What is a Sandie in golf?

In professional golf, a "sandy" happens when a golfer gets up-and-down in two strokes from a greenside bunker. Sandies are tracked in a statistic called sand save percentage.
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What is a handy Sandy in golf?

Handy Sandy: May use while in a bunker by throwing ball out by hand without penalty. May be strategically used 1 time by purchasing player only. These may not be used on Hole in One or Closest to Pin Holes.
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What is considered a sand save?

A sand save in golf is defined as: “The percent of time it takes a player to get the ball 'up and down' from a greenside bunker, regardless of score”.
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What is a sandy birdie?

More often than not, a sand save or sandy is only when a player hits into a greenside bunker, though. Sometimes, players will use a slightly different term for a sand save or a sandy for birdie or eagle, saying it's a "sandy birdie" or a "sandy eagle," tacking on the score made to the word sandy.
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What is a double Sandy in golf?

This is a type of shot when a player approaches the target from fairway bunker into the greenside bunker then holing the ball in two shots from there. Golf.
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What is a polie golf?

Polies: any made putts longer than the pin (+) Hogan's: fairway and green in regulation and a par or better (+) Arnie's: any golfer who pars a hole without ever hitting the fairway (+)
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What is the junk in golf?

Golfers often play side matches while they are on the course. These can range from closest to the pin to who will make the most pars from troubled locations. When put together, and tracked by a point system, these multiple side bets are called Junk, or Garbage.
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What is up and down golf?

The term up and down in golf means to get up on the green and then getting the subsequent putt down into the hole from wherever the ball is currently lying on the course by taking only a single shot for each part of this equation.
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What is loft of a sandy Andy?

The GGA Original Sandy Andy wedge specifications: 56 degrees of loft.
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What is a sandy Andy wedge?

The very first Sandy Andy was a wedge manufactured by Ram Golf, that had a large, rounded bottom. This rounded bottom, which in fact was simply 20 degrees of bounce built into the bottom of the club, allowed Moe to swing out of bunkers “his way”.
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What is a turkey in golf?

Its origin is almost certainly American in nature. In ten-pin bowling, a trio of consecutive strikes is called a turkey, while six in a row is known as a wild, or golden, turkey. It wouldn't be the first time golf has borrowed from another sport to expand its lexicon.
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What is a snowman in golf?

In golf, a snowman is something you very much want to avoid. That's because "snowman" is a slang term golfers use for a score of eight on any individual hole. Use eight strokes to play a hole and, sorry bud, you just made a "snowman." A golf snowman won't melt anything but your scorecard.
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Does a gimme in golf count as a stroke?

In golf, a gimme is a shot that the other players agree can count automatically without being played. When a player has only a very short putt left to play, other players may grant a gimme (i.e., one stroke is counted), but the ball is not played.
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What is greenies and Sandies in golf?

Junk on the golf course

If you make par after hitting it into two bunkers, then you make a double sandy. If somehow you make par or better after hitting it in three bunkers, then that's a triple sandy. Greenies: This is only available typically on par 3s, though some choose to add in par 5s.
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What is a $5 Nassau?

A Nassau can involve either two players or two teams. It's also known as a 5-5-5 bet. It can be played in either stroke or match play. What a Nassau actually does is create three separate bets—one on the front nine, one on the back nine, and one overall. Replay.
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How do you play 666 golf?

field 666 tournament is being played where Four-Ball is played on the first 6 holes, alternate shot on the second stretch of 6 holes, and scramble on the final stretch of 6 holes. To take a close look at how the Course Handicaps are computed and applied, we suggest reviewing the Handicap Analysis.
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Who is the greatest ball striker of all time?

The three greatest golf ball strikers of all time
  1. Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy is one of the best when it comes to ball striking.
  2. Tiger Woods. ADVERTISEMENT. ...
  3. Lee Trevino. When it comes to golf ball striking, there is no competition for Lee Trevino.
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Why don t more golfers swing like Moe Norman?

Speed and distance play a much larger factor today than it did 60 years ago. The balls material and ability to spin has a major effect on spin where players can control the ball even from dense rough making fairways less of an advantage giving long crooked players a greater advantage over short and straight players.
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Who is considered the best ball striker in golf?

Moe Norman is regarded as the greatest ball-striker golf's ever seen. “Only two players have ever truly owned their swings – Moe Norman and Ben Hogan,” said Tiger Woods. “I'll tell you about a guy who can hit it better than anybody.
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How do you play Snake golf?

Playing Snake

The first golfer who 3-putts owns the Snake. He holds it until someone else 3-putts. Once a different golfer 3-putts, the Snake passes to that golfer. And this passing of the Snake continues every time someone else 3-putts.
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What is hammer golf?

The Rules of Hammer:

Each hole starts with an established bet (i.e., $1, $2, $5, etc.) • At any point, any player can “hammer” the other team, which doubles the bet on the hole. • The receiving team can accept the challenge and play the hole out for double, or forfeit the hole (and current bet) immediately.
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Do you use handicaps in Wolf?

Another golf betting tip for Wolf is to be aware of which player “strokes” on the hole when you are the Wolf. Because Wolf is played using full handicaps, partnering with a player who gets a stroke on a hole is an easy way to earn points.
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