Sand Saves - Your Game

Scrap Iron · Sep 1, 2015

PhillyV said:
In my book it's out of any sand and making par

Stats wise yes a a par is needed but if you 1 putt out of a bunker your ahead of the game

Annhl8rX · Sep 2, 2015

PhillyV said:
In my book it's out of any sand and making par

Heck...I consider getting out of the sand and onto the green in one swing a sand save. Asking for anything more is just greedy.

Hamfist · Sep 2, 2015

T2GRN18 said:
You and me both. It's hard to get consistent when the sand is in the condition it's in around here.

Seems like a lot of bunkers I play out of are more aggregate than sand.

Lefty78 · Sep 2, 2015

Odd day yesterday for me. Two greenside bunkers, on par 4, #3, a triple bogie, long shot from the back edge of the bunker, I caught it clean and hit it way over the green where it got really ugly. On par 5, #13, in a deep bunker, good lie, middle of the bunker, pin high, I got up and down for birdie. Stats say 50% sand saves but score shows two lost shots. So sand saves are not really meaningful but "shots lost in bunkers" gives a more complete picture. I don't know if there exists such a stat, if not there should be.