Soft Ground - Tips | Golf Monthly

if the ground is very wet & your chipping & pitching around the green don't just reach for the club you'd normally use.
when real wet you're better off taking the wedge you have with the most bounce- usually that will be your sand wedge (fattest sole) as that will give you more chance of taking the ball & not digging the leading edge of a pitching wedge or lob wedge deep in the wet ground - normally unless spec-ed specifically these 2 will have less bounce.

with these shots then with the ground condition real wet, the highest route, so shots that are mostly carry to the hole are the best option. not good conditions for lower traj shots with run.

tee shots off a tee, make sure the face of the club is dry as well as the ball. wet kills spin, in the wet conditions you want height so the ball carries in the air the furthest possible to maximize distance as you'll get no roll. so you'll need some spin on the ball to get the height.

shot from the fairway, club up a club more but just grip down the handle a fraction. you want control good smooth swing important from the top the weight is on the lead leg so you get ball first, ground second, hit it anyways fat & your toast.

if you naturally have a tendency to hit a lot of fat shots you might even need to put the ball back a tad to help eliminate the fats. but only one ball max & double check it hasn't affected you aim, body alignment - particularly the shoulders if you do move the ball back.

shots from heavy rough going to be even more troublesome, so probably need 2 clubs more if real wet, to get the distance - but only if that is sensible - first thing you have to know you have enough loft to get out - often just take the medicine use the sand wedge & get back on the short stuff & then re-group from there, so you don't turn a bogey or double, into a triple or quad over.

plastic bag with some clean dry towels in the bag.

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