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Sand

June 3rd, 2026

Rules Review: 5 bunker rules every golfer should know

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May 3rd, 2025

Ask A Super: Pro golfers do this every time they leave a bunker, but do you really need to?

From an agronomic perspective, does it really matter if we keep bunker sand off the greens?

September 12th, 2024

Rules Review: Is it a penalty to brush sand that’s on your line near the green?

Sand is not considered a loose impediment unless it’s on the green.

September 7th, 2024

In the sand, getting out is No.1, then comes controlling distance. Here’s how

Regulating distance from greenside sand is primarily about the through-swing.

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August 5th, 2023

Watch Hideki Matsuyama get absolutely BRUTALISED by Wyndham Championship bunker

It’s beach season in the US. All across America, people are shoving their toes in the sand, ready to forget their troubles for a few sunny hours of rest and relaxation. Well, except for Hideki Matsuyama.

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March 30th, 2023

The clever practice hack Seve Ballesteros used to prepare for the Masters

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February 3rd, 2023

We’re not quite sure how Scott Hend pulled off this spectacular sand shot

Even if Hend misses the cut this week, he could probably make a killing teaching others how to escape the sand like that.

June 19th, 2021

US Open 2021: Viktor Hovland withdraws due to sand in his eye

The USGA announced that Hovland had pulled out due to an eye injury. However the NBC broadcast conveyed that the injury was due to sand in Hovland’s left eye.

March 30th, 2020

Did you know: Gene Sarazen designed the modern sand wedge with an assist from billionaire Howard Hughes

Long before the Alien or C3i sand wedges were hawked on infomercials, promising an automatic out from the bunker, Gene Sarazen was on the case, seeking a better method of escape from such hazards.

Butch Harmon: Sand Play

January 24th, 2020

Butch Harmon: Simplify The Sand

Beat sand stress by getting a few basic things right.

INCREDIBLE: Fifth-oldest golf course in the world buried in sand after Scottish storm

SERGIO: SAND AND DELIVER

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Paula Creamer: Sand Smarts

Golfer's shadow in bunker

The Bunker Slide Rule

Leaderboard

TOUR Championship - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
1Scottie Scheffler-16F4
2Viktor Hovland-13F4
3Ryan Gerard-12F4
T4Ludvig Åberg-11F4
T4Jacob Bridgeman-11F4
T4Alex Fitzpatrick-11F4
T4Chris Gotterup-11F4
T4Russell Henley-11F4
T4Min Woo Lee-11F4
T4Rory McIlroy-11F4
T11Tommy Fleetwood-10F4
T11Adam Scott-10F4
T11Cam Young-10F4
T14S.W. Kim-9F4
T14Tom Kim-9F4
T14Collin Morikawa-9F4
T14Xander Schauffele-9F4
T18Akshay Bhatia-7F4
T18Sam Burns-7F4
T18Justin Rose-7F4
T21Patrick Cantlay-5F4
T21Wyndham Clark-5F4
T21Matt Fitzpatrick-5F4
T21Hideki Matsuyama-5F4
25Kristoffer Reitan-3F4
26Ryan Fox-2F4
27Alex Smalley-1F4
28Robert MacIntyreEF4
29Gary Woodland+2F4
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