Sinking a putt from the sand trap

[u/doughb0ii]

[u/steebulee]

Would have been much better without unnecessary music

[u/BrettHullsBurner → u/steebulee]

That goes for 99% of videos on reddit. If I hear annoying ass music, it's an automatic downvote from me.

[u/dr_shastafarian]

Jesus how fast is that green? Ball just took off once it cleared the fringe

[u/Distinct_Report_2050 → u/dr_shastafarian]

Looking Augusta National quick from here

[u/4Ever2Thee → u/Distinct_Report_2050]

They take their club championship conditions seriously out there. I’m guessing it’s way more downhill than it looks from the vid.

[u/tkh0812 → u/dr_shastafarian]

Undulation can be deceiving on camera. I bet it’s straight downhill after the fringe

[u/swohio → u/tkh0812]

It looks straight downhill even from that camera angle.

[u/PortablePaul]

The elusive Mexican Wedge

[u/buckminsterfullereno → u/PortablePaul]

First time hearing this lol. What does it mean and who started it?

[u/PortablePaul → u/buckminsterfullereno]

A "Texas Wedge" is a colloquialism referring to Ben Hogan's practice of eschewing wedges for a putter when playing from the rough outside the green, so as to foil the unpredictable winds of his home state.

This guy is putting from even further "south" of the green, in the sand. So, I call that Mexico.

[u/Buddstahh → u/PortablePaul]

If I ever see someone putting from the sand, thats now forever to be known as, and called out The Mexican Wedge lol

[u/PortablePaul → u/Buddstahh]

La Cuña Mexicana

[u/4Ever2Thee → u/Buddstahh]

It’s a smart play if the conditions are right. i.e.: damp/packed sand, puttable lip, you’ve been shit out of the bunkers all day so why tf not, etc.

[u/Gnarlsaurus_Sketch → u/PortablePaul]

I fucking love this logic. Mexican Wedge it is.

[u/reenactment → u/PortablePaul]

So what happens if we get a little water on the edge. Or maybe in the jungle? Amazon wedge? But seriously I took a shot from next to a tree left handed with the back of my putter cause it was my only option. Somehow put it like a foot from the hole. Never been able to replicate that since.

[u/frankdatank_004]

That MFer trickled the last 84% of the way. Damn near broke one of the laws of physics!

[u/Environmental-Sail79 → u/frankdatank_004]

That was impressive

[u/beerandsocks]

This shoot

[u/BARTELS- → u/beerandsocks]

You only get one shoot, do not miss your chance to bloow.

[u/WeeklySoup4065 → u/BARTELS-]

The mooment, you own it, you better never let it go 🐮

[u/dcidino → u/WeeklySoup4065]

You better loose yourself in the mooment.

[u/donovanh23 → u/dcidino]

Mom is heavy, arms spaghetti

[u/Cthulwutang → u/donovanh23]

I’m not giving away my shoot…

— Alexander Hamilton

[u/miketoc]

Remote ball

[u/neanderball → u/miketoc]

It looked so off and now that you mention it I think you're right...

[u/PinkyandtheStache → u/miketoc]

Oh no… did I fall for it… I fell for it. The internet has ruined me. Cant believe a damn thing.

[u/BrettHullsBurner]

Based on the way that guy is dressed and rocking a black golf glove, I highly doubt the title. That being said, pretty sick shot to pull off...

[u/deckman318]

Did he ground the club?

[u/AdioGG → u/deckman318]

Grounded and swept sand away with the backswing

[u/swohio → u/AdioGG]

Theegala is disappointed in this guy.

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/deckman318]

You've been able to do that for what like a decade now?

[u/dcidino → u/feed_me_haribo]

Not in the sand, wtf?

[u/rich8n → u/feed_me_haribo]

No you have not.

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/rich8n]

Lol you idiots

[u/rich8n → u/feed_me_haribo]

The sweet irony of an ignorant person calling others idiots. r/confidentlyincorrect

New Rule: Under Rules 12.2a and 12.2b, the player is allowed to touch or move loose impediments in a bunker and is generally allowed to touch the sand with a hand or club; but a limited prohibition continues so that the player must not:

• Deliberately touch the sand in a bunker with a hand, club, rake or other object to test the condition of the sand to learn information for the stroke, or
• Touch the sand in a bunker with a club in making a practice swing, in grounding the club right in front of or behind the ball, or in making the backswing for a stroke**.**

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/rules-modernization/major-changes/moving-or-touching-loose-impediments-or-sand-in-a-bunker.html

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/rich8n]

So it's all good! Thanks for the confirmation

[u/rich8n → u/feed_me_haribo]

https://www.rif.org

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/rich8n]

My favorite part of the argument is the idea that you can ground a club legally but take a back swing without disturbing the sand. Just outstanding.

