These are the scariest shots in golf, according to our followers
By Taft Gantt · November 10, 2021
Golf can be a scary game, especially when you put yourself in bad situations around the course. While all shots in golf can be intimidating, some can certainly stick out.
The opening tee shot in front of a clubhouse crowd, the first shot after a shank or even a five-footer for par are just a few of the countless situations that can give a golfer post-round nightmares.
We wanted to know what shots our Twitter followers feared the most, so we asked them in a recent Twitter poll: “The scariest shot in golf is __________.”
Here were the 75 (!) best responses.
To view or respond to the Twitter poll, click here.
75. “A tee shot in front of President Bush!” — @TGolfer83
74. “Group of 4 letting you play through.” — @trtj22
73. “Close enough to throw it and not be allowed to.” — @Coach_Hess718
72. “The next one…” — @dbz99
71. https://twitter.com/chuck1970/status/1454261003290615808
70. “The next shot after an OB ball or a shank.” — @BladyNick
69. “50-yard bunker shot.” — @brucekenerson1
68. “My tee shot with thousands of fans along the tee area and fairway… Like that would ever happen.” — @grub1234
67. “Downhill over water.” — @kbfaherty
66. “35-yard pitch on the short side. Always puss out.” — @johnnycourage
65. “Tequila.” — @ArbanasFred
64. “Downhill flop over water off a skinny lie.” — @DougeeMc
63. “Lob wedge off a hard-pan lie.” — @johnlewman1yah1
62. “Downhill lie above a bunker short-sided to a green that slopes away from you with water on the other side.” — @dbv154
61. “Greenside bunker shot with water over the green.” — @chris_scalisi
60. “Hitting 5 and still on the tee.” — @mbj
59. “Driver off the gravel in the car park over the course owner’s Convertible Bentley under the restaurant window at lunchtime.”
58. “Hot cart girl watching shot from the middle of the fairway.” — @BSharpVOLS
57. “Downhill chip uphill to a fast green with water or trap on the other side.” — @golfer_poppop
56. “Flop to a tight pin.” — @Chizzad51
55. “Long iron, ball below your feet, out of bounds right.” — @MarkPetrie2
54. “The one shot in golf that tightens my sphincter muscle is the 4-foot putt.” — @DannyR415
53. “3-foot putt.” — @Bemho24
52. “Don’t know. Might not have seen it yet.” — @Dougsgolftweets
51. “Long carry over penalty area.” — @LorkeStevie
50. “The first one after a shank.” — @Anthony_Goins03
49. “All of them…” — @ScottHelmka
48. “Fairway bunkers.” — @b_c_hopkins
47. “Wide open face flop shot.” — @JepsonCarCo
46. “A short-sided 30-yard bunker shot to an elevated green.” — @stuck_buck
45. “2-foot eagle putt.” — @HTTR828791
44. “4th putt.” — @matt7168
43. “Lob shot.” — @DrMauricePugh
42. “Teeing off first in a horse race.” — @david23349503
41. “The one that begins with an ‘s’!” — @erhynelll
40. “The one that your eye can’t see you hitting it toward the target. Happens to me 36 times a round…” — @hldogg1
39. “Teeing off from No. 1 and then it just goes downhill.” — @Mark_Aumann
38. “The 70-yard bunker shot. I got this… yeeaaa no.” — @Garner45550181
37. “Bunker when the green is running away from you to water.” — @teeitupforward
36. “Fast downhill 4-foot putt that breaks 3 to 4 inches.” — @chipe
35. “2-putt from 30 to win the whole enchilada!” — @daddiojoe53
34. “5-footer on 18 for some meaningful $$$.” — @dcbbrinks
33. “Definitely the next shot after a shank! C’mon! Your mind starts racing, you’re talking to yourself!! Scary…” — @gymflake62
32. “The scariest shot in golf is one over water to an island green.” — @DannyR415
31. “When the group in front lets you play thru.” — @scottlbridges
30. “Against the grain chip.” — @LangySteve
29. “I hate the under the tree, over the greenside bunker.” — @stevenguti_
28. “For me, it’s the one after a great drive.” — @MikeIrish18
27. “Severe downhill lie to cross a ravine.” — @keithsun888
26. “The tequila on 19!” — @stoolesample1
25. “50-yard bunker shot or a partial wedge over water.” — @n8olson31
24. “Flop shot, short-sided, water behind.” — @NedAtkins4
23. “Bunker on a downslope with water on the other side.” — @JohnsonChrisMI
22. “Flop shot over a bunker to a tight pin.” — @dah_sr
21. “‘I shoulda yelled two!’ – Al Czervik” — @JayScott61742344
20. “Two-foot putt for a personal best.” — @golfgirlrobin
19. “Anything for a birdie.” — @lancegiles
18. “A tee shot with a pond on the left.” — @realgolfguru
17. “Driver on the par 4 18th hole when you need par to shoot your career lowest round.” — @BogeyNoLikey
16. “The next one. Other than a gimme.” — @BobLogan51
15. “Greenside bunker. Downhill lie. Green runs away from you. Water long. Short sided.” — @VThokiebish
14. “#1 tee with 150-yard water carry after you were caught in traffic and basically jumped from your car to the tee box…” — @CaptPat48
13. “The soon-to-be chunked chip.” — @Mark__Gardner
12. “40-50yd bunker shot.” — @dannypgolf89
11. “Short-sided soggy or tight lie.” — @L86Jason
10. “Teeing off on 18 with a chance to break 80.” — @phishin_rich
9. “The one you HAVE to make to break par for your 1st time.” — @InspireNtegrity
8. “The fourth putt… or the one after a knahs… backwards for good luck!” — @TonyVandeLinde
7. “The shot you take when you’re being waved through.” — @wagondriver_75
6. “The unconfident one.” — @parabolicCoNiBa
5. “The one after a hosel rocket.” — @jbags68
4. “Bunker over water or long is a tee box or clubhouse/house.” — @GolfCrowds1955
3. “20 yd flop shot off a tight lie.” — @BarneyHinkle
2. “Long putt from back of green, when it’s downhill to a front pin, and a false front that leads down to water.” — @GogBlogGuy
1. “Downhill lie above a bunker short sided to a green that slopes away from you with water on other side.” — @dbv154
