Short Game

Sand-save rate

Share of greenside bunker opportunities completed in two strokes or fewer.

Unit

percentage

Direction

Higher is better

Minimum sample

5 eligible

Version

1.0.0

How Ringer calculates it

sand savesbunker opportunities

Evidence rules

IncludedOnly current, confirmed shots assigned to this category with usable start and finish evidence.

ExcludedDrafts, voided or superseded revisions, non-strokes, unusable locations, and attempts missing a measurement required by this formula.

DenominatorThe number of eligible attempts after the stated exclusions—not every hole or every round by default.

Missing dataIf no eligible denominator remains, Ringer returns unavailable and displays “—”, never 0% or NaN.

Classification

Derived from opportunities whose first qualifying stroke starts in a greenside bunker. It is a sand save when the player holes out in no more than two strokes from that bunker position, regardless of score relative to par.

Sources and context

The R&A — Rules of Golf Definitionsrules terminology PGA TOUR — Official Statisticsindustry comparison

Provenance

Metric key: short_game.sand_save
Calculation version: 1.0.0
Effective: September 4, 2026