What Does Sand Save Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Around the green
Golf term
Sand save
Sand save in practice
Tour pros convert sand saves at roughly 50 percent, which shows just how difficult precise bunker play is even at the highest level. Improving your sand save percentage usually comes down to consistent entry point and speed control out of the greenside bunker, not raw power.
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