Overview
- On Kay Adams’ show at The Players, Jordan Spieth said anchoring would require the putter to touch the sternum and described Bhatia’s method as a learned skill.
- Michael Kim wrote that, in person, Bhatia’s stroke is not close to anchoring and that it is not a concern among players.
- Akshay Bhatia denied anchoring on social media, saying the top of his 50‑inch putter is about two inches short of his chest.
- Bhatia won the Arnold Palmer Invitational over Daniel Berger in a sudden‑death playoff and led the field in strokes‑gained putting with the long putter.
- No formal rules complaint or sanction has been reported as Bhatia heads to The Players Championship.