[Mick]

Back in my golf days, a common recommendation in match play was to give your competitor a series of short putts, then force them to putt one.  The thought behind it was your foe would be out of practice, and perhaps unsettled.

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Coverage of everything has become very frustrating.
The Golf online site story today reports that Zhang is coming to Stanford this fall (no)
and that Ruffels' final missed putt was a six-footer.  It was maybe 50 inches.

That was Walter Hagen's trick.  He'd give any putt within four feet for the first 15 holes...but not for 16-18.

[Mick]

Back in my golf days, a common recommendation in match play was to give your competitor a series of short putts, then force them to putt one.  The thought behind it was your foe would be out of practice, and perhaps unsettled.

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Coverage of everything has become very frustrating.
The Golf online site story today reports that Zhang is coming to Stanford this fall (no)
and that Ruffels' final missed putt was a six-footer.  It was maybe 50 inches.

That was Walter Hagen's trick.  He'd give any putt within four feet for the first 15 holes...but not for 16-18.