Nearly six months after proposing a change to the Rules of Golf, the sport's governing bodies on Tuesday announced that anchoring the club in making a stroke will be banned effective Jan. 1, 2016. This means that PGA players who use a belly putter... or long putter will no longer be able to hold the butt end of the club against their bodies while making a stroke, although the clubs will still be allowed -- provided they are not anchored.

Adam Scott won the Masters in April while using a long putter that he anchors to his chest.

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