![Society of Golf Historians on X: "In 1968 the R&A and USGA ruled that Tollemache's Croquet style of putting was illegal so Snead adapted to a technique referred to as side saddle. Society of Golf Historians on X: "In 1968 the R&A and USGA ruled that Tollemache's Croquet style of putting was illegal so Snead adapted to a technique referred to as side saddle.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4v8zO-XkAAAifM.jpg)
Society of Golf Historians on X: "In 1968 the R&A and USGA ruled that Tollemache's Croquet style of putting was illegal so Snead adapted to a technique referred to as side saddle.
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Bryson DeChambeau ditches side-saddle putting, points blame at the USGA | This is the Loop | Golf Digest
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Bryson DeChambeau ditches side-saddle putting, points blame at the USGA | This is the Loop | Golf Digest
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Bryson DeChambeau ditches side-saddle putting, points blame at the USGA | This is the Loop | Golf Digest
PGA TOUR on X: "The sidesaddle putting stroke. Sam Snead did it. Now Bryson DeChambeau is trying it, but with a different grip. https://t.co/nQyveeg9Rx" / X
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Bryson DeChambeau ditches side-saddle putting, points blame at the USGA | This is the Loop | Golf Digest
Jonathan Wall on X: "Bryson DeChambeau is still working with the side-saddle putting stroke at the Sony Open. https://t.co/ZZMcsvUBBe" / X
![Bryson DeChambeau is really considering putting side-saddle next year | This is the Loop | Golf Digest Bryson DeChambeau is really considering putting side-saddle next year | This is the Loop | Golf Digest](https://www.golfdigest.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2016/10/19/58079f4ea115a55cce1ebc9c_GettyImages-605936980.jpg)
Bryson DeChambeau is really considering putting side-saddle next year | This is the Loop | Golf Digest
![Joy of Golf: Bryson DeChambeau's trademark side-saddle stroke, Lydia Ko splits from long-term coach - Sport360 News Joy of Golf: Bryson DeChambeau's trademark side-saddle stroke, Lydia Ko splits from long-term coach - Sport360 News](https://sport360.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lead-1.jpg)
Joy of Golf: Bryson DeChambeau's trademark side-saddle stroke, Lydia Ko splits from long-term coach - Sport360 News
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