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Having local fan favourite Tom Watson as Ryder Cup skipper at Gleneagles in September will take a lot of pressure off Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and the rest of the United States team, according to vice-captain Andy North.
A buried lie in the bunker is a shot that instils fear into many golfers. Yet, with a few minor adjustments to the setup and swing, it is a shot that can be mastered by anyone!
* Take a solid stance in the sand with 70 per cent of your weight favouring your forward foot.
* The ball position should be approximately in the centre of the stance to ensure a steeper angle of attack.
* Keep the clubface square on to the target, so that the leading edge can ‘dig’ the ball out (different to a regular bunker shot where we open the club to allow the club to ‘bounce’ through the sand).
* In the backswing allow the wrists to break, picking the club up quickly.
* The downswing should be positive, aiming to drive the club head into the sand an inch behind the ball allowing it to ‘pop’ out.
Nils Berge and Anders Sandstrom won first place in the second match of the new BMMI Monday Madness Night Golf Series at the Royal Golf Club with a nett score of 32.5, putting them in second place in the overall order of merit.
