When you find yourself in a greenside bunker, one outcome that many amateurs fear is overhitting their shot. But when you’re afraid to hit the sand with the right swing speed, you actually risk not ...

Chipping from greenside rough is typically a tricky proposition for many amateurs, with so many potential issues coming from hitting a poor shot. Some players skull it. Some chunk it. Some swing too ...

Ryan Young, a top instructor at Chambers Bay, shows you how to finally overcome gnarly greenside bunker shots. No golfer enjoys hitting bunker shots, but, unfortunately, they come with the territory ...

At some point while learning the fundamentals of greenside bunker play, you were likely taught to open your stance - aiming left of the target to offset your open clubface. That approach may have ...

If you struggle with heavy, digging pitch shots on tight lies, this concept could completely change your short game. Learning to draw your pitch shots allows you to use the bounce properly, control ...

Wecome to GOLF IQ, a game improvement column and podcast by Golf Digest's Play Editor, Luke Kerr-Dineen. Every Tuesday and Thursday, Kerr-Dineen uncovers nerdy nuggets of information that helps us ...

As much as golf can feel like a three-act melodrama, it helps once in a while to condense it into a stark set of numbers. Golfers get clouded by emotion. Golf statistics are reliably objective. Golf ...