Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Mondays at PGA Tour events are the slowest days of the week.

Most amateur players will never be able to hit a golf ball with the swing speed and compression of a pga pro, but they should ...

Harvey Penick, the long-time coach of two-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw, has some advice for those looking to improve their putting.

From working with tour pros to helping golfers like you, these swing coaches are elevating the game from coast to coast.

Many golfers have heard of the putting gate drill using golf tees, but there is a way to take it a step further. This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to ...

Missing short putts can be one of the most frustrating aspects in golf. Fitness guru and Professional Long Driver Averee Dovsek highlights some of the most common putting set-up mistakes to watch for ...

Just what exactly are your wrists supposed to do with a excellent putting stroke? Do they break? Load up a little? Turn over or roll over? Are they just frozen? Thanks, enjoy your emails. My wife ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - AUGUST 29: Webb Simpson tees off the 16th hole during round three of The Barclays on August 29, 2009 at Liberty National in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty ...

Golf is unlike any other sport. You need more than a pair of sneakers or cleats to get started. Typically, beginners might need more than one ball during the first dozen or so rounds. It doesn't cost ...

For many golfers, a three-foot putt is anything but a gimme, especially when the pressure is ratcheted up and the putt is for birdie or a crucial par to extend the big weekend match. The mistake a lot ...