# The 40 yard pitch shot

From 40 yards the tour average needs 2.600 strokes to hole out from the fairway, 2.780 from the rough and 2.820 from the sand. A pitch from the rough that finishes 3 feet from the hole is worth +0.73 against the tour average and one that finishes 10 feet away +0.15; the leave, not the swing, decides the up and down.

## Key figures

- From 40 yards the tour average needs 2.600 strokes from the fairway, 2.780 from the rough and 2.820 from the sand.
- A 40 yard pitch from the rough to 3 feet is worth +0.73 against the tour average; to 10 feet +0.15.

## Scope

- Lie values are the published tour baseline at 40 yards, which begins at 20 yards; one putt rates are read from the published putting table.

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