Sam Snead's inventive cure for his putting troubles led to a new rule that still holds sway in the game today.

A golfer putting croquet style. And not just any golfer, but Sam Snead, one of the greatest golfers of all time. You would have seen this if you were watching a rerun of the 1968 Shell's Wonderful ...

Sam Snead? Nothing. (And for that matter ... Sam got so twitchy that in 1966 he turned to croquet-style putting. He was the first big name to use the style. It was well known that Joe Dey ...

And that's why Sam Snead in my opinion is the greatest ... Later in his career, Snead lost confidence with his short putting and adopted an unorthodox, croquet-style pendulum stroke.

While seldom used, DeChambeau isn’t the first player to experiment with this unusual putting style. Sam Snead, a seven-time major champion, is one of the most notable names to find success sidesaddle ...

Consider the case of the croquet-style stroke, which the sport ... In 1966, a couple of years after The Dude’s debut, Sam Snead gave croquet putting a try. Slammin’ Sammy, by then in his ...

The thirteenth was the deciding hole and when Hogan three-putted the short sixteenth, Sam's victory seemed assured. But it wasn't until Snead came out of a trap within putting distance of the last ...