Andrew Marwede is the reason this is even a question people ask …
Do you remember the moment?
It was the 2019 Green Mountain Championship at Smugglers’ Notch Resort in Jeffersonville, Vermont. On the 12th hole of the first round, Marwede faced a slightly downhill putt from around 45 feet. To convert the bid would mean back-to-back-to-back birdies for the guy.
He drained it.
JomezPro then caught something interesting on camera. After smashing chains, Marwede bends down, picks up his mini – and then takes a literal bite out of it. It was a chocolate-chip cookie.
See for yourself …
Even wilder, this wasn’t a one-off move for Andrew – click here. Later on, it was revealed Marwede will often use a cookie as a mini marker to serve as motivation for converting important, circle-two putts. Sink it, take a bite. Miss it, and back in the bag it goes.
But is this even legal?
Here’s what the PDGA’s Technical Standards say on the matter:
“Mini marker discs must have a circular shape with a diameter ranging from seven centimeters to 15 centimeters and a height not exceeding three centimeters. Mini marker discs can be made from a variety of materials.”
So to recap, here’s what’s required:
- It needs to be a circle.
- The diameter must be between 2.75 and six inches.
- The mini marker can’t be any taller than about an inch.
- It can be made from anything: metal, wood, plastic, sourdough, etc.
As long as your mini operates within the above parameters, you’re in the clear. And yes, getting back to the matter at hand, Marwede’s cookie IS legal. But so are a host of other things, really. Limit your creativity to items of the circular variety, and get cute with this ish …
CDs, pancakes, hockey pucks and tea-time saucers all meet the requirements outlined by the PDGA. Also, those junior discs you sometimes nab in player packs? They’re good, too.
Or, you could do as Paul McBeth (usually) does and just ditch the mini marker altogether. Nine times out of 10, he opts to throw from behind his lie, as marked by the disc he barely threw.
What’s eight inches, anyway?
Also, on the putting green, it’s the flex to end all flexes …
If you’re good at putting, that is.
Rubber, meet Road.
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