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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

Norway's Viktor Hovland sends his pitch shot from the rough straight into the hole for an eagle two on the 15th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2022

But he duffed the first pitch shot and made bogey.

From Seattle Times Jun. 17, 2022

With her third, however, Kim recovered with a pitch shot that left her with a tap-in,

From Seattle Times Apr. 16, 2022

I played my pitch shot, with plenty of back-spin on it, and stopped ten or twelve feet short of the hole.

From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van

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