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Golf Adopts Rule To Ban Anchored Putting Stroke

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 07:57 Tuesday, 21 May 2013 07:25

by Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)  

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Golf's governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game.

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association said Rule 14-1b will take effect in 2016.

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Scrutiny On Tiger Woods Now For Different Reasons

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 01:56 Wednesday, 15 May 2013 01:29

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Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida -- Tiger Woods has faced more scrutiny than any other golfer from his generation. Maybe ever.

Just not this variety.

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From The Fringe: Who's Humiliating Whom In Singh Lawsuit?

Last Updated on Friday, 10 May 2013 02:29 Friday, 10 May 2013 02:17

Vijay Singh

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Jim Litke (AP National Sports Columnist)

Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" by investigating his use of deer-antler spray.

Now that's funny.

Because Singh was doing such a bang-up job of humiliating himself.

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Couples, Montgomerie Among 5 Inducted To Hall

Last Updated on Friday, 10 May 2013 01:39 Friday, 10 May 2013 01:11

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Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida -- About the only thing Fred Couples and Colin Montgomerie had in common was a golf swing good enough to trust for a lifetime.

Couples became the first American to reach No. 1 in the world and won the Masters by a blade of grass that kept his ball from trickling into Rae's Creek. Montgomerie found fame on the European Tour, where he won the Order of Merit a record seven times in a row, though he never won a major, a glaring hole in his credentials.

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A Messy Masters And A Beautiful Finish

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 03:02 Wednesday, 17 April 2013 02:50

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Doug Ferguson (AP Golf Writer)

AUGUSTA, Georgia -- Maybe winning really does take care of everything.

For Augusta National, sizing up Adam Scott for his own green jacket was a beautiful way to end what had been shaping as a messy Masters.

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