I get it that it’s a father/son event, but this whole anchoring issue that Langer uses, is definitely cheating. He’s been doing this for a while, on Tour. It needs to stop. On a side note, building up a tee in the sand for the ball, is shady, and it’s just another reason I consider Langer a cheater.
Right, the fact that he's not abondoned the method after it was banned in 2016 is ridiculous. The rule is very clear on how that style of putter is supposed to be used.
I use a long putter similar to Mr. Langer and I can see how it might appear on TV that Mr. Langer violated the anchoring rule. As far as the sand tee, that may have been within the local rules for a person his age playing in that "Silly Season" tournament. Mr. Langer is an Honorable Man / Hall of Fame member, and I believe he would never "cheat" to defeat Mr. Woods and his son, especially on Global TV! ✌🏿✌🏿🇯🇲
@@gmwilliams4314 I agree. These UA-cam warriors think they can tell that the putter is anchored but actually have no clue whatsoever. They are probably 36 handicap players themselves and are just jumping on this Langer cheating topic just to get hits. They should try and come up with something valid for a change.
Thanks for your negative engagement allowing more people to see the video, much appreciated for your contribution. Handicaps are 7 and 3, easily verified. According to the Rules of Golf, Rule 14-1b states that a player "must not anchor the club" when making a stroke, meaning they cannot hold the club or a gripping hand directly against their body, or use a forearm against their body to create an anchor point for the club during the stroke; essentially prohibiting "anchored putting."
@@ParfortheCourse when there is any concerns like this on the Tour, officials will address it with the player themselve in person. Most likely Bernhard has had to demonstrate his putting stroke and the official has seen in person up close that he is not in fact anchoring the putter. You look at a video and somehow have deemed yourself as the Official Governing Body of Golf. Maybe you should go give Tiger some putting lessons so he could at least come closer to the hole on some o those putts coming down the stretch. As far as the bunker incident goes, Bernhard used what was already there and did not break any of the rules that were in place for that tourney. Any player in the field would have done the exact same thing as I'm sure many did but were not televised.
Langer said he holds his hand close to his chest but he does not touch it or anchor it and the USGA reviewed his method and were ok with it, so he's not cheating. He said he's not touching and I accept him at his word.
I seriously doubt Mr. Langer who had the yips and actually helped to create one of the current approved strokes would "cheat." Besides that, he is the greatest senior golfer in the history of the game, in my opinion. I don't care what it looks like on TV. Mr. Langer did not anchor his long putter in order to defeat Mr. Woods and his son! #proveit 🤜🏿🤛🏿🇯🇲
The rules document displayed shows how the putter should be held. There should be clear distance between the grip and his chest, it actually does matter what it looks like.
@ParfortheCourse The rules on anchoring the long putter by the USGA, R&A are not that specific. As long as the forearm isn't in contact with the player's chest, it's legal. The sweater Mr. Langer is wearing obscured the view. I play a long putter similar to Mr. Langer and looks are deceiving. I play within the rules, and so does Mr. Langer, the greatest golfer the nation of Germany has ever produced! ✌🏿✌🏿🇯🇲
@@gmwilliams4314 He is definitely anchoring, forearm is pressed against the chest, you can literally see the impression in his sweater, in other videos it really looks like he presses the butt of the putter against his chest too. Regardless, I would never play anybody for money using a long putter like that or with a side-saddle putt. If you are really good at putting, you dont need to try to bend the rules, just putt the ball straight, but you cant, so you have to try to bend the rules.
But it isn't clearly evident that he is anchoring. If anything, there does't appear to be any attachment to the sweater. Bernhard is one of the most respect people in all of golf. Same putting stroke as Byeong Hun An. .. And of course he's hitting from the senior tees - HE'S 67! #TeamLanger
Whatever man. There’s way more to the game than putting! They can make almost anything legal with the long putter or hell any putter in general. Its a mental deal with putting. I putt with both and can putt with both. Good putters are good putters bad putters are bad period! Stop whining.
Incorrect. He has the putting yips, that’s why he anchors. He gives himself an advantage where he would otherwise struggle that the current rules don’t allow. No one is whining, pointing out the obvious…Make sure you wipe your mouth after you’re done knob gobbling Bernard.
@@ParfortheCourse I'm sorry, but you're 100% wrong. What you're seeing is his shirt hanging down onto the top of his putter. You KNOW fellow competitors would not allow his putter to actually touch his chest? Do you REALLY believe, as many tournaments as he plays, SOMEONE would not have spoken up IF he was anchoring his putter against his chest? Ever thought that YOU might be the one knob gobbling?
The rule says you con not “intensionally” anchor your putter. Bernhard is not cheating. In the bunker, that pile was there. He didn’t build a sand castle. Now, it’s possible it was “built” while his son was getting in there to hit his shot…. It’s a scramble, you are allowed to use a pile if it’s there. As far as the tee box, Charlie hits it farther than Bernhard. Should Lee Trevino have played farther back? He has more majors championships than Bernhard. Should Nelli Korda have played farther back than Charlie? She’s a professional golfer that won a boatload of tournaments in ‘24. Bernhard played by the rules he was given. To call that cheating is just wrong. The second place team didn’t seem to think the Langer team cheated.
