Adam Scott, and several other professional golfers, have decided to take legal advice over the ban on anchored putters.
Golf’s governing bodies – the R&A and the USGA – announced last Tuesday that the ban on anchored putters would come into effect from January 1, 2016.
R&A chief executive Peter Dawson said he does not believe the potential legal action would be successful for the players. “I don’t think lawsuits will be on particularly strong ground.
“We are not so sure of ourselves that you can always be sure you’re going to be right, but we have certainly done our homework on this one, far more than anything else in my time at the R&A.”
The PGA Tour has not adopted the ban as of yet, and have previously stated they were opposed to such action. The PGS Tour said on Tuesday: “We will now begin our process to ascertain whether the various provisions of Rule 14-1b will be implemented in our competitions and, if so, examine the process for implementation.
“In this regard, over the next month we will engage in discussions with our player advisory council and policy board members. We will announce our position regarding the application of Rule 14-1b to our competitions upon conclusion of our process and we will have no further comment on the matter until that time.”
