Here we are slightly on the upslope just off the edge of the green. In fact, I have about 6 inches of the second cut to get through and then about three feet of fringe to plow through as well. This shot was just over 20 feet. I was hesitant to take a putter here because I knew that I had to hit it a bit harder to get it through four feet of fringe and second cut. My other concern was being on the upslope and popping the ball up into the air with the putter.

My other options:

3 wood or rescue club to pop it just over the fringe and let it roll from there to the hole. Problem with this play was that I may hit it too hard and send it well past the hole.

I could take any club from a lob wedge through a five iron and chip it. My best option would be to take a five or six iron and fly it just over the fringe and let it roll the rest of the way. A seven iron that flies five to six feet should roll another 12+ feet. So a six iron that flies four feet should roll up near the hole.

In the end, I stuck with the putter and put it to within two feet and made the par. I went with the putter because I decided that it was the easiest shot. If I hit it poorly, I should still be inside six feet.

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