If you have issues playing out of the sand, you’ve probably done what Xander Schauffele did twice on Saturday during the third round of the 2023 U.S. Open.
Standing in a fairway bunker on the first hole, Schauffele had no chance of getting to the green for his second shot, so he took out a wedge and attempted to hit over the lip of the bunker and into the fairway.
Thump.
His ball drilled the lip, went backward and landed behind him in the bunker. Oh, well. Shake it off and try again.
Thump.
It took Schauffele not one, not two, but three shots to get out of the fairway bunker. From there, he was able to get up and down for a great bogey save, but it wasn’t a good way to begin his third round when he started only two shots off the lead.
A tough start for Xander at No. 1. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/miLfNPydiQ
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 17, 2023