There is bound to be plenty of debate and conjecture now that the United States Golf Association -- and its rules-making counterpart, the R&A -- has said it will study the idea of "anchoring" a putter against the body.

For years, the practice has been allowed as more and more players have gone to some form of a long putter. And while some decried the use of such putters, it was often viewed as a crutch or a last resort for those who struggled to putt conventionally.

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