It's fair to say that many golfers, and women in particular, develop a real fear when their ball lands in a bunker, and this season, I've been one of them. I've lost so many shots, either struggling ...

Getting out of a greenside bunker can be a tricky proposition for lots of average or beginner golfers — especially when it's from a deep bunker that has a short-sided pin, meaning you've got to be ...

For instance, take the 40-yard wedge shot, which requires masterful touch and ball trajectory in order to stick it close. Now add in some funky elements like hitting that 40-yard wedge shot over a ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. I’ve played muni golf all my life. I was never a country-club kid and even the ...

In this video, PGA Professional Nick Drane explains the keys to playing the bunker shot ...

While playing golf for the first time in six(!) months the other day, I bombed my tee shot on the 13th hole down the left side of the fairway, but, unfortunately, watched it roll into a fairway bunker ...

To escape greenside bunkers in one swing, you must take just the right amount of sand. Most contact issues in the bunker come from subtle setup errors — playing the ball too far forward, tilting the ...