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approach shot

NOUN
  1. a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
    he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green

How To Use approach shot In A Sentence

  • Her rally faltered momentarily when she bunkered her second to lose the 12th to go two down again, but promptly birdied the long fifth with two big hits on to the green and the 14th after an approach shot to within seven feet of the flag.
  • He planted an awesome approach shot on the green from the edge of a water hazard.
  • But heading down the 18th, back in the lead he enjoyed at the start of play, he nearly combusted but managed to rescue a bogey after a less than perfect approach shot, over-long chip and over-hit putt.
  • My nice drive had left me with an approach shot from a sidehill lie, and swinging with the ball well below my feet, I pushed a gap wedge into the greenside rough, just short. The Italian Summer
  • But he "fatted" his 5-iron approach shot, in his words, and failed to reach the green with his third shot out of tall weeds left of the fairway. SFGate: Top News Stories
  • His birdie on the hardest hole on the course was just reward for his superb approach shot.
  • His approach shot finished 20 yards short of the green and another bogey ensued. Times, Sunday Times
  • Barely getting to a strong approach shot, Serena lofted a backhand topspin lob that floated over the 2000 French Open winner and landed on a corner. USATODAY.com - American feel to French semifinals
  • His approach shot finished 20 yards short of the green and another bogey ensued. Times, Sunday Times
  • He would fade his driver and then curve his approach shot either way.
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