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Originally Posted by moon
He is wondering if they will put an asterik. It is one guy stating that and a long ways from what you said.
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Yep it's one quote of many you can find out there and from a prominent tour player at that. I put it more colorfully but, of course, the asterik thing is going to be out there immediately. Especially when the rule isn't in effect until 2016. I can just imagine the next guy who wins a major with the belly putter what the comments will be. And for what gain? Some nebulous keeping of tradition. So why do they allow drivers that whack the ball farther than many courses were setup to handle--certainly not in keeping with the traditions of the game. Or balls that fly higher, stop faster etc. etc. These have caused entire redo's of courses. What the heck has the long putter done? Certainly hasn't affected the game any except seemingly with it's popularity made the game more fun for large numbers of players.
The only thing I hear in response is well uh it's not really a swing ya know and it's easier and cheating. Of course, called on it, they can offer zero proof.