As someone who’s always struggled to get up and down from greenside bunkers, I tapped my buddy Kelvin Kelley to share some of his best golf tips. In the video below, Kelley, a top-ranked golf teacher, ...

The opposite of the standard high-lip bunker shot is the long one, where you have to carry a lot of sand or rough before you get to the green (above). In this instance, you want the sand and the ball ...

Bunkers, the sand-filled depressions on the course, are where confidence sinks with the ball, and technique gets exposed. One splash, one thud, and suddenly the hole feels far away. A bunker shot is ...

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 ...

Every golfer has experience hitting a bunker shot off of sand that's less-than-ideal. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen, so top golf coach James Sieckmann gives some golf tips to help all ...

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 ...