If you're new to golf and wondering about wedges, understanding loft will help avoid some confusion. The loft of a wedge (the ...

Bunkers can become the difference between a win and a heartbreaking loss for any golfer. Over the years, Tiger Woods learned ...

Wet sand happens because of uncontrollable factors (rain), and firm sand happens when a bunker doesn't regularly get raked or ...

Finding the right wedges, and learning a few basic techniques, can dramatically lower a recreational golfer’s score because suddenly instead of needing three shots (or four) to get the ball in the ...

Miranda Lambert hit the golf course with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, and for the first time ever, she had to use a sand wedge for a tricky shot. It turns out that for her whole life, she had ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. As a mid-handicapper, there are plenty of things that I could do better in order to drop ...

The lob wedge is one of the most misunderstood clubs. For some golfers, it is a magic wand. For others, it is a instrument of ...

A few years ago, a buddy of mine — who was just a beginner golfer — always opted to use his putter from anywhere relatively close to the putting surface. From 15 feet off the green to a whopping 150 ...

It’s 2025 and that means many beginners or mid-to-high handicappers (and even some single-digit players) have largely adopted game improvement irons. But most of those players are still using the same ...