There are four basic styles of fried eggs: sunny side up, over easy, over medium, and over well — each indicating the level of doneness. Eggs are an excellent source of protein, and they contain plenty of vitamins and omega-3 fats, particularly pasture-raised eggs.

If you happen to find an egg among the pasture of the golf course, it will almost certainly be a fried one in the sand, as a result of your golf ball hitting soft or wet sand and ending up partially buried in the bunker. Don’t panic and just plan the proper strategy.

No matter how much of the ball you can see and whether the bunker fried egg is sunny side up, over easy, over medium, or over well, like the real food, the secret is leaning forward and digging. LPGA Professional Samantha Morrell recommends the following steps:

  1. First… don’t panic when you step into the bunker. It is all about a proper set up.
  2. Choose a wedge with less bounce to help you dig into the sand.
  3. Place feet shoulder width apart.
  4. Hands forward of center.
  5. Put the ball in the middle of your stance and dig in.
  6. Do not open the face of the club.
  7. Get your weight even more forward to give you more ability to attack and get into the sand.
  8. Lean forward when you hit down and have a shorter follow through after you make contact with the sand.

And as you watch your ball roll towards the hole, visualize digging in a nice piece of warm baguette on that fried egg over fresh avocado and marinated salmon, or your favorite ingredients to recover from bunker practice.