A short pitch from 10 yards out should be easy — right? But if you’ve ever faced this shot during a round, you know how tricky it can be. Swing too hard, and the ball sails past the flag. Ease up, or ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. I’d always heard that Parker McLachlin, aka the Short Game Chef, was a genius ...

If you watch a tour player hit a pitch shot into a green, one of the first things you'll notice is that they almost always drive the ball in low with some backspin. There are some instances when that ...