A stroke which sends the ball from the fairway on to or nearer the green.
〔高尔夫〕（从平坦球道击到球穴区的）接近球
Example sentencesExamples
A well-struck wedge can help you save par or bogey when your approach shot misses the green.
When I'm hitting an approach shot, I want to know how far it is to the front of the green, how far it is to the pin, and how far behind the pin I can go without hitting it off the green.
On the first hole, I hit my approach shot to 15 feet.
He'd walk halfway to the green sizing up an approach shot.
As we concluded a particularly competitive match one of our opponents hit an approach shot over a green into a palmetto bush.
Definition of approach shot in US English:
approach shot
nounəˈprōCH SHät
Golf
A stroke which sends the ball from the fairway on to or nearer the green.
〔高尔夫〕（从平坦球道击到球穴区的）接近球
Example sentencesExamples
He'd walk halfway to the green sizing up an approach shot.
As we concluded a particularly competitive match one of our opponents hit an approach shot over a green into a palmetto bush.
On the first hole, I hit my approach shot to 15 feet.
A well-struck wedge can help you save par or bogey when your approach shot misses the green.
When I'm hitting an approach shot, I want to know how far it is to the front of the green, how far it is to the pin, and how far behind the pin I can go without hitting it off the green.