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 ...

Even one of the biggest pop stars on the planet could use a bunker lesson every now and then, and you probably can’t do much better for a teacher than Rory McIlroy at the moment. McIlroy’s bunker game ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. The final men’s major of the season is upon us. The Open Championship, the oldest of the ...

Want to get better from greenside bunkers? Give yourself a challenge. Grab an 8-iron and go to work. With the limited loft of this club (compared to a sand wedge), you’ll need to do things that create ...

This isn't one of the five bunker rules that everybody should know, but just to get in the spirit of things, we've got this fun fact for you: Bunkers don't necessarily have to filled with sand.

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 ...

Michael Block’s PGA Tour Champions debut proved one bad hole doesn’t define a great week. His experience reminds golfers to review the full round, separate bad breaks from bad swings, trust their ...

While most golfers just spew vulgarities after a bad golf shot, there’s actually a better way to react to a nasty mishit — I know, shocking, right? During my 3-hole golf lesson with top-ranked golf ...