Category: Difficult Lie

The Sand Wedge Pitch

You face a downhill lie about 60 yards from the flag.

The Restricted Swing

Your backswing or follow through is restricted due to trees, bushes, or other obstacles.

Divot Shot Near the Green

You need to hit the ball out of a divot that is only a short distance from the green.

The Partially Submerged Ball in a Greenside Bunker

Your ball is semi-buried in a sand trap near the green.

Hit Out of a Divot

Your ball landed in a divot and you end up skulling it. When you scoop the ball, you make contact with the leading edge of the club, causing it to skull the ball.

The Windy Downhill Sand Shot

It is windy out and you find your ball on a downhill slope in the sand.

Impenetrable Hardpan Lie

Your ball lands on cement, asphalt, or gravel but is still considered to be inbounds.

Lip of the Bunker

The ball is sitting in the front lip of the sand trap.

The Buried Lie

You have a buried or plugged ball in the sand trap.

Texas Wedge

It is too windy to risk chipping onto the green. You might be afraid the ball will roll too much away from the hole because the grass is cut too short, the ground is firm, and dry.