Carrying The National Championship Trophy Around For 18-Holes And Using It As Your Ball Marker Is The Ultimate Power Move
I don't care how far you are from the flag. I don't care how complex the greens are. I don't care about undulation or tiers or double breaks or whatever. You bring the National Championship trophy out there with you on the green and you're never 3-putting again. At the very least you're gonna lag that putt to about a foot for an easy tap-in, or you're just going to drain it. 18 holes, 18 putts. Easy game.
Even if you don't sink every putt, you're putting all your boys in a mental blender if you're playing a match. One of them probably has a poker chip, one of them is probably just using a quarter they got as change from the clubhouse, and one of them is probably an unprepared fuck who just has to use a tee as a ball marker. Then you come strolling out with the Natty trophy? Now they know who the alpha is and they'll have no other choice but to say "that's good" after every putt. Even if you roll out to 7 feet.
And here's an old hockey trick for all the boys and girls back home. As you can see here, Zach Metsa is playing the game with some honor and integrity. He's marking the ball with the front end of the trophy. But if you wanted to get a little greasy out there? If you wanted to give yourself an extra advantage? Quickly mark the ball with the back end of the trophy. Then when you put the ball back on the carpet, you can place it at the front end. That thing has to be at least 12 inches wide. That way you can make every putt you have on the day a full foot shorter. If anyone says anything about it, just drop the gloves and settle it with a quick tilt on the next fairway.