| So you just laid out what seemed like a beautiful | | | | Of course, if the wall of the bunker is a high wall |
| drive, and it winds up in a fairway bunker. A | | | | then you will need to be realistic and just punch |
| fairway bunker can be a real frustrating place to | | | | out of the trap. But if your ball is sitting up in a |
| be, but if you know how to handle them then | | | | fairway bunker, then fire away. |
| you can find ways out and still salvage your | | | | If your ball is buried then you may need to be |
| score. | | | | realistic and just punch it out to the fairway, and |
| The first thing to do is check out the lie you have | | | | then approach the green from there. If it is really |
| in the sand. If your ball is sitting up on a nice little | | | | buried then take a sand wedge and play the shot |
| sand dune, then you can pretty much use any | | | | as though you were playing a bunker next to the |
| club you want to get the ball wherever you want | | | | green. |
| it to go. If you are aiming for a green then you | | | | A middle or long iron will not have the control you |
| should be able to get under the ball and get it to | | | | need out of the bunker if the ball is buried, so |
| stick when it hits the green. | | | | your safest choice is to hit a standard sand |
| If you are on a par five, then you should not | | | | wedge shot to the fairway. |
| abandon your hopes of reaching the green it two. | | | | |