But I'll never forget that shot. Interestingly, Tom clearly remembers it as well. He referred to it
in a tip he did with Nick Seitz in the September 2008 issue of Golf
Digest. Check out the tip below, play some great golf this weekend and
remember to follow me on Twitter @RogerSchiffman.
Roger Schiffman
Managing Editor
Golf Digest
In a deep greenside bunker like the one I'm
trying to escape from here, I take a weak
grip and open the clubface even more than 45 degrees. Then I hinge my
wrists early and swing the club up outside my normal arc--much like Fred
Couples does on his typical swing. I keep the clubface open through
impact by holding on firmly with the last three fingers of my left hand.
The bunker in the photo here is on the 200-yard, uphill 17th hole at The Conservatory in Palm Coast, Fla., a course I designed. This British-style pot bunker protects the front-left of the green. You can play to the right side safely, but you'll leave yourself a long putt on most days.
I once faced a tough, deep-bunker shot on another 17th hole, at Oakmont during the 1983 U.S. Open. I made the kind of vertical swing described above, sliced under the ball, and it came out high and rolled to about five feet. I lipped out the putt but remember that shot as one of my best.
(Photo: Dom Furore)
Roger Schiffman
Managing Editor
Golf Digest
In a deep greenside bunker like the one I'm
trying to escape from here, I take a weak
grip and open the clubface even more than 45 degrees. Then I hinge my
wrists early and swing the club up outside my normal arc--much like Fred
Couples does on his typical swing. I keep the clubface open through
impact by holding on firmly with the last three fingers of my left hand.
The bunker in the photo here is on the 200-yard, uphill 17th hole at The Conservatory in Palm Coast, Fla., a course I designed. This British-style pot bunker protects the front-left of the green. You can play to the right side safely, but you'll leave yourself a long putt on most days.
I once faced a tough, deep-bunker shot on another 17th hole, at Oakmont during the 1983 U.S. Open. I made the kind of vertical swing described above, sliced under the ball, and it came out high and rolled to about five feet. I lipped out the putt but remember that shot as one of my best.
(Photo: Dom Furore)
