Bunker shots are an area that many of us struggle with, leading to some of the most common mistakes amateur golfers make around the greens. Learning how to hit a bunker shot successfully is crucial ...

Are you struggling with your bunker play? This was certainly the case for Golf Monthly editor Michael Harris. He was ...

Learn why aiming left in greenside bunkers is hurting your sand game — and discover 2 modern setup keys for better, softer bunker shots.

Parker McLachlin - aka the Short Game Chef - breaks down how to execute one of the most difficult shots in golf.

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Bunker shots are some of the most difficult shots recreational golfers face in any ...

Is your normal tendency in a bunker to decelerate and leave the ball in the sand, or to bounce the club off the sand and send a Mach 1 bullet over the green? If one of these tendencies sounds like you ...

TROON, SCOTLAND - JULY 14: Starter David Lancaster stands on the 1st tee during the first round on day one of the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon on July 14, 2016 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by ...

Earlier this year, Keith Mitchell stunned golf fans when he nearly holed a gutsy greenside bunker shot during the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open. The risky shot in question? A Thai spinner - a ...

There have been multiple incidents of tour pros being questioned or even penalized in recent years for events in bunkers, including one back in 2019 when a player trying to qualify for the European ...

When I was a child learning to play golf, my father and I used to spend a fair amount of our practice time together hitting out of bunkers. I never questioned his methods but in hindsight he was ...

Loving the Open Championship means loving links golf. There’s something so refreshing about watching players hit shots we don’t usually see, in weather we’d usually try to avoid. To play links golf ...

It only feels right that the reigning titleholder at the golf championship that, at least in theory, anyone can win is the player who leans into the role of the sport's most relatable everyman, Bryson ...