Keegan Bradley is one of the players on the PGA Tour that uses a belly putter and he has grown "sick" of the debate about anchoring and is hoping that the arguments against it will end soon.
According to ESPN.com, Bradley has been dealing with fans and writers calling him a cheater and that he is sick over the argument about whether belly putters should be banned. Bradley is the first player to win a major championship while using a belly putter and the debate has come to the forefront as the PGA Tour came out against the ban.
Bradley has been mentioned in many discussions about the ban, which was proposed by the golf's governing bodies in November and could be outlawed starting in January of 2016 if the rule is adopted by the United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Club.
"It's been actually pretty difficult,'' Bradley said Tuesday at PGA National, where he will play in this week's Honda Classic. "Especially lately. I'm being called a cheater more than ever by fans, by some writers. ... It's really tough. I can't imagine how people can say that to me or to anybody out here. It's been really difficult and I'm sick of it to be honest. I'm ready for it to be over.''
The ban appeared to be all set before PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem came out on Sunday to say that the main body should drop the plan. The three-month comment period on the ban is set to end Thursday and the European Tour has yet to make a public stance on it either.
According to the report, if the PGA Tour went against the rule, it would be the first time they have done so outside of the Rules of Golf.
"I'm very proud and it makes me feel good that the tour I play on has my back,'' Bradley said. "I think now that this comment period the USGA has been talking about, they have heard from two of the biggest organizations in the world, the PGA Tour and the PGA of America saying they don't agree with the USGA."
The group could drop the idea of the ban, but it is unclear if they will do so. Bradley has been supported by a number of golfers and he would like the ban to be finished with so things can just get back to golf.
"It's just a bit of a mess,'' said Rory McIlroy, who has stated he is against anchoring. "It's just opened a can of worms with it.''
