Greenside Greatness
Get up and down when you're just off the green
By Zach Allen, PGA, Photos By Ari Perilstein ...
The greenside bunker can often be one of the most feared shots in golf. And I understand because in most cases you need to take quite a large swing for a relatively small distance.
greenside-- Near the putting green. For example, greenside bunker.
grip-- The top part of a golf club at the opposite end from the clubface where the golfer holds the club.
Greenside: Adjacent to the putting green
Grip: The top part of a club held by the golfer.
Grooves: Cut into club face to help impart spin in V or U shape with a maximum width of .035in.
Greenside: Close to the green.
Greensome: Game in which both players on a team drive off. The better of the two is chosen; then they alternate shots from there.
Grip: Piece of rubber/leather on the end of a club. Or your hold on the club.
Greenside bunker shots: Using the sand to your advantage
When most golfers see their ball flying toward a greenside bunker they begin to panic. Why? Because the greenside bunker shot is one of the most intimidating shots for most amateur players.
Greenside bunker shot from a good lie
Greenside bunker shot from a buried lie
Flop shot - hitting ball high in air with a wedge, so that it lands with none or very little roll ...
In most greenside situations, my goal is to get the ball rolling like a putt as soon as possible. I figure I have a better chance of judging and ultimately holing this type of shot than I would if I were to try to loft and spin the ball.
. (114).."Greenside Rough"
The 5 "Musts" to have good shots from the greenside rough.
1. FEEL FOR THE LIE ...
Sand Trap
A greenside sand filled bunker as opposed to a grass or waste bunker.
Sand Wedge
A lofted club designed especially for playing out of a bunker. The modern sand wedge was invented by Gene Sarazen.
Bunker, Greenside A bunker next to a green. See bunker (golf) Bunker, Fairway A bunker located on the fairway.
Greenside Adjacent to the putting green. Grip The part of the shaft by which the club is held. Covered with leather or other material. Also means the manner in which you hold the club. Groove Linear scoring on a clubface.
when a player gets up and down from a greenside sand bunker, regardless of score on the hole. Sand Save percentage is a player statistic kept by the PGA Tour.
Sand Trap
a greenside sand filled bunker as opposed to a grass or waste bunker.
Sand Wedge ...
sand save: A shot played from a greenside bunker then holed out with 1 putt. sand trap: As bunker; A hazard filled with sand.
scorecard: Card in which a player keeps note of score.
scratch: A zero handicap.
greenside bunker a bunker surrounding, or in close proximity, to the putting surface
Example: The short game includes greenside bunker play.
Golfers living in Southern climates and those Snowbirds planning a vacation there are sure to encounter tough greenside lies in the Bermuda Grass rough.
For greenside bunker shots, open the clubface and imagine throwing sand with your left arm all the way to the pin. The ball will float out, that's all you have to do. It's the arm swing only, slow and easy, same tempo back, same tempo through.
Most pros would rather be in a greenside sand trap than in the rough. Sand is much more consistent and predictable. With a little practice sand shots can become something to look forward to, rather than dread.
Your high, soft approach shot falls a little bit short and into a greenside bunker, giving you that sinking feeling. As you reach the bunker, your worst fear is realized: The ball is buried. Don't be dejected.
One of the keys to getting out of greenside bunkers is to keep the clubface "open." When you close the face, you get a lower trajectory and the Golf Club tends to dig in the sand.
It's 235 yards from the yellow tees, has wickedly placed greenside bunkers and the putting surface, from the tee at least, looks long and emphatically not wide.
Next time you find yourself in a greenside bunker, instead of opening up your set-up, try squaring your feet and shoulders to the target line.
Then, take a normal swing, concentrating on maintaining a smooth tempo from start to finish.
Tom Weiskopf strikes a 420 yard (384 m) drive in the greenside bunker on the 10th hole at Augusta National - the longest drive in Masters history.
Muirfield Village Golf Club opens from a Desmond Muirhead/Jack Nicklaus design.
Instructor Marty Fleckman explains the three keys to success from greenside bunkers: correct setup, proper technique and a consistent point of entry. He also gives us a drill to work on creating that consistent point of entry.
Double Sandy : When one plays an approach shot from a fairway bunker into a greenside bunker, then holes the ball in two from there (3 total strokes from the fairway bunker) Example: She made par on the sixteenth hole with a double sandy.
Sand Save: refers to a score where a player has a greenside bunker shot and a one-putt to score a par.
Sandy: When a golfer still makes their par after escaping from a sand hazard.
A ball that stops level with the pin is said to be "pin high". It could be a ball on the green, in a greenside bunker or even off the green, but in relation to where it was hit, the ball stops level with the pin.
pitch ...
Any quality shot will carry a long way, and when it lands, most balls will funnel down to the right side of the fairway. A fairway wood second shot, played out to the left, will avoid the water greenside allowing a short shot in to a big and ...
greenside: Around the green.
greensome: Game format in which both players on a team drive off, choose the best placed ball and play foursomes from there.
grip:The rubber/leather on the handle end of a club.
 See also: Golf, Shot, Swing, Rough, Bunker
  
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