"This is cheating";"Shirt looks pretty darn tight to me"- Fans are not buying Dan Bradbury's reason for Open de France putter fiasco

Dan Bradbury's win in the Open De France has not been without controversy. His unique putting style has been questioned, with many wondering whether or not it violates the rules. It is an unorthodox form, and it appears to the naked eye as if his putter is anchored to his body, which is illegal.

Bradbury explained that it's not actually against the rules, and that it just appears that way because he wears baggy shirts that billow out and make contact with his putter.

As of now, there's no indication that he's going to be stripped of what is a very valuable win for him. Not only did it come with a payday, but he vaulted to 25th in the Race to Dubai rankings and can keep his membership card much more easily now.

Nevertheless, fans did not buy Bradbury's reasoning. They took to the replies to voice their opinion on the entire fiasco. One fan noted:

"Hey Big Back... You have NO ROOM up there you anchoring tossed," one lashed out.

"He may not know what baggy means. Literally the shirt is stuck to him when he’s walking so there’s not much bagginess," another noted.

"Rule on putter length solves this. Get rid of broom handles altogether," one said.

Another wrote:

"They should just make a rule that the putter must be the shortest club in the bag," another added.

That anchoring f****r, lots of space up there?! The club is licking your chest bud," one ripped.

Fans are almost in universal agreement that it at least looks like Bradbury had his putter anchored to his chest. Others offered a rule-change solution to try and prevent any controversy like this from happening again.

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Dan Bradbury's full explanation for anchoring controversy

Dan Bradbury has come under fire for his putting style, which is unorthodox and now controversial. While it appears that he's anchoring, he had a lengthy explanation as to why he's not and why what he's doing is legal.

Dan Bradbury addressed the controversy (Getty)

He began by saying he is a "bigger lad" and wears baggy clothes, and added via Golf Magic:

"Put it this way, I can go like that, I can sweep down my body and not touch my hand, so there's at least this much there. I know that, the rules officials know it, everyone I've sort of played with, everyone knows it. If you're there in person you can see it, but some people want to sit at home and comment on it, that's fine but it's within the rules."

Bradbury knows there's a stigma, one he once shared, but his eyes were opened when he tried the putting style and it worked wonders for him. He continued, addressing those who have accused him of cheating:

"But yeah, it's within the rules, so if you have an issue then change the rule. It's not my fault."

He then laughed and asked them not to change the rules since he had found a putting style that worked for him.