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Originally Posted by bdbl As a matter of interest did you get up and down from the bunker? I ask because a) I'm not a good bunker player and (b) If I played the lie you described the ball could well go anywhere with the sand the least worst result.
Therefore I'd have been tempted to take my medicine, declare the ball unplayable and take it back enough to give myself a manageable little pitch / lofted chip.
That way I trade a one shot penalty to avoid something potentially worse. |
Brilliant solution!
Another option (depending on the condition of the sand - firm is best) is to putt your ball hard through the bunker. If the sand is firm, the ball will roll along on top, popping out the other side. I've done this in a bunker that didn't have a much of a lip on the green side.
Yet another option is to take your most lofted club, and play it like a short pitch, making sure you swing down the slope. The ball will come out hot and low, so if you clear the other bunker lip, it's going to run.
Another option would have been to chip or pitch out sideways towards the green, leaving yourself a lengthy putt (as it seemed no matter what you did, it was going to result in a longer putt).
What did you end up doing?