PGA Tour golfer Jason Dufner packs a pinch of Copenhagen throughout his round. Former pro Chi Chi Rodriguez always marks his ball with a coin, head side up.

Though it seems like every golfer has their share of superstitions, the LSU men’s golf team keeps it pretty simple.

When asked about having any particular tendencies while on the course, most Tigers responded in the same manner as senior Smylie Kaufman.

“I’m pretty normal when it comes to all the superstitions,” Kaufman said.

Ball markers seem to be the furthest the Tigers go in using lucky charms. Junior Ben Taylor always marks his ball with a giant smiley-face poker chip that Taylor said “makes me smile when I putt.”

Junior Curtis Thompson also uses a poker chip, while junior Myles Lewis said he will mark his ball with any quarter he can find.

Instead of good-luck charms and superstitions, LSU focuses on what’s really important in its bags: the golf clubs.

Although the Tigers’ approach to the game is straightforward and their University-           provided golf bags are identical to one another, player club preferences differ.

“My favorite club in my bag is my lob wedge,” Taylor said. “… And I have my name stamped on the back, which is also quite nice. I like to have challenging shots around the green, so I get to where I play a lofted one or spin it out the bunker and stuff. I quite like that club ’cause I’m always using it.”

Thompson favors his 2-iron, which he often hits off the tee, and senior Andrew Presley’s choice club has always been a 7-iron.

Lewis said he opts for whichever club seems to be doing the trick at the time, while several Tigers look forward to the putting greens.

“My favorite club is my putter along with my Superman head cover, which is pretty sweet,” said freshman Brandon Pierce. “It’s my favorite club just because I love putting. You drive for show, putt for dough. That’s what you do.”

Pierce’s head cover is one of the more distinctive on the team. Most of the older golfers sport a tattered Tiger head.

As Kaufman pulls his driver from his bag, he tosses the purple, one-eyed rag doll on the ground — abuse that hardly affects the expiring head cover.

“They don’t make this model anymore,” Thompson said of the shaggy LSU head covers. “This is like one of the last ones that we have around. I mean, everybody’s is kind of worn down.”

LSU’s only tendencies are hard work and practice. Accessories and impulses on the course don’t garner much attention from the Tigers.

Getting the ball in the hole is the chief focus.