The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,877 - Jul 19 2019

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Clues Answers
Abysmal position — out of it he pitches THEPIT
Add final stroke, set up with nothing in it TOTUP
Boxed in by obstacle on course, hard to get good score on hole THREE
Charitable ongoing event he had also included OPENHANDED
Close finishes in Open absorb many, holding attention NEARBY
Contribute way to save a stroke? PITCHIN
Crowds in clubs where golf is played CONCOURSES
Deceive leaders of tournament on position of ball LIETO
Golf crowds — taking sides in gallery GODS
Golfing action from second player on side SWING
Hazard making some upset TRAP
Head off one hunting creature or another EAGLE
Hit from youngster holding driver as beginner CLUB
Iron he's blasted not far from sand? INSHORE
Keep off a green AVERT
Leaves container for player's helper CADDY
Location, something that helps with shot, we hear SITE
Clues Answers
Partly mishit a drive — small slice, say TAD
Place for putting party member GREEN
Put iron within 3ft, rising to challenge DEFY
Sad and bored, I muffed a lot of shots BROADSIDE
Shot they use as result of good lie? SHUTEYE
Skilfully manoeuvred ball, made holes around start of round DRIBBLED
Source of unreal grief — water hazard? CROCODILE
Stress I had internalised as result of driving badly? ACCIDENT
Stupidly goes by bad parts of round BOGEYS
Substandard, like three other solutions BELOWPAR
Suitably refined, they get into some golf clubs IRONORES
Toy with one part of course that's excellent TOPHOLE
Two, perhaps, that you watch as shots are made BIRDIE
Undesirable neckwear having a bad result around club, right? ALBATROSS
US star endlessly in golf club WOOD
Wild bear lived within range of single shot DRIVEABLE