Watch: Make Clean Contact in a Fairway Bunker

The technique to play a fairway bunker shot is different from a greenside bunker. Here's how to pull it off.

Marisa Messana | May 2, 2023

This week the PGA Tour swings through Quail Hollow for the Wells Fargo Championship. Many players will find Quail's fairway bunkers this week, and golf pro Marisa Messana has a tip for how you can escape those sand traps cleanly when you find them in your own rounds.

Watch the tip above and look for more "Marisa's Minute" coming soon to SI Golf.

Published May 2, 2023

MARISA MESSANA

Marisa is a professional golfer from South Florida with status on the Epson Tour. She loves the challenge of competing, contributing and connecting others along the way. Through her regimen as a 26-year-old professional golfer, she strives to achieve high performance in every aspect of her life while encouraging others to pursue a similar lifestyle regardless of their industry or goals. She emphasizes athleticism and high performance, and she has enjoyed partnering with more than 50 companies to increase exposure for those trusted brands. She completed her Masters in Human Resources and her undergraduate studies in Communication and Entrepreneurship at Clemson University while playing on the women's golf team. Marisa was the first female athlete in the school's history to receive the Elite 90 Award for her 4.0 GPA, and she was inducted into Clemson's Academic Hall of Fame as, "the most decorated student athlete in Clemson history."