Managing your game to avoid greenside bunkers is the best strategy for most mid and high handicappers, laying up if required.
The average number of strokes to get down from a greenside bunker is between 3.2 and 3.5.
A 14 hdcp will miss the green from the bunker 30% of the time and leave it in the bunker 10% of the time. On average we will put it 20 feet from the hole. Its about the same as a 100 yard pitch shot.
BrianL99's results are exceptional. A 40% up-and-down rate is more typical of a scratch player than a single digit handicap. So he is an excellent bunker player and this advice does not apply to him.
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