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It can be disheartening to hit your ball into a bunker from the middle of the fairway and an even bigger shock when you arrive and find the ball against the front face of the trap.
The variety of lofted wedges on the market can be a big help to get the ball up and out, but with the correct technique even a normal sand wedge should be sufficient to escape this tricky situation.
It is common to see a golfer either try to lift the ball high over the lip or panic when coming into impact, resulting in the weight moving to the back foot and contacting the ball clean only for the ball to rocket into the face of the bunker.
In the practice bunker, try placing a towel under your back foot – this really helps to keep the weight on the forward foot through the backswing. As you swing down through impact move off the towel, which makes it easier to get the club into the sand allowing the natural loft on the club to get the ball up and out.
If you would like to book a golf lesson with a Royal Golf Club PGA teaching professional, call 17750777.
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The Royal Golf Club’s 2016 Ladies Captain Karin Lutz has invited golfers to sign up for the second annual Ladies Captain Charity Golf Tournament in support of The Palm Association.
The 18-hole event will tee off at the club at 12.30pm this coming Saturday, and will be played in the fun Texas Scramble format. The afternoon’s golf will be rounded off by a barbecue with live entertainment, a raffle and an auction boasting a number of items including golf packages from other Troon-managed golf properties, dinners and brunches in some of Bahrain’s top hotels and the opportunity to enjoy a dinner-for-two cooked in your own home by the club’s Executive Chef Paul Gindra.
Entry into the tournament costs BD25 for members and BD35 for non-members. Those wishing to attend the evening event only have to pay BD20 per person.
The Palm Association is a Bahrain-based charity run by women and providing assistance such as food parcels, educational sponsorship and home improvements for Bahraini women and children.
Anyone wishing to support the event, either by participating in the tournament, attending the evening BBQ or by sponsoring a prize or golf hole should contact karinlutz_bahrain@web.de.
Have a golf lesson every day for a month and see your game improve. The Royal Golf Club’s ‘Summer Lesson Package’ is available for purchase now and offers one month of unrestricted 50-minute golf lessons with a PGA Pro. Just choose your month - June, July or August. The package costs BD179 for members and BD199 for non-members. For more details, call 17750777 ext. 302.
Take advantage of the Royal Golf Club’s Summer Six Pack deal, available for purchase now for use in June, July and August. Receive six rounds of championship golf, six Titleist Pro V1 golf balls and six house beverages, all for BD199. The rounds of golf may be played any time from Sunday to Thursday or after noon on weekends and public holidays, subject to tee-time availability.
For more details, call 17750777
