Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Bunker shots are some of the most difficult shots recreational golfers face in any ...

Few shots in golf are more intimidating than staring down a bunker with a towering lip between your ball and the green. The margin for error is tiny — blade it and ...

Is your normal tendency in a bunker to decelerate and leave the ball in the sand, or to bounce the club off the sand and send a Mach 1 bullet over the green? If one of these tendencies sounds like you ...

Bunker shots can be some of the most intimidating shots in golf for new and even experienced players. Getting stuck in a bunker can ruin a good round if you don't have a strategy for how to approach ...

TROON, SCOTLAND - JULY 14: Starter David Lancaster stands on the 1st tee during the first round on day one of the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon on July 14, 2016 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by ...

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Parker McLachlin - aka the Short Game Chef - breaks down how to execute one of the most difficult shots in golf. The post How do you hit a long bunker shot? Short-game expert breaks it down appeared ...

Loving the Open Championship means loving links golf. There’s something so refreshing about watching players hit shots we don’t usually see, in weather we’d usually try to avoid. To play links golf ...

Chunked golf shots only add unnecessary strokes to your scorecard. So top golf teacher Tom Stickney has an easy drill to help you finally resolve the frustrating issue. I don’t need to tell you how ...

We all love to bomb tee shots on the driving range to blow off some steam — and try to flex some muscle to any onlookers — but if you really want to lower your scores, most of your efforts should be ...

Want to Hit a Stinger Golf Shot? Just 3 Adjustments Make it Easy originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It’s not always necessary to bust out the ol’ stinger golf shot — which produces a low-flighted ...