STRESS TEST

The Distance Wedge Scoring Zone Test

Better wedge play helps prevent big numbers and gives you more scoring chances. How's your skill from 60 yards?

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  • Setting: A golf hole or practice green where you can hit 60-yard shots.
  • Materials: A wedge, four tees and 10 balls.
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  • Pace off five yards from the hole.
  • Place a tee.
  • Repeat on each side of the hole (four tees total).
  • This test is best from the fairway but can be done from the rough.
  • Try to hit it as close to the hole as possible.
  • Shots that finish inside the tees earn one point.
  • Beginner/high-handicap: 0-1 point
  • Mid-handicap: 1-2 points
  • Single-digit handicap: 3-4 balls
  • Scratch: 4-6 balls
  • Pro: 7 or more