbed 'The Dude' by his team mates after making a stylish debut in the biennial event last year, looked typically cool and dapper ...

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