Harrington switches to belly putter... いっそう少なく than a year after calling for a 禁止（する）!

By Phil Casey, 圧力（をかける） 協会

Published: 14:29 BST, 2 May 2013 | Updated: 14:31 BST, 2 May 2013

いっそう少なく than a year after wishing 錨，総合司会者d putters would 速く be banned, three-time major 勝利者 Padraig Harrington has said he ーするつもりであるs to use one in the 井戸／弁護士席s Fargo 選手権 which starts today.

After the Open 選手権 at Lytham last year, which was won by Ernie Els using a belly putter, Harrington said: 'I 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑う that they (the R&A) are going to 禁止（する） them. That's more or いっそう少なく the 合意; they're going to have a two-year grace (period) a bit like the grooves.

Short stick: Padraig Harrington (権利) with his usual putter at The Masters last month

'I just hope that they don't wait too long - I hope they don't wait until I'm 50 years of age to change the 支配する.'

The R&A and USGA - the game's 治める／統治するing 団体／死体s - subsequently 提案するd a 禁止（する） on 錨，総合司会者d 一打／打撃s which would come into 影響 from 2016, but Harrington wrote on his personal website today: 'The main thing that I changed in the last week is my putter. I was at home last week and I was messing around with a belly putter and it felt very good.

'I decided to bring it with me this week and see how it would go in practice. Having used it for the two days I am probably going to use it in the tournament; I putted nicely with it in the プロの／賛成の-am and so am happy to try it out.

支持する／優勝者 golfer: Harrington won three major 選手権s using a short putter

'I like the course (Quail Hollow) and have had some good results here over the years. I am out 早期に on Thursday and late Friday. Whilst a little rusty, I know that my game is in good 形態／調整 and I am feeling 肯定的な about my new putter so I am looking 今後 to a good we ek.'

Proponents of 錨，総合司会者d putters have …に反対するd the 禁止（する）, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing there is no 推論する／理由 for it now after long putters have been in use since the 1980s, although four of the last six majors have been won by players using 錨，総合司会者d putters.

'The fact is, if somebody invented the belly putter tomorrow, it would not pass,' Harrington 追加するd at last year's Open. 'I think we could all agree with that.

'The only 推論する／理由 it got through is the people that used it 20 years ago were coming to the end of their careers and people would have been 同情的な and didn't want to finish Bernhard Langer's career by telling him you can't 持つ／拘留する it like this, you can't attach it to your arm.'