The R&A and the United States Golf Association have announced the adoption of Rule 14-1b of the Rules of Golf that prohibits anchoring the club in making a stroke.
The USGA and R&A made the proposed ban official on Tuesday.
World number four Justin Rose has given his backing to the proposed outlawing of anchored putting strokes in golf.
Golf’s governing bodies announced on Tuesday that anchoring the club against the body in making a stroke would be prohibited beginning Jan. 1, 2016.
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