Category: Bunkers

Plugged Lie

Your ball is plugged into the sand so that it is half buried or more.

Fried Egg

The ball landed in the sand bunker in a crater of soft and dry sand, causing it to look like a fried egg.

Sand Pile

Your ball landed on top of a soft pile of sand created by the wind.

Long Versus Short Bunker Shots

You need to learn or improve on how you play from long and short distances from the green when stuck in a sandtrap.

Common Sand Errors

You have difficulty in the sand bunkers but are unable to pinpoint the cause.

Use the Bounce

You consistently have a hard time hitting out of a sand bunker because you do not know how to play the bounce of your sand wedge.

Long Bunker Shot

You face a long sand bunker shot.

Downhill Lie Near the Lip

Your ball landed in the sand bunker near a high lip and to make matters worse, it is also on a downhill lie.

Cushioned Grass

Your ball lands in an island of grass in the middle of a sand bunker next too the green or in a cushioned greenside rough.

Short Bunker Shot Over a High Lip

Your ball is sitting up in a greenside bunker and it has a high lip to it.