Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. I’d always heard that Parker McLachlin, aka the Short Game Chef, was a genius ...

Creativity around the greens will be crucial for players this week at the Open Championship. To prevail at Royal Portrush, players will need to hit just about every short-game shot in their arsenals.

Butch Harmon held the No. 1 spot on our 50 Best Teachers ranking for 23 straight years beginning in 2000. Here's what he ...

We all love to bomb tee shots on the driving range to blow off some steam — and try to flex some muscle to any onlookers — but if you really want to lower your scores, most of your efforts should be ...

In this lesson with golf teacher Anthony Wik, you’ll learn one easy adjustment to finally conquer the short game (and avoid digging!). Yes, hitting more fairways with your driver is important, but if ...

Say what you want to, but, in my humble opinion (and experience), cleaning up your short game is the fastest way towards lowering golf scores. And it’s not just me who thinks that, either. In fact, ...

To win the AIG Women’s British Open, you need a great short game. Links golf challenges in a different way, demanding creativity and an ability to convert pars from difficult positions. And to save ...

HE might have lost in a US PGA Tour play-off at Quail Hollow in his heyday, but David Lynn chipped in three times during that event, and here he shares short-game secrets, a key to his fantastic form.