Any shot, normally not when teeing off, aimed to land on the green, hit for accuracy more than power.(noun)
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Use "approach shot" in a sentence
"My nice drive had left me with an approach shot from a sidehill lie, and swinging with the ball well below my feet, I pushed a gap wedge into the greenside rough, just short."