What Is Sand Save Percentage?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Short game
Sand Save Percentage
How it works
Every approach or recovery shot landing in a greenside bunker is an eligible attempt; finishing the hole in par or better counts as a successful sand save. Successes are divided by total greenside bunker attempts, excluding fairway bunker shots hit on the approach itself.
What's a good Sand Save Percentage?
PGA Tour players save par from bunkers around 50-55 percent of the time. Amateurs are typically well below 30 percent, often because inconsistent contact leaves the ball short of the green or across it, turning one bunker shot into two.
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