Controversy over equipment in the game is never far away. For example, even in recent days, it has been reported that the USGA and R&A is considering a full golf ball rollback for both professional and amateur players.
However, it’s not just the debate over how to curb driving distances that regularly rears its head, with equipment used in the short game also under scrutiny much of the time. One of the most enduring debates is over whether long putters should have a place in the elite game, and one legend who doesn’t think so is Ernie Els.
