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Card spotlight: Sight Unseen

One Attack, four words, and the longest silence in golf: the shot you hit with your eyes closed.

Opponent’s shot is hit:
with eyes closed.
Sight Unseen — printed card

That’s the whole card. No sub-clauses, no exceptions — you read it to your rival at the tee box, they close their eyes, and everyone else gets very, very quiet.

Timing is the craft. Played on a wide-open par 3 it’s a warm-up giggle. Saved for the tightest tee shot on the loop, it’s the story everyone retells in the parking lot.

It’s also the fairest dirty trick in the deck: closing your eyes doesn’t touch your grip or your stance, and plenty of good swings survive it. The comedy is in the peeking.

When we film this one on a real pitch-and-putt, the clip lands right here.