Sophomore Ball State golfer Johnny Watts stood on the back edge 17th green in the Earl Yestingsmeier Memorial Invitational with the ball more than 30 feet away from the hole.
He had just watched the worst-case scenario play out before him – Cleveland State junior Paul Minko had a similar look but hit it too hard. Minko’s potential birdie turned into a bogey as the ball rolled down the steep hill that led up to the green, forcing him to chip the ball back onto the green before sinking the putt.
Watts lined up his birdie attempt and pushed the ball to the right of the pin, soft enough to let the downward slope of the green do most of the work.