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chambers bay 4th hole

• Joshnosh 548 Posts

  Thu, Feb 9 2017 12:19 PM

  what a good way to play this any tips ?

• mkg335 5,491 Posts

  Thu, Feb 9 2017 1:04 PM

  Easy to under-club the second shot, so mind your distance.  Best approach is a few yards left of the pin with plenty of backspin.  Hit properly, it'll roll up the bank and filter back down toward the pin.  Take care not to leave it above the hole because the putt or pitch back is treacherous.

  For example, if I'm in the fairway about 205 yds out, will probably hit full power 3-iron (225 yds) with full backspin and try to land a bit left of the pin.  Calculations vary according to wind velocity and direction, of course.

• dchallenger 545 Posts

  Thu, Feb 9 2017 4:23 PM

  try not to hit the ball so much.

• Robert1893 7,722 Posts

  Thu, Feb 9 2017 4:46 PM

  mkg335:

  Easy to under-club the second shot, so mind your distance.  Best approach is a few yards left of the pin with plenty of backspin.  Hit properly, it'll roll up the bank and filter back down toward the pin.  Take care not to leave it above the hole because the putt or pitch back is treacherous.

  For example, if I'm in the fairway about 205 yds out, will probably hit full power 3-iron (225 yds) with full backspin and try to land a bit left of the pin.  Calculations vary according to wind velocity and direction, of course.

  +1

  Also, the thing to remember is that if you end up short in the bunker, that's not a difficult bunker shot. A flop shot from above the hole with full backspin usually works out fine. 

• BMX123 631 Posts

  Thu, Feb 9 2017 5:19 PM

  x

   

• turfsand 1,773 Posts

  Fri, Feb 10 2017 5:02 AM

  http://www.wgt.com/replay.aspx?ID=bb754c4d-20e8-432f-8af9-a6f4017bf3f0

  pretty sure this was a full 4 iron using full backspin...

• Robert1893 7,722 Posts

  Fri, Feb 10 2017 6:52 AM

  turfsand:

  http://www.wgt.com/replay.aspx?ID=bb754c4d-20e8-432f-8af9-a6f4017bf3f0

  pretty sure this was a full 4 iron using full backspin.

  Last night, I had a very similar shot, with a 3-iron, full backspin. Unfortunately, mine stopped just above the hole by 1 foot. Still, mine was a nice tap-in eagle. :-) 

  By the way, great shot! 

• mkg335 5,491 Posts

  Fri, Feb 10 2017 7:18 AM

  Here's a lucky 3-iron at CB #4...

  Double Eagle 198 yd 3-iron, almost full backspin, slightly less than full power

• mkg335 5,491 Posts

  Fri, Feb 10 2017 7:31 AM

  turfsand:

  http://www.wgt.com/replay.aspx?ID=bb754c4d-20e8-432f-8af9-a6f4017bf3f0

  pretty sure this was a full 4 iron using full backspin...

  Yep, that's the sweet spot, very nice!

  To the OP...notice the distance (193 yds) and the 10-12 mph tailwind, thus 4-iron was the perfect club.  You just have to make sure you've got enough club to clear the hazard.

  My shot from similar distance required more club because of the 9-11 mph sidewind...4-iron wouldn't have reached the green.  As I recall, I aimed at the flag and the wind dropped the ball right where it needed to land.

   

• phred952 2,714 Posts

  Fri, Feb 10 2017 9:50 AM

  To turfsand and mkg335,

  Excellent shots both of you.  And each was a few feet away fro staying up on that dreaded ridge.  A well executed example of risk/reward play.

  phred952