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Two of three participants in Sunday's playoff, and the eventual winner, Bill Hass, used longer-than-standard putters. Word that the USGA may be re-thinking the rules regarding the anchoring of long putters, reported in Golf World's...

Friday, 2/17/2012 at 4:24PM

Posted by Bob Carney

keywords:: golf,; golf digest,; golf equipment,; golf participation,; golf rules

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We got several letters about Jaime Diaz's story Barney Adams idea of playing "tour length" tees, which, according to Adams' calculations, would move most of us up. Tom Watson supported the idea in the June...

Wednesday, 5/25/2011 at 10:03PM

Posted by Bob Carney

keywords:: Golf Digest,; Play it Forward,; golf course length,; golf participation,; growing the game

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Golf Digest readers took note of Jaime Diaz's report on our 15-inch hole experiment at Pine Needles. These two correspondents supported the effort, but added suggestions of their own for making the game more enjoyable. The...

Wednesday, 5/18/2011 at 6:19PM

Posted by Bob Carney

keywords:: 15-inch hole,; Barney Adams,; Flogton,; Golf Digest,; Jack Nicklaus

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In the midst of a sweet recollection of his first Masters victory 50 years ago, Gary Player yesterday took a sourer turn and, as a player and architect, addressed the 'distance problem' that he thinks...

Tuesday, 4/5/2011 at 5:59PM

Posted by Bob Carney

keywords:: Gary Player,; Masters,; equipment regulation,; golf ball,; golf industry

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Could it be that the Rules of Golf, which seem to confound another tour player every week-- are also keeping potential players from taking up the game? Some of our readers think so. And these...

Wednesday, 3/16/2011 at 8:09AM

Posted by Bob Carney