Golf’s got its traditions, and most of the time, it is not something you would want to toy with. Especially at the more graceful, buttoned-up events. But now and then, in the spirit of keeping things lively, it can swing a little too far. Take the Walker Cup that just wrapped up. Michael LaSasso , during a practice round at the Walker Cup, held his putter horizontally to check the line of the putt . It felt more Ryder Cup than Walker Cup. And, as you’d guess, apparently not everyone loved it.

Andy Johsnon and Brendan Porath spoke on it at The Shotgun Start podcast. Porath brought up LaSasso’s antics and questioned whether it was really embraced by people, “ like it would’ve been at, you know, Bethpage or something. ” Johnson then revealed he’d heard the same story: “ The rule

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