Your argument should be with the rules committee, not Langer. If they thought he was doing something illegal, they would call him on it because they have seen it longer and, in more depth, than anybody else. Furthermore, Langer isn't going to try and cheat right in front of them. That is why he got them to look at it and tell him if it is illegal. They said, no, it isn't breaking the rules. So, until they tell him it is illegal, he will keep doing it because once a player is told by a rules official that it is legal and he keeps doing it the way they said is ok, he is fine.
I've disliked Langer ever since watching him take a drop after hitting it in the water at a Master's tournament which was clearly wrong. They should change the rule on the length of putters because they can't enforce the anchoring rule.
Given all of the restrictions on all golf clubs, I find it absurd that broomsticks were ever allowed. I find it hard to respect anyone using them. I've never seen anyone ever use them in person.
Agree with you all. He is still anchoring. But no one says anything. They just continue to let him beat them. Why?? I'm glad you all has brought this up. I hope the Tour start penalizing him for that.
I'm sorry, but you're 100% wrong. What you're seeing is his shirt hanging down onto the top of his putter. You KNOW fellow competitors would not allow his putter to actually touch his chest? Do you REALLY believe, as many tournaments as he plays, SOMEONE would not have spoken up IF he was anchoring his putter against his chest?
Worse than the anchoring, the fact he was teeing off from the forward tees.... You mean to tell me he couldn't at least tee off from where 14 or 15 year old Charlie was teeing off from?? C'mon man!!
If you are playing golf at 67, be sure to tee off with a 14 or 15 year that has access to the best instruction on the planet and see how you do. The Langers won. Deal with it.
I get it that it’s a father/son event, but this whole anchoring issue that Langer uses, is definitely cheating. He’s been doing this for a while, on Tour. It needs to stop. On a side note, building up a tee in the sand for the ball, is shady, and it’s just another reason I consider Langer a cheater.
Right, the fact that he's not abondoned the method after it was banned in 2016 is ridiculous. The rule is very clear on how that style of putter is supposed to be used.
I use a long putter similar to Mr. Langer and I can see how it might appear on TV that Mr. Langer violated the anchoring rule. As far as the sand tee, that may have been within the local rules for a person his age playing in that "Silly Season" tournament. Mr. Langer is an Honorable Man / Hall of Fame member, and I believe he would never "cheat" to defeat Mr. Woods and his son, especially on Global TV! ✌🏿✌🏿🇯🇲
@@gmwilliams4314 I agree. These UA-cam warriors think they can tell that the putter is anchored but actually have no clue whatsoever. They are probably 36 handicap players themselves and are just jumping on this Langer cheating topic just to get hits. They should try and come up with something valid for a change.
Thanks for your negative engagement allowing more people to see the video, much appreciated for your contribution.
Handicaps are 7 and 3, easily verified.
According to the Rules of Golf, Rule 14-1b states that a player "must not anchor the club" when making a stroke, meaning they cannot hold the club or a gripping hand directly against their body, or use a forearm against their body to create an anchor point for the club during the stroke; essentially prohibiting "anchored putting."
@@ParfortheCourse when there is any concerns like this on the Tour, officials will address it with the player themselve in person. Most likely Bernhard has had to demonstrate his putting stroke and the official has seen in person up close that he is not in fact anchoring the putter. You look at a video and somehow have deemed yourself as the Official Governing Body of Golf. Maybe you should go give Tiger some putting lessons so he could at least come closer to the hole on some o those putts coming down the stretch. As far as the bunker incident goes, Bernhard used what was already there and did not break any of the rules that were in place for that tourney. Any player in the field would have done the exact same thing as I'm sure many did but were not televised.
Langer said he holds his hand close to his chest but he does not touch it or anchor it and the USGA reviewed his method and were ok with it, so he's not cheating. He said he's not touching and I accept him at his word.
I seriously doubt Mr. Langer who had the yips and actually helped to create one of the current approved strokes would "cheat." Besides that, he is the greatest senior golfer in the history of the game, in my opinion. I don't care what it looks like on TV. Mr. Langer did not anchor his long putter in order to defeat Mr. Woods and his son! #proveit 🤜🏿🤛🏿🇯🇲
The rules document displayed shows how the putter should be held. There should be clear distance between the grip and his chest, it actually does matter what it looks like.
@ParfortheCourse The rules on anchoring the long putter by the USGA, R&A are not that specific. As long as the forearm isn't in contact with the player's chest, it's legal. The sweater Mr. Langer is wearing obscured the view. I play a long putter similar to Mr. Langer and looks are deceiving. I play within the rules, and so does Mr. Langer, the greatest golfer the nation of Germany has ever produced! ✌🏿✌🏿🇯🇲
@@gmwilliams4314 only cheaters excuse others cheating. sorry. Cheater.
