He knew he had no chance of getting up and down in 2, and would have a better chance of getting up and down in 3 if his next shot was from a good lie in the bunker. The shot he played guaranteed that! The commentators should’ve been complimentary for his brilliant course management, instead of implying he was an idiot!
Sacrificed one shot to increase his chances of getting up and down in the next two. The alternative is having to take a big hack that could end up out of bounds and lead to a much bigger score.
To the people saying he was just trying to get a better lie, I’m pretty sure he was still trying to get it out of the bunker just the way he approached it his worst miss was staying in the bunker. You are right that the alternative worst miss would be OB if he went for it normally tho
When a commentator says "I have no clue what he was trying to do there" then that is a clue to switch to another game where the commentators do have a clue.
This made zero sense…. he could have atleast tried to get it out onto the green, and worse case scenario hes still in the bunker and has a better lie lmao, this was a brainless play
yep I am an amateur I know what he was doing close the face soft hands and club rotates and slides under and pops ball up – need a new commenatator if you dont know this my son
While the camera is showing what WE are seeing (obviously) the announcers are speaking to an event happening on a different hole where a spectator has mounted his wife/girlfriend just yards from the green.
If you listen to the announcers again with this understanding it will all make sense.
Given a buried lie like that…you can turn the club face to the left so the toe is aimed at the flag. Then you just swing and plop it right behind the ball…the trick is to hold the club so lightly it almost flies out of your hands. The club head will fly open and the ball will pop out and flutter on the green easy peasy
I notice this a lot now in the pga these announcers try to question these successful professionals shot choices like bro that’s why he’s in the tournament hitting the golf shot and you’re announcing 😂 clowns
Think he was trying to top spin and ramp it up bunker face. Basically impossible from a plug in soft sand, Creative idea though. Wasn’t that far of a carry, I think a chunk/muscle PW was the move.
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That worked out perfectly, but he could have knocked it further in.
Over the green was dead so he took his medicine commentators don't have a clue
He knew he had no chance of getting up and down in 2, and would have a better chance of getting up and down in 3 if his next shot was from a good lie in the bunker. The shot he played guaranteed that! The commentators should’ve been complimentary for his brilliant course management, instead of implying he was an idiot!
Couldn’t he have deemed it unplayable?
smart play. You have no idea where that plugged ball is going with a full swing.
Commentators annoy me. Had it been successful they would have praised him. And said idk why golfers don’t do that more often.
Supposed to close face down if the ball is plugged he just didnt pull it off
Horrible lie so he tried to basically putt it out of there. Should have just used a putter.
almost genius levels and yes…that was the time and the place
This was a deliberate Adolf Hitler. Two shots in a bunker.
I bet he was trying to roll the ball onto the green. Packed sand no lip
He was unplugging it.
Sacrificed one shot to increase his chances of getting up and down in the next two. The alternative is having to take a big hack that could end up out of bounds and lead to a much bigger score.
To the people saying he was just trying to get a better lie, I’m pretty sure he was still trying to get it out of the bunker just the way he approached it his worst miss was staying in the bunker. You are right that the alternative worst miss would be OB if he went for it normally tho
Sand is great for chicks in bikinis, not so much for dudes with golf clubs! 😂
When a commentator says "I have no clue what he was trying to do there" then that is a clue to switch to another game where the commentators do have a clue.
This made zero sense…. he could have atleast tried to get it out onto the green, and worse case scenario hes still in the bunker and has a better lie lmao, this was a brainless play
Although he miss hit the first ball , he knows what hes doing.
Like using a putter without using a putter it almost worked
Bad lie maybe
yep I am an amateur I know what he was doing close the face soft hands and club rotates and slides under and pops ball up – need a new commenatator if you dont know this my son
Did no one notice that he's using a left-handed club? Why would a right-handder even carry a lefty club in his bag?
Technical difficulties here.
While the camera is showing what WE are seeing (obviously) the announcers are speaking to an event happening on a different hole where a spectator has mounted his wife/girlfriend just yards from the green.
If you listen to the announcers again with this understanding it will all make sense.
You're welcome
Wow that is the worst vid all day waste of time
Nick Faldo showed how to play this shot with the blade turned in and a plugged ball, it does work.
Commentators clearly shoot in the 90s.
he was recovering a new position, have you guys never played golf before????
well, that was different .. not the way I would have done it, but interesting …
KEITH NEVER STOPS TO AMAZE ME!!
Assuming it worked better during practice
Given a buried lie like that…you can turn the club face to the left so the toe is aimed at the flag.
Then you just swing and plop it right behind the ball…the trick is to hold the club so lightly it almost flies out of your hands.
The club head will fly open and the ball will pop out and flutter on the green easy peasy
that how you hit a fried egg….
He was saving his wrists from a horrendous lie … are these announcers dull or what
Commentators definitely didnt see the fried egg
I would have played it the same way.
Km just tries to piss himself off
Thats snow ploughing
That approach is why there are commentators that wanted to play
He got his par and left.These guys don't even know what they're talking about.. or have never played Golf.Sometimes you just gotta take your medicine
I notice this a lot now in the pga these announcers try to question these successful professionals shot choices like bro that’s why he’s in the tournament hitting the golf shot and you’re announcing 😂 clowns
Fired egg like that calls for creativity.
I don't think a chunk and run will stop in this scenario, that was a smart move.
He knew he was gonna come back into the bunker. So he took his medicine and moved on. Well played.
Yep, there's a time and a place, and this was it.
Were the commentary team blind to the lie?
Think he was trying to top spin and ramp it up bunker face. Basically impossible from a plug in soft sand, Creative idea though. Wasn’t that far of a carry, I think a chunk/muscle PW was the move.
People in the comments are wrong. That’s a legit technique for a plugged lie. He just didn’t execute.
That actually will get a plugged ball out. Only problem is it comes out low as frick with zero spin