Padraig, Against The Belly Putter, Puts It In Bag At Quail Hollow
/Brian Keogh with the suprising details and past quotes from R&A Amaassador Padraig Harrington, outspoken critic of anchoring, placing a belly putter in his bag for the 2013 Wells Fargo Championship.
A year ago he had this to say, according to Keogh.
Having missed a hatful of putts in the final round of the 2012 Masters, Harrington was asked if he had considered moving to the belly putter and immediately ruled it out.
He said: “I’ve tried other people’s but never had one fitted. I am against them. I don’t like the idea of attaching something to myself. I just doesn’t sit well with me.”
**He spoke at length after an opening 80 with 32 putts. Steve DiMeglio with Harrington's extensive rationale.
"The R&A and USGA support the rules of golf, and (anchoring) is well within the rules," he said. "I think (anchoring) is bad for the game of golf. But if something's going to help me for the next 3½ years, I'm going to use it. It's the same as the box grooves. It's hurt me deeply having the box grooves banned. I knew it wasn't good for my game, but it was for the good of the game.
