Heads, I win - Tails I win

You are in a match-play event. You and your opponent have putts from the same side of the hole, about 20 feet away, and they appear to be the same distance from the whole. Crazy huh?

You can’t decide which ball is away. You would love to see your opponent’s putt and he would love to see yours. You measure with paces - and it is indistinguishable. You feel like you're holding up play.

Your opponent says, "heads or tails?” obviously saying that it's too close and a coin flip would be fair. You say, "heads". Your opponent flips the coin and it comes up heads. He says, "heads it is - knock it in", and he backs away wishing you good luck as you are putting first. You putt and he gets the read.

Two things...

First ~ Since your opponent didn't declare who won what with the coin flip; had the flip come up tails, he would have said, "Tails, it is - knock it in." He had the advantage the instant you agreed to flip without a declaration of consequences.

Second ~ If two balls are determined to be an exact equal distance from the hole. The player who played first on the previous shot plays first. I believe that's the rule.

I'm not sure if the coin flip offer violates any rules, but it might. I'll check. In any event, it's a cool idea. I just thought you needed to know this important item.