GOLF Top 100 Teacher Kellie Stenzel explains the difference in technique between fairway and greenside bunker shots. The post The difference between hitting fairway and greenside bunker shots appeared ...
Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Bunker shots can be tricky under the best of conditions — and that’s even true for ...
Bunker shots can be one of the most intimidating parts of the short game for many golfers. A technique focused on maximizing ...
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 ...
Bunker shots become much easier when golfers understand that different situations require different techniques. This simple system teaches three bunker shots that cover nearly every scenario on the ...
Most golfers automatically assume greenside bunkers are the bigger problem. They’re closer to the hole. You feel pressure to get up and down and if you ...
At Wild Eye Golf Course, players encounter unique challenges around the greens, particularly due to the Bermuda rough. While not exceedingly deep, the Bermuda rough can be fluffy, making it difficult ...
There have been multiple incidents of tour pros being questioned or even penalized in recent years for events in bunkers, including one back in 2019 when a player trying to qualify for the European ...
The 13th hole at Totteridge Golf Club is one of the best in western Pennsylvania and has several bunkers that present different challenges on every shot. World renowned golf architect Rees Jones ...