
Playing from rough
A Practical Guide to Playing From Rough
A practical guide to rough play: read the situation, choose the percentage shot, and keep the next play simple.
Rough changes everything: spin, launch, distance, and the size of the mistake you can afford. Learn when to advance it, when to lay up, and how to make committed swings from grass that wants to grab the clubface. The smarter play is often the one that keeps your next shot simple.

Playing from rough
A practical guide to rough play: read the situation, choose the percentage shot, and keep the next play simple.

Playing from rough
Higher-handicap golfers can save strokes in rough play by choosing the boring success more often.

Playing from rough
Competitive golfers can use rough play to apply pressure without letting ambition outrun the lie.

Playing from rough
The common rough play errors that turn one awkward position into a hole you have to explain later.

Playing from rough
Build a pre-round plan for rough play so the hard choice does not arrive as a surprise.

Playing from rough
Real-world rough play examples show how better choices turn awkward lies into manageable scores.