In today's edition of Play Smart, GOLF Top 100 Teacher Joe Plecker shares a quick fix for a common mistake in the bunker.

Slapping the sand off your shoes after leaving a bunker is a norm that's often first learned by young golfers watching the pros on TV. Phil Mickelson, in particular, makes it look pretty cool. But how ...

TULSA, Okla. – Life was no beach in the opening round of the PGA Championship with inconsistent bunker sand getting plenty of airtime from those chasing the Wanamaker trophy at Southern Hills. The ...

One of the most difficult shots for the recreational golfer to hit is a bunker shot. The explosion shot out of the sand, particularly a greenside bunker, usually calls for a different technique than ...

I played golf with a lovely woman recently who confessed that she’s spent over two hundred hours in golf lessons trying to master the bunker shot - and she’s still failing. Such is her fear of sand ...

At the Mexico Open at Vidanta in February, defending champion Jake Knapp was battling just to make the cut when he hit a bunker shot on his final hole (the ninth) of the second round. The ball didn’t ...

It happens just about the same time every year. Superintendents in the Southwest start to hear complaints from golfers about “wet bunkers.” One would think that the hot, humid weather over the past ...

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The bunkers at Royal Liverpool were not the place to be Friday in the British Open. They just weren't quite as bad as they were in the opening round. The R&A made adjustments ...