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Sergio Just Needs to Shut Up
In a press conference Wednesday morning at the site of the BMW PGA Championship near London, Sergio Garcia issued a strong apology for a comment he made the night before directed at Tiger Woods. At …

LPGA Says It Will Adopt Anchoring Ban
As of Jan. 1, 2016 - when Rule 14-1b officially goes into effect - anchored putting strokes will be banned on the LPGA Tour. The LPGA issued a statement in reaction to today's USGA/R&A announcement th…

PGA Tour, PGA of America Statements on Anchoring Ban
Two organizations that were vocal in their opposition to the proposed anchoring ban (Rule 14-1b) have issued statements today following the USGA/R&A decision to move forward with the ban. First, the …

It's Official: Anchoring Ban Coming to Rules of Golf

This Week: BMW PGA, Colonial
One of Europe's biggest tournaments takes place this week at Wentworth Club near London, the BMW PGA Championship. And befitting that "European major" status, most of the top Euro players are there. …

Ken Venturi Dies at Age 82
Little more than a week after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, Ken Venturi is dead. He died Friday afternoon at the age of 82. Venturi - whose Hall of Fame induction was long overdue…

Anchoring Decision Coming May 21, Televised Live
The USGA and R&A will conduct a news conference on Tuesday, May 21, to announce the final decision on the proposed anchoring ban. And we can all watch it live, either on television or via webcast. Go…

That Year Byron Nelson Almost Won Everything
Keegan Bradley got the 2013 HP Byron Nelson Championship off to a hot start with a 60 in the first round. Scores of 60 are still pretty rare on the PGA Tour - it's happened only 28 times in tour histo…

Swing 'Up the Hill' to Fight a Slice
The Up the Hill Drill helps golfers who are fighting a slice learn the feel of an inside-to-outside swing path, one that will help them stop cutting across the face of the golf ball. But it's not just…

Sergio, Tiger and Money Lists
Two quick money list observations in the aftermath of The Players Championship: Sergio Garcia, despite that terrible meltdown late, won enough money to enter the Top 10 on the PGA Tour's career money…