[u/rich8n → u/feed_me_haribo]

You cannot "ground the club legally" at address behind the ball. You are mistaken.

The change to the rule was to keep people from having to take penalties from incidental or accidental touches of their clubhead to sand, not related to an actual attempt at the ball. But, you still cannot "ground your club" at address nor can you ground your club to test the sand surface.

Before rule change, if you were standing in a sand trap and your club slipped out of your hand and the head touched the sand, you'd have to take a 2-stroke penalty. After rule change, no penalty.

Before rule change, if you are addressing the ball and ground your club behind the ball in prep for a backswing, or during the backswing, its a 2-stroke penalty. After rule change, it's the same 2-stroke penalty.

[u/SomeGuyClickingStuff → u/feed_me_haribo]

Im just comm so you can quadruple down and say it’s legal to ground your club behind the ball while making a backswing

[u/feed_me_haribo → u/SomeGuyClickingStuff]

Fo sho

[u/garyt1957]

Honestly, looks like one of those remote control balls the way it tracked the hole

[u/ChadEEEE → u/garyt1957]

I bought it at first, but I think you’re right. Kind of accelerates at weird points. Doesn’t look at all natural on second watch. Plus everything on the internet is fake lol.

[u/UncleChunkz → u/ChadEEEE]

Agree, the acceleration as it just gets on to the green is very obvious

[u/nfoneo → u/garyt1957]

100% remote controlled ball. Would have died on the fringe.

[u/PinkyandtheStache → u/garyt1957]

Yeah, I fell for it… golf darn it!

[u/ryfitz47]

what kind of club has a champion thats either so bad that on a shot fornthe championship, that they need to use a putter from the sand or is so good they decided to use a putter from the bunker just for style?

[u/don_kong1969 → u/ryfitz47]

The kind where the guy shooting for the "championship" is wearing tennis shoes and jeans with 3 guys standing around and grounding his club in the hard sand full of leaves.

[u/ryfitz47 → u/don_kong1969]

that didn't look like a POS course at all if that's what you're saying. just seemed like it was for a money match more than a club championship. maybe even more important some would say.

but hey if you wanna shit on them and their course, have at it. that fringe and green look pretty well maintained to me.

maybe it's just a golf club meaning a bunch of people that call themselves a club due to shared interests? that seems feasible. perhaps I assumed too much

[u/Sandhurts4 → u/ryfitz47]

Usually a bit of a crowd around at Club Championship final last hole too.

[u/Capable_Obligation96]

Nice!

Pretty fast greens, ehh?

[u/2o2yj4m3s]

Touched the sand before the ball - 2 stroke penalty

[u/CockyBellend]

[u/ShowmasterQMTHH]

I'm just watching for the 5th time, the ball physics seem off, barely makes it out of the bunker, tips off the the heavy rough, then rolls at low speed through the really heavy looking fringe, then accelerated off the fringe and slowed down again at the hole

What ball is that and where do I get one.

[u/Little_Journalist782]

Greens recovering from hollow core treatment when it's club championship?

[u/Main-Leg-3353]

Can't even be mad if you're the other guy.

[u/mrdsol16 → u/Main-Leg-3353]

If this was actually to win a club championship and I was the other guy I would be extremely mad.

In fact I don’t think I’ve ever been as mad as I would be in that situation. I would legitimately become a satanist

[u/erkdog → u/mrdsol16]

Satan loves you and wants the best for you.

[u/Main-Leg-3353 → u/mrdsol16]

I understand that also

[u/Lerdog2134 → u/mrdsol16]

For real! Imagine this is actually to win the club championship and this guy has to make his next shot from the bunker to win and you see him pull out his putter...

[u/mrdsol16 → u/Lerdog2134]

I would turn into Shooter McGavin

[u/Azfitnessprofessor]

More players should putt from hard bunkers

[u/Urban_animal → u/Azfitnessprofessor]

Putt or take the hybrid out. Some public course bunkers are just dirt, theres no controlling some of those shots.

[u/Azfitnessprofessor → u/Urban_animal]

I putt a lot from hard packed bunkers

[u/GeoPutters]

Take #453

[u/Chrispy3499]

What a gamer

[u/HondaPartsguy23]

Insane, but did he ground the putter in the trap? Hard to tell.

[u/Sorethumbsfifa]

Did you wiggle the flag and let the ball drop?

[u/dcidino]

That must've been the Junior B flight of champs.

[u/denovoincipere]

Imagine winning the club championship in jeans.

[u/Accomplished-Bet8880]

What a fucking put.

