McIlroy Joins Putter Debate

Rory McIlroy really wants  golf’s warring factions to settle their differences and put on a united front over putter anchoring for the good of the game.
‘It is just not good for our sport for this divide to be played out in public,’ said the world No 1, who reached that lofty position for the first time here last year when he won the Honda Classic. ‘We all need to be on one side or the other.’
On Sunday, US Tour commissioner Tim Finchem stunned the game by publicly declaring his opposition to the proposed ban by the governing bodies that would effectively neuter the effectiveness of the belly and long-handled putters.
 

He went on to say  ‘We’ve put our trust in the hands of the R&A and the USGA for I don’t know how many years and always abided by the rules they have set,’ said McIlroy. ‘I don’t think this should be any different. If they think it is good for the game to ban anchoring, we should respect that.
‘Golf has been in good hands. But if the pressure the US Tour has put on them makes them change their minds, that’s fine with me. What is important is that there is no divide,’ he added.