Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Most amateurs aspire to hit a draw off the tee, but in the professional ranks it’s ...

From core principles to step-by-step instructions for specific lies, this quick guide will help you master some golf's trickiest shots. The post What every golfer needs to know about hitting from ...

Learning to shape your shots can make the game of golf way more fun, and also lower your scores! If you can hit draws, fades, ...

Learning how to hit a power fade with your driver may not feel like it’s all that important, but when you lack consistency off the tee — or struggle with both shorter tee shots and a ball that tails ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Viktor Hovland is the living embodiment of a problem most golfers know all too well. Here's the problem: There's a weird move in their swing that golfers want to fix. The problem is ...

Loving the Open Championship means loving links golf. There’s something so refreshing about watching players hit shots we don’t usually see, in weather we’d usually try to avoid. To play links golf ...