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Golf Links: Saturday, July 8 news and notes

By Elizabeth Bethel

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - JULY 07: Bubba Watson reacts after his birdie putt on the 14th green during round two of The Greenbrier Classic held at the Old White TPC on July 7, 2017 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - JULY 07: Bubba Watson reacts after his birdie putt on the 14th green during round two of The Greenbrier Classic held at the Old White TPC on July 7, 2017 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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Bernhard Langer at the Senior PGA Championship at Trump National Golf Club on May 28, 2017 in Sterling, Virginia. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Langer Strikes Back

Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee set off a bit of a tweetstorm when he accused Bernhard Langer and Scott McCarron of violating the anchored putter ban during the U.S. Senior Open.

Now Langer and McCarron are striking back. They’ve issued a joint statement with the USGA that will, hopefully, put this matter to rest.

Langer’s statement:

"I’m certain that I am not anchoring the putter and that my putting stroke is not violating the Rules of Golf. On several occasions, I have been in contact with the USGA and rules officials on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions, and each time I have been assured that my putting stroke is within the Rules of Golf."

And so it stands, until the next Rules controversy.

Next: European Tour relaxes on-course cell phone policy

How’s your fantasy team making out? Did you put your money on the right players? Golf Links will be back Sunday morning with the news notes you missed and some speculations about final round outcomes.

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