This change is from the USGA and the R&A......nothing about it means the PGA tour has to follow suit. They are under no obligation to do anything they do not want to as a professional sports orginization that has its own set of rules.
So no, its not about a group of "old men" longing for the golden days or whatever nonsense you wish to apply here.
Its a governing body of a sport who have decided that the anchoring of a putter takes away from the fundamentals of the game...ie: swinging every club to make a stroke. Disagree with the definition all you like, but at least understand there is a real basis for the decision.
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