Clark Taking Wait-And-See Approach On Anchoring Ban

Interesting to see Tim Clark's anchoring ban rhetoric, which has hinted at litigation, toned down today at the Wyndham.

Q.  Can you speak on the belly putter controversy going on right now?

TIM CLARK:  It's been going on for so long so it's not just right now I guess but, you know, I guess they're going to try and make a decision here this year and who knows what that's going to be.  It's hard to say either way.

You know, be easier to comment once they do make a decision.  But, obviously, it's something that's been used a lot more on the Tour now than it had been in the years gone by and that's probably why it's become an issue now.

In my mind they left it way too long to come down and say we're going to ban it.  It should have been banned 20 years ago if they were going to ban it.

The fact that they haven't by now, I think they've left it too long and too many guys have made their career out of using a certain piece of equipment that they're suddenly going to take away from them.

Again, I don't know what decision they're going to make but I'm going -- I see it going to be a much tougher decision than it seems to be, I think.

Q.  Tim, some of the guys have practiced, some of the ones using belly putters have practiced with the lower.  Have you tried the traditional?

TIM CLARK:  It's not something I'll worry about now.  I'll wait, like I say, for a decision to be made and then take it from there.  But it's not something I've played around with.