Tate Truong wanted to putt his ball from the fringe behind the 16th green at the Bear Trace at Harrison Bay.
The conditions suggested that he chip it instead.
So the Hixson senior went over the puddle on the green instead of through it for a ho-hum par following a one-hour delay in the Region 3-A/AA tournament Thursday.
Truong made plenty of other wise plays Thursday, which enabled him to shoot an 8-over-par 80 and repeat as the region medalist.
“During the rain delay I wasn’t sure I had a chance to win,” Truong said. “But I actually played better on the back nine in the rain.”