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 ...

Getting out of a greenside bunker can be a tricky proposition for lots of average or beginner golfers — especially when it's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Coach Kelvin Kelley gives tips for hitting buried, or "fried egg," bunker shots over a high lip. Use an open clubface, dig in, lean forward, and swing with extra speed. “We’re just trying to get this ...

Hitting from a greenside bunker is challenging under any circumstance, but adding a downhill slope adds fuel to the fire. When the ball is below your feet on a downward slope, even solid fundamentals ...

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 ...