How to play a 3 wood from the edge of the green to save you strokes!

How to play a 3 wood from the edge of the green to save you strokes!

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When your ball finishes up against the collar between the first cut and the putting surface, it is difficult to get a putter face cleanly on the ball.  Mike Gilmore, head golf professional at Winged Foot Golf Club, via  Fox5NY‘s “Tips from the Pro’s,” explains how using a 3 wood from the edge of the green will make this shot a whole lot easier.  Try it out!

Winged Foot Gold Club head pro Mike Gilmore shows you how to hit a shot when your ball is on the collar up against the rough. First, take your fairway wood. Winged Foot, in Mamaroneck, N.Y., is the home of the 2020 U.S. Open.