Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. I’ve played muni golf all my life. I was never a country-club kid and even the ...

Bunker shots over a high lip are daunting for even the best players in the world. Follow these five steps to make them just a bit easier.

Ryan Young, a top instructor at Chambers Bay, shows you how to finally overcome gnarly greenside bunker shots. No golfer enjoys hitting bunker shots, but, unfortunately, they come with the territory ...

Are you struggling with your bunker play? This was certainly the case for Golf Monthly editor Michael Harris. He was ...

In this video, Dan Grieve, head professional at Woburn Golf Club, explains how to play bunker shots with some simple tips and ...

When I was a child learning to play golf, my father and I used to spend a fair amount of our practice time together hitting out of bunkers. I never questioned his methods but in hindsight he was ...

Golfers new to the game are often unaware that it's a penalty to repair a pitch mark or replace a divot if it's on your line of play (Rule 8.1). By doing so, you're improving your next shot and that ...