Hi Everyone, apologies for not posting for the last 4 days – I had some work related issues to deal with and we then took a short 2 day trip to Lakes Entrance in Victoria which was really nice.

I am back and am in the process of making up for the lack of posting – I shall do at least 4 posts today so keep your eyes peeled 🙂

Today’s article (as attached below) is in relation to playing bunker shots from wet or hand sand and is taken from the February 1998 issue of Australian Golf Digest and written by Tom Watson.

Tom writes that it is too easy to blade the ball over the green in wet or firm sand – I can attest to this during my early golfing days. If you can’t work your feet into the sand, you know that it is extra firm. The way Tom at the time of writing would deal with this is as follows:

1. Play the ball more in the middle of your stance (it is usually forward of centre),
2. Square up the blade (it is usually open),
3. Hit closer to the ball with more of a V-shaped swing path, and
4. Have a shorter, deeper divot (usually it is a long shallow divot).

If the ball is sitting up on the sand and not plugged into it, and there is not much of a lip on the bunker, you can even chip or putt the ball. The key is to make a short, firm stroke and hit the ball cleanly.

Happy golfing!