Sentence:  Arnold 's iron <WSD>shot</WSD> from the tee burrowed into the bunker guarding the green , an embankment that had become soft and spongy from the rains , thereby bringing local rules into force . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand