Welcome to Play Smart, a game improvement column and podcast from editor Luke Kerr-Dineen to help you play smarter, better golf. Golf is a game of misses. We’ve all heard that cliche, because it’s ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. With the game being just as mental as it is physical — maybe even more so — it’s easy ...

"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 ...

Playing golf requires acquiring a skill set and understanding the rules that make the game enjoyable. The sport may seem intimidating at first, but gaining knowledge of the primary rules at a basic ...

I'd resisted booking a golf lesson for ages, but one simple drill from a Top 50 coach provided instant results and I'm now wondering why I put it ...

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 ...

How one beginner remapped her athletic DNA with the help of PGA Professional Emma Booth to achieve a dream season ...

In a world obsessed with spin and blame-shifting, golf offers something radical: a game built on self-policing honesty, personal accountability, and genuine respect for others. Look, I get it. When I ...

Over the past couple of decades, the game of golf has seen a drop in play with fewer kids taking up the sport. Kelly McCammon, founder and CEO of the Payne Stewart Kids Golf Foundation, is looking to ...

Whether golfers are new to the game or have been swinging clubs for years, Tyrone Van Aswegen, owner of Assimilation Golf in McKinney, brings decades of professional experience that he uses alongside ...