I played golf with a lovely woman recently who confessed that she’s spent over two hundred hours in golf lessons trying to master the bunker shot - and she’s still failing. Such is her fear of sand ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 40-yard wedge shot over hazards might be the hardest shot in golf, since it requires masterful trajectory and precision. Golf instructor Anthony Wik advises considering club choice, bounce, and ...