"Great players will leave the winning 26ft putt [ in a preferred place ]
...then SINK it !!!..;))"...said by alcaucin
OK, that goes along with what I was thinking. Your response is better than what I was thinking, because I didn't know that the great players, would by their nature, be able to doing something like leave a longer putt with their approach shot, just so they can go for the long putt bonus.
Stay with the long putt bonus all the more!!!! If some players don't like the bonus system, then learn how to play better, instead of calling for the system to change.