Fielkow's Law: Anchors Away

Fielkow's Law: Anchors Away – The Controversy Surrounding Golf's Proposed Ban On Anchored Putting

On November 28, 2012, the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A) shook the golf community out of its annual winter slumber with its announcement that the governing bodies of golf had agreed upon a proposed rule change that would ban the anchoring of putters. The proposed change is hardly out of the blue and has caused considerable uproar from many of the sport's elite participants and could have a considerable fantasy effect now and for years to come.

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