Professional Long Driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to hit a 50-yard bunker shot with a 9-iron. Using a 9-iron increases ...

Fried eggs are a great way to start your day - especially when paired with toast - but it's a different story on the golf course. These tricky bunker shots have a way of taking the wind out of your ...

In this edition of Play Smart, GOLF Top 100 Teacher Joe Plecker explains the technique for short-sided bunker shots off hard ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Bunkers can be scorecard killers for recreational golfers. While pros and ...

Many amateurs are happy just to get out of a greenside bunker in one shot. But if you want to take your bunker play to the next level and get up and down more often, you have to learn how to control ...

Earlier this year, Keith Mitchell stunned golf fans when he nearly holed a gutsy greenside bunker shot during the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open. The risky shot in question? A Thai spinner — a ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, Keith Mitchell stunned golf fans when he nearly holed a gutsy greenside bunker shot during the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open. The risky shot in question? A Thai spinner - a ...