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All I know is what I saw and heard. People were not 'grounding their putter' for fear the ball would move afterwards. Those that were quite at address, would move away and back off. Back off for what purpose? Those that grounded their putter would mark/pickup/replace the ball...were you not watching the same tournament I was watching? if the ball was to move, are you going to suggest they would be penalized? if so, then why back off? They were obviously avoiding 'grounding the putter' as was discussed by the analysts who I would think are in constant touch with tournament officials as they are directly on the premises.

Originally Posted by Fourputt

Read the definition in the Rules of golf for "addressing the ball" and "stance". Too many people equate stance with address, and they are 2 different things.

And getting your Rules information from a discussion between announcers on the the Golf Channel is pretty much a guarantee that you will rarely hear the correct answer.