approach shot vs golf stroke

approach shot and golf stroke both are nouns.

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

As nouns, golf stroke is a hypernym of approach shot; that is, golf stroke 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 stroke: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

Other hypernyms of approach shot include golf shot, swing.

approach shot (noun)	golf stroke (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