This week, PGA Master Professional John Fiander of Sleepy Hollow explains how to take a good divot with your irons.

A: Some people want to take a divot and some people want to know if it's wrong not to take one. I look at it this way. First with your irons, you always want to compress the ball that means there ...

Too many women have a fear of "messing up the grass," and they're consequently afraid to take a divot. Stop holding back. The very first secret in golf is to make the club hit the ground. When ...

Launching the ball well is all that counts. Taking a divot is more dangerous than not, because the chances of hitting the ground before you make contact with the ball is a real potential problem if ...

Next time you get to a par 3, compare the divots on the back tee to the ones on the closer tees. You should see two differences: Divot holes from better players start past the ball (you can ...

GOLF Top 100 Teacher Brech Spradley shares a unique divot drill that helps players feel the good and bad in their golf swing.

He then noticed that the spot where Woods was striking his irons was remarkably divot-less. When Scheffler asked him about the lack of marks, Woods responded in the most matter of fact way possible.

Under the Rules of Golf, there are plenty of instances in which a golfer can take free relief, but a golfer cannot take relief if their ball winds up in a divot through the green.