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pitch shot

American  

noun

Golf.
  1. a shot in which the ball is hit high into the air and with backspin to ensure little roll upon landing, used in approaching the green.


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Schenk drove into the rough behind the hole, though had an impressive pitch shot.

From Washington Times • May 28, 2023

His pitch shot from the penalty area sailed over the green.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2022

August 2019: Two days after going viral for taking three minutes to hit a 70-yard pitch shot, DeChambeau and Koepka spoke 'face-to-face' and the former said their simmering row had "got blown out of proportion".

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2021

Her pitch shot up the hill left her about 16 feet for birdie and that failed to drop.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021

It occurred to him as he sat in the haggard under the riding moon, not a pitch shot from the house where his wife was being waked, that nothing was disturbed because she was dead.

From The Wind Bloweth by Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald

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