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Is It Possible To Putt From The Bunker ?

September 23, 2008 | under Sand Bunkers, Putting |

My friend and I went into an interesting discussion the other day during our round of golf.  The point of discussion is whether it is possible to putt from the bunker ?

During one of the holes, my friend hit his approach shot into one of the green side bunkers.  It is a shallow one, of course.  Assessing his situation, he decided to putt as he is not comfortable with his chip and worried that he would hit it over the green.   And guess what, he putted to about 5 feet from the pin…..

Well, before trying to be a hero, putting from the sand, there are several conditions that must be present before this can be executed.  It is important to properly assess the situation and take note of the following :

  • - The sand must be firm and well packed.  It must be hard.  Loose sand is no good, as the ball will not be able to roll and would just sink into the sand.

  • - The must not be any lip at the top of the bunker or it should be a “smooth connection” to the green

  • - The ball should not have to roll more than 4 feet in the sand as it is hard for the ball to roll in sand than grass.  Any longer distance will make the shot much tougher.

  • The hole should be near to the bunker.

You may want to give this a try the next time.  As Arnold palmer once said “the worst putt is better than your best chip”.

Let us know of your results with this method.. Have fun golfing ….

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