After 16 years, a Baylor fan has finally won the $5,000 Mattson Financial Services putt

Earlier this month, Baylor fan Ky Carlson sunk a full-court putt in the Mattson Financial Services putt time-out contest, taking home the $5,000 prize.

Long-time Baylor basketball fans get just how big a deal this is.

https://twitter.com/BaylorAthletics/status/1213643059637997568

For the challenge, Ky had to make a putt from all the way across the basketball floor — a 96-foot putt. A standard during Baylor basketball games for the last 16 years, the game has seen fans get gotten closer and closer to sinking the hole-in-one, but none had ever quite done it.

The moment had the entire crowd on their feet and roaring, almost as if Baylor had just won a national championship. The video immediately went viral and got social media in a frenzy — even catching the attention of ESPN and the Golf Channel.

It was my dream to try this putt while I was at Baylor…congrats to whoever got it. Any video? https://t.co/NAXQFiSUBk

— Kyle McKanna (@NotKyleMcKanna) January 5, 2020

https://twitter.com/espn/status/1213642846542188546

On the @PGATOUR, the probability of sinking a 94-foot putt (regulation size basketball court) is ~1%. In fact, there's a 39% chance you'd have to three-putt from that distance (assuming no slope). https://t.co/v5UM9xtIti

— Edward Egros (@EdWithSports) January 5, 2020

God blew that ball in. https://t.co/qSW2dqN9dw

— Chloe Noel (@Chloeoe217) January 5, 2020

https://twitter.com/GolfChannel/status/1213859830651375618

Maybe it’s just a small moment with a small prize — but the buildup of anticipation as the Baylor Family has watched fans attempt the putt for 16 years was just too much!

Sic ’em, Ky!