If your golf practice routine only consists of hitting a bucket of balls on the driving range, well, you're probably not actually improving. Look, I don't have a gripe against driving ranges — after ...

There are a lot of beginner tips that players must understand before picking up the game of golf. But the most obvious is the proper grip, which will, ultimately, determine how efficient a player hits ...

Playing golf requires acquiring a skill set and understanding the rules that make the game enjoyable. The sport may seem ...

Golf is a fun and rewarding sport, but the rules can seem a little confusing when you’re just starting out. Like football, basketball and many other sports, golf has its own unique set of guidelines ...

"Social distancing" sounds like an ominous outcome for face-to-face golf instruction, at least in the near term. But just because you can't be physically present in the practice area with a coach ...

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 ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. As I’ve gotten older, many of my friends often ask me if there’s a secret recipe for ...

I spend a lot of my teaching time with tour players and top college and junior players. As a result, I don’t get to spend as much time with beginning golfers as I once did. That’s one of the things I ...

Golf and business have been linked for as long as the game has been around. You can learn a lot about a person from playing a round of golf with him or her, as the game reveals so much about character ...

WHEN RON HANSON asked me to hit a golf ball to see where my swing was before he uttered a word of advice, I looked at him to make sure he was serious. Until my intro session with the PGA golf pro, ...