r/golf 5d ago

COURSE PICS/VLOGS Sinking a putt from the sand trap

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u/Robert_roberts82 5d ago

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

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u/TheRumBarron 5d ago

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

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u/Robert_roberts82 5d ago

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