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Are Scott McCarron and Bernhard Langer Breaking the Rules?

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Rules violations and calls of cheating have been a popular theme of the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour this season. And now, the trend seems to have spread all the way to the Tour of Champions.

The targets of this new cheating scandal are Bernhard Langer and Scott McCarron, two veterans of the Senior Tour and PGA TOUR. The issue that some have pointed out with these two players, in particular, is their putting. Both players use a long putter and are being accused by fans and analysts of anchoring the putter to their body, a violation of the Tour of Champions rules.

The loudest voice that is speaking out against Langer and McCarron is Golf Channel analyst, Brandel Chamblee. He started calling out both players after the U.S. Seniors Open, stating that he could not believe what he was seeing on the greens. Chamblee has studied both players putting strokes and has put some convincing evidence on social media. He also stated that many players on the Tour are upset over this even if they aren’t going public.

This is quite an accusation, especially because of the players that are being accused. Chamblee isn’t calling out unknown players on the Tour. Langer is a two-time Masters Champion and has won over 30 events since joining the Tour of Champions while McCarron has won three events on the Tour of Champions and three others on the PGA TOUR. So if they are anchoring, a lot of their success would be questioned.

Both players are not accepting these accusations, however, as Langer and McCarron released a joint statement denying they anchor their putters. “During my 45-year career as a professional golfer, I have called penalties on myself. I believe in honesty and integrity, and I could not live with myself if I broke a rule and did not incur the penalty,” Langer said in the statement. “I’m certain that I am not anchoring the putter and that my putting stroke is not violating the Rules of Golf.”

The anchoring of putters has been a big issue on all Tours after long putters became popular. Now with increased attention being paid to them, Langer and McCarron will have to prove that they are not cheating on the greens.

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