In the context of the so-called cheating scandal, a new golf video on social media appeared, where one demonstrates Bernhard Langer’s putt in the 2024 PNC Championship. The video is from another perspective than the previous one and depicts another position towards anchoring problem.
Bernhard Langer and his son Jason defeated Tiger Woods and his son Charlie Woods in the last division of the PNC Championship hole play-off on Sunday dec 22nd. But it was a memorable day for Langer who became the winningest player at the event and many people accused him of cheating and said that he was anchoring his putt.
On Monday, December 23, Ricks Golfs posted a video of Langer’s putt on X. Here’s the clip:
https://twitter.com/RaidrClaus/status/1871543887703220636?t=UFn4KOctkgGfu5zKozcByQ&s=19
“Wow. This vid was just sent to me. I won’t comment. You guys tell me what you see,” he wrote.
As per USGA Rule 10.1, players are prohibited from anchoring the club during a stroke. This means that players should keep the putter grip away from the chest and stomach and should only touch the forearm.
Bernhard Langer reflects on his return from the injury
Earlier this season, Bernhard Langer suffered from an Achilles heel injury and then made a great return by winning the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the season-ending tournament on the Senior Tour.
During the winner’s press conference of the PNC Championship, the German veteran reflected on his season
“It was a tough year,” he said. “I never had a severe injury like that, and I was laid off for three months. Couldn’t even walk. Couldn’t stand properly. And just the first few weeks were pretty grim.”
“But was able to recover and then actually get out on the course pretty quickly. Three months later, I was playing competitive golf, and I’m a functioning golfer. I haven’t recovered fully. Walking is still difficult. I walked the last two days but it wasn’t much fun. The back nine, I could feel it.”
Langer said further, he planned to do even better in the following years, and intended not to cart on to the Tour next season.
Langer has a total of 125 professional titles, and 47 are on the PGA Tour Champions. This season he participated in 16 tournaments and made it into the top ten eight times. But one victory was enough to make him finish the season in the seventh place in the Charles Schwab Cup points. This brought his tally of one or many professional titles each season for the past 18 seasons.