Zero location bound from Schwarz-Pick ($|a|\ge |f(0)|/M$)

If a holomorphic function $f$ on the unit disc satisfies $|f|\le M$ and $f(a)=0$, the Schwarz-Pick lemma applied to $f/M$ gives $|f(0)|/M\le |a|$. Equality for a nonzero central value forces a scaled automorphism of the unit disk. If $f$ extends past the unit circle and $|f(0)|$ is smaller than its minimum boundary modulus, the maximum modulus principle applied to $1/f$ proves that a zero occurs inside the circle.