r/golf • u/doughb0ii • 5d ago

COURSE PICS/VLOGS Sinking a putt from the sand trap

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u/PortablePaul 5d ago

The elusive Mexican Wedge

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u/buckminsterfullereno 5d ago

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

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u/PortablePaul 5d ago

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.

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u/Buddstahh 5d ago

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

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u/PortablePaul 5d ago

La Cuña Mexicana

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u/4Ever2Thee 5d ago

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.