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On Open Championship links like Royal St. George’s, players are often faced with multiple options around the greens. But some choices can be smarter than others. In this interactive, select a location around the green, and then pick the shot you believe is best for the situation. If you don’t like your first choice, you can try another.
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Select Your SHOT
Lofted pitch
High-lofted wedge shot
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Lofted pitch
Medium-height pitch
Bump-and-run
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Bump-and-run
Lofted Pitch
Bump-and-run
High-lofted wedge shot
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When playing up to the green through the fringe, the choice is between a high shot and a running shot. The high one eliminates unpredictable bounces on the collar but requires a lofted club and a longer swing. The low shot is safer but tougher to get the distance right.
Bump-and-run
Lofted Pitch
Bump-and-run
Bump-and-run
Lofted Pitch
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Lofted Pitch
High-lofted wedge shot
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Lofted pitch
Running chip
Putt
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Running Pitch
High-lofted wedge shot
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Putt
To navigate an upslope and stop the ball quickly, consider three options: Pitch, chip and putt. Pitching onto the green takes the slope completely out of play; chipping requires a favorable first bounce to control run-out; putting is the simplest shot and minimizes the disaster factor.
Putt
Running Chip
Lofted Pitch
Putt
Lofted Pitch
Running Chip
Putt
Lofted Pitch
Running Chip
Select Your SHOT
Putt
Lofted pitch
To navigate an upslope and stop the ball quickly, consider three options: Pitch, chip and putt. Pitching onto the green takes the slope completely out of play; chipping requires a favorable first bounce to control run-out; putting is the simplest shot and minimizes the disaster factor.
Lofted pitch
Running Chip
Lofted Pitch
Putt
RUnning Chip
Putt
Running chip
Running Chip
Lofted Pitch
Putt
Running Chip
Lofted Pitch
Putt
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Lofted Pitch
Lofted pitch
Running chip
Putt
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Running Chip
High-lofted wedge shot
Putt
From light rough with the hole cut close, putting is the best way to get the ball rolling right away on the green; chipping provides more power to get through the fringe; lofting the ball eliminates the grass before the green but makes it tougher to stop the ball near the hole.
Putt
Lofted Pitch
Running Chip
Putt
Lofted Pitch
Running Chip
Putt
Lofted Pitch
Running Chip
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Putt
Lofted pitch
RUnning Chip
From light rough with the hole cut close, putting is the best way to get the ball rolling right away on the green; chipping provides more power to get through the fringe; lofting the ball eliminates the grass before the green but makes it tougher to stop the ball near the hole.
Lofted pitch
Running Chip
Lofted Pitch
Putt
Running chip
Running Chip
Lofted Pitch
Putt
Putt
Running Chip
Lofted Pitch
Putt
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Finesse Chip
Finesse chip
Putt
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Putt
With the green running away and breaking hard, the challenge is getting the ball started on line and hitting it easy enough so it doesn’t run past the hole. A chip here requires a soft bump of just a few feet, and a putt has to get through the rough with predictable speed.
Putt
Finesse Chip
Putt
Finesse Chip
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Putt
Finesse chip
With the green running away and breaking hard, the challenge is getting the ball started on line and hitting it easy enough so it doesn’t run past the hole. A chip here requires a soft bump of just a few feet, and a putt has to get through the rough with predictable speed.
Finesse Chip
Putt
Finesse Chip
Putt
Putt
Finesse Chip
Select Your SHOT
Flop Shot
High-lofted wedge shot
Flop shot
Lofted pitch
Bump-and-run
SELECT LOCATION
Lofted Pitch
High-lofted wedge shot
Bump-and-Run
With a stretch of rough to cover and not much green to work with, the instinct is to fly the ball most of the way, but that requires the riskiest swing. Hitting a low pitch just onto the green or even bouncing it through the rough is a simpler swing, but the landing spot has to be precise.
Bump-And-Run
Flop Shot
Lofted Pitch
Bump-And-Run
Flop Shot
Lofted Pitch
Bump-And-Run
Flop Shot
Lofted Pitch
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Bump-And-Run
Flop Shot
Lofted Pitch
With a stretch of rough to cover and not much green to work with, the instinct is to fly the ball most of the way, but that requires the riskiest swing. Hitting a low pitch just onto the green or even bouncing it through the rough is a simpler swing, but the landing spot has to be precise.
Flop Shot
Lofted Pitch
Flop shot
Bump-And-Run
Lofted Pitch
Bump-And-Run
Lofted Pitch
Flop shot
Bump-And-Run
Lofted Pitch
Flop shot
Bump-And-Run