Local pros agree with ban on belly putting
FILE - In this May 9, 2013 file photo, Adam Scott of Australia putts on the 15th green during the first round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Golf's governing bodies have adopted a new rule that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association announced Tuesday, May 21, 2013 that Rule 14-1b would start in 2016. The new rule will make it illegal to anchor the club against the body when making a golf stroke. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
PORT CHARLOTTE — When a ban of anchoring belly putters takes effect in 2016, pro golfers Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley, Ernie Els and others will have to take a different approach on the green.
For golfers in Charlotte, Sarasota and DeSoto counties, the ban from the United States Golf Association in May that was upheld by the PGA last week should not change much.
