approach shot vs golf shot

approach shot and golf shot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approach shot	Yes	No	No	No
golf shot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, golf shot is a hypernym of approach shot; that is, golf shot is a word with a broader meaning than approach shot:

approach shot: a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
golf shot: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

Other hypernyms of approach shot include golf stroke, swing.

approach shot (noun)	golf shot (noun)
a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green	the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it