What is Scrambling from Sand?
Par-or-better saves out of greenside bunkers.
How it's calculated
Scrambling is a tour-published rate: of the holes where a player missed the green in regulation, the share on which they still made par or better. It counts outcomes, not technique — a holed bunker shot and a fortunate two-putt from the fringe score identically.
How to read it
Higher is better. Bunker saves are frequently easier than rough recoveries at tour level, because the lie in a well-maintained bunker is more predictable than an unknown lie in thick grass — which is why a player's sand figure often sits above their rough one rather than below it.
What it doesn't say
Scrambling rewards the outcome, not the difficulty of the position. A player who misses greens in easy places will scramble better than one who misses them short-sided, without being any better at recovery. It also interacts with the rest of the game in a way that flatters weak iron play: a player who misses many greens gets far more attempts, and a high rate off a large number of misses is not the same achievement as a high rate off a few.
OTIS tracks this stat across 15 PGA Tour seasons — see it for every player, or read how the numbers are sourced in the methodology.