Langer cheats, period, end of story.
@@gmwilliams4314 He is definitely anchoring, forearm is pressed against the chest, you can literally see the impression in his sweater, in other videos it really looks like he presses the butt of the putter against his chest too. Regardless, I would never play anybody for money using a long putter like that or with a side-saddle putt.
If you are really good at putting, you dont need to try to bend the rules, just putt the ball straight, but you cant, so you have to try to bend the rules.
But it isn't clearly evident that he is anchoring. If anything, there does't appear to be any attachment to the sweater. Bernhard is one of the most respect people in all of golf. Same putting stroke as Byeong Hun An. .. And of course he's hitting from the senior tees - HE'S 67! #TeamLanger
Stop whinning The tour punishes guys and gals all the time. Scramble formats allow all that. No one is whinning except you 2
No sir. The prime example is keeping time, happens every pro tournament, never enforced. Keep scrolling with that BS.
I can guarantee the tour is checking him and the officials have done it up close and in person.
Whatever man. There’s way more to the game than putting! They can make almost anything legal with the long putter or hell any putter in general. Its a mental deal with putting. I putt with both and can putt with both. Good putters are good putters bad putters are bad period! Stop whining.
Incorrect. He has the putting yips, that’s why he anchors. He gives himself an advantage where he would otherwise struggle that the current rules don’t allow. No one is whining, pointing out the obvious…Make sure you wipe your mouth after you’re done knob gobbling Bernard.
@@ParfortheCourse I'm sorry, but you're 100% wrong. What you're seeing is his shirt hanging down onto the top of his putter. You KNOW fellow competitors would not allow his putter to actually touch his chest? Do you REALLY believe, as many tournaments as he plays, SOMEONE would not have spoken up IF he was anchoring his putter against his chest? Ever thought that YOU might be the one knob gobbling?
Don’t care. You have to get it there. He can be beaten. Tiger almost got him. Plus, Langer’s son played great.
The rule says you con not “intensionally” anchor your putter. Bernhard is not cheating. In the bunker, that pile was there. He didn’t build a sand castle. Now, it’s possible it was “built” while his son was getting in there to hit his shot…. It’s a scramble, you are allowed to use a pile if it’s there. As far as the tee box, Charlie hits it farther than Bernhard. Should Lee Trevino have played farther back? He has more majors championships than Bernhard. Should Nelli Korda have played farther back than Charlie? She’s a professional golfer that won a boatload of tournaments in ‘24. Bernhard played by the rules he was given. To call that cheating is just wrong. The second place team didn’t seem to think the Langer team cheated.
Your argument should be with the rules committee, not Langer. If they thought he was doing something illegal, they would call him on it because they have seen it longer and, in more depth, than anybody else. Furthermore, Langer isn't going to try and cheat right in front of them. That is why he got them to look at it and tell him if it is illegal. They said, no, it isn't breaking the rules. So, until they tell him it is illegal, he will keep doing it because once a player is told by a rules official that it is legal and he keeps doing it the way they said is ok, he is fine.
I've disliked Langer ever since watching him take a drop after hitting it in the water at a Master's tournament which was clearly wrong. They should change the rule on the length of putters because they can't enforce the anchoring rule.
Given all of the restrictions on all golf clubs, I find it absurd that broomsticks were ever allowed. I find it hard to respect anyone using them. I've never seen anyone ever use them in person.
Nobody using a broomstick putter is looking for your 'respect.'
@@euanaird756 No? Oh man, I'm broken now.
F all these crazy ass rules...
Agree with you all. He is still anchoring. But no one says anything. They just continue to let him beat them. Why??
I'm glad you all has brought this up. I hope the Tour start penalizing him for that.
I'm sorry, but you're 100% wrong. What you're seeing is his shirt hanging down onto the top of his putter. You KNOW fellow competitors would not allow his putter to actually touch his chest? Do you REALLY believe, as many tournaments as he plays, SOMEONE would not have spoken up IF he was anchoring his putter against his chest?
Tee boxes should be designated by your tour average, not by age. 700 yards shorter. He's not playing the same course.
If that were true Charlie should be playing the tips.
@creativetelcoadmin8170 he not a tour player
@@tonyroma9305Hence the words “if that were true” Nothing he said is true
Worse than the anchoring, the fact he was teeing off from the forward tees.... You mean to tell me he couldn't at least tee off from where 14 or 15 year old Charlie was teeing off from?? C'mon man!!
If you are playing golf at 67, be sure to tee off with a 14 or 15 year that has access to the best instruction on the planet and see how you do. The Langers won. Deal with it.
Long putters should be illegal
Three putting should be illegal, but it's not.
Not sure of the relevance, but you get an extra stroke on your card when you 3 putt! No way to monitor anchoring with a long putter.
Your team didn't win. Get over it. Saying the other guy cheated is not cool. Your video evidence exposes your foolishness.
Don't have a "team." Anchoring is clear based on what the rule of anchoring is, but thanks for commenting to boost. 👍🏾