The Bermuda 419 fairways and Bermuda TifDwarf greens are consistently maintained in excellent condition, and the course is over-seeded for optimal winter and early spring play.

The course length varies from a challenging 7,206 yards for the serious player, to 5,182 yards for casual play. The semi-private 18-hole championship course has 5 tee boxes per hole. Cedar Creek Golf Club has a “distinctively wooded feel” as it wanders throughout the topography of the region. If you have a deep lie that will create a 50% distance loss, use a lofted club, and hit ground first, the ball will not go far and requires a higher club speed.Gently rolling sand hills and pine forests provided the perfect canvas for renowned golf course architect Arthur Hills. Some lies in the rough may be even more than a 50% distance loss, others will be less. For example, I associate sand with a 50% carry distance loss. You should begin analyzing different lies in the rough and associate it with a percentage of carry distance loss. The final point to make is not every lie in the rough is the same. Trust the tall grass will slow down the club and be aggressive! This is a dangerous route and should be avoided. So then many players will keep the small motion and make the ball go further by making ball-first contact. Whether in deep rough or sand, if you do the smaller chipping motion the ball will simply go nowhere, especially if you properly hit ground first. Once you know that you can control the bottom of your swing and hit ground first every time, the fear of the bigger and faster swing should go away. If this is true for you, you just need to spend time practicing ground-first contact and build that trust. The fear of the aggressive swing comes from the worry of catching all ball and sending it flying over the green. But if you are in taller grass or sand then the swing changes to pitching or even flopping with a more aggressive nature and ground first.īoth from deep rough and sand, as long as you hit ground first and use the loft, the ball will not go far. Small and slow swings are great from lower grass in traditional chipping situations. I watch over and over small backswings and low speed swings in a situation that calls for larger and faster swings. What I see from my students both in deep rough and in bunkers is a fear of the aggressive swing. My primary club from these scenarios is a 60 degree.

Be sure to also use a lofted club, preferably 56 degrees or more. The same can be said when playing from deep rough, you need to swing aggressively, hit ground first and essentially dig the ball out of the lie.

When playing from a green-side bunker, you should swing aggressively and hit sand first. The next time you find yourself in deep rough around the green, don’t fear! Simply treat the situation like you are in a green-side bunker! A neutral (or even negative) handle position at set up will accentuate the amount of bounce on the club and promote this head sliding action. Really get the head of the club to feel like it passes the handle. Player should feel a hinge on the backswing and an unhinge on the downswing to promote the release of the backswing angle. this is similar to the feeling of a sand shot from a fluffy bunker. Player will feel the head of the club sliding past the handle as it enters the rough and slides through the grass getting the ball up and out. Nestled lies often allow the player to use the sole plate (bounce angle feature) of the wedge to move under the ball. If club hits ground first it will go lower and the face may travel under the ball causing a whiff! Ball first contact is key! Ball should roll up face and this will provide a less than flush feeling. Firm wrists and a chipping stroke often allow players to advance the perched lie with a descending blow. Perched lies are tricky because the wedge can go right under the golf ball if the player fails to recognize this unique lie. A bit of shaft lean at address helps sharpen the leading edge for digging purposes when returned properly at impact. Feel the handle hinging on the way back but unreleased as you get to the impact spot just short of the ball (hinge and hold or chunk and run kind of feeling). Similar to hitting an explosion shot from a hard packed bunker-use the leading edge to dig. It is important to get the club digging into the ground to best extract the golf ball from the buried lie. It also dictates the hand action needed to pull off the shot.īuried lies demand skillful use of the leading edge. The lie determines what part of the wedge is integral to use during impact.

Golf ball sitting down in bermuda rough