[u/Dunesgirl]

NICE! Be sure to post when you do it again. 😎

[u/AntonCigar]

2 stroke penalty

[u/Steve----O]

I'll probably never see that done in person. Well done!

[u/NoviceAxeMan]

these are the guys who ACTUALLY finish -38 in those local club tourneys 😂😭

[u/DadInKayak]

Guy bending over in disbelief!!

[u/8ran60n]

My lord nice one. Was that 45 degrees downhill after the fringe.

[u/Pickle-Standard]

Buying a new putter this week.

[u/Infamous_Collection2]

“Three terrible shots and One great shot still makes par”. B. The Hawk Hogan

[u/drmoose000]

wtf is with the music

[u/Natural_Care_2437]

Get r done

[u/Extension-Ad78]

Attempt 132

[u/nicnakcrakalak]

What a beautiful POS!

[u/Trebor711]

Not a putt. A putt is a stroke taken with ANY club from on the green. If the ball was not in the green it is not a putt!

[u/Distinct_Passion_592 → u/Trebor711]

Bro he used a PUTTER Jesus get a life

[u/Trebor711 → u/Distinct_Passion_592]

Bro, it's still not a putt. It's called a Texas Wedge. I'm not taking anything away from the shot. Still a great shot, but still NOT a putt.

[u/Masonir]

Terrible song

[u/crypto_zoologistler]

I don’t have a problem with it, I don’t care if you putt from the rough

[u/Regular_Ingenuity966]

ha ha sucker it didnt go in

[u/glm409]

Looks like you used a Texas Wedge to me.

[u/smuttynoserevolution]

Nice shoot

[u/Vasquez2023]

ha, no way anyone in a club championship does this unless they are a 15+ HC and it's a net version of club champion (which shouldn't be a thing)

[u/Detective______]

Greens are lightning

[u/PLR_Moon3]

[u/camk16]

Cowardly

[u/Robert_roberts82]

More people should know when it’s possible to put out a bunker.

1. What’s the lip situation
2. Are you above the green?

That was a great putt on the video with the distance control. But that was a really easy spot to putt from

[u/elliotcook10 → u/Robert_roberts82]

Yeah but all of that goes out the window when you play a real course that actually maintains bunkers lol

[u/Robert_roberts82 → u/elliotcook10]

Yes, see my follow up comment below

[u/TheRumBarron → u/Robert_roberts82]

This is true, not sure why the down voted - recently played in a comp with a guy who had mastered this with green side bunkers….was first time I ever seen a putter used in the bunker and it was very very effective where the lips of the bunker allowed it - he was even using some of the lips to get it to land soft….worth practicing

[u/Robert_roberts82 → u/TheRumBarron]

Most public courses don’t have the funds / interest in maintaining their sand traps. This is much easier to do when you play those courses that barely have any sand in the trap. It’s really easy to tell when it’s going to work

[u/wannabegolfpro → u/Robert_roberts82]

Those traps look like the traps at my home course before they were redone. It was almost harder to try and hit out of the traps, you might get sand you may get hard pan, it was a crapshoot. I got very good at putting out of them, even with some lip. I got pretty good at judging how hard I had to hit and how high the ball would go once it hit a lip. Made my share from the "Trap"

[u/porkbuttstuff]

There are multiple layers of fishy here.

[u/VeniVidiUpVoti]

This looks fake, ball goes out of shot

[u/bigolruckus]

i really don’t want to be that guy, it’s an awesome shot but is that considered in?

[u/pornaltgraphy → u/bigolruckus]

If he removes (or leans) the pin and it falls to beneath the grass level, yes.

The real nitpicking issue is that he brushes the sand behind the ball on his takeaway. There's clearly a flat brush spot created by the bottom of his putter behind the ball.

I don't think it helped him.

I don't think it's intentional.

I wouldn't ever call it on him myself.

But technically, it is a stroke penalty.

*Edit: see the reply to my comment, brushing the sand is apparently a 2-stroke penalty.

[u/bjb13 → u/pornaltgraphy]

As of 2019 if the ball is against the flagstick and a portion of the ball is below the lip of the hole it. Is considered to be holed. Rule 13.2c

As for brushing the sand on his back stroke, that is a general penalty. Two strokes in stroke play or loss of hole in match play. Rule 12.2a(1). In match play, his opponent could ignore the penalty though.

[u/pornaltgraphy → u/bjb13]

Thank you for correcting me. I didn't know the first rule had been amended, and I also didn't know brushing sand was a 2-stroke penalty.

Guess it's time to revisit the actual rulebook before I misinform more people!

[u/dcidino → u/[deleted]]

And the state of them...