All Great Short-Game Players Do This, Says Top Teacher originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Like many amateur golfers, I really struggle hitting short-game shots — which is only adding unnecessary ...

Jordan Spieth’s short game was one of the highlights of his most recent PGA Tour season. He’s built a reputation for pulling off some remarkable shots around the greens, with several moments standing ...

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 ...

GOLF Top 100 Teacher Kellie Stenzel shares some of the most common short-game mistakes she sees female golfers make. The post ...

There are so many technical aspects when it comes to the short game, and if you forget about just one of them, you could add a handful of unnecessary strokes. When it comes to mastering distance ...

Most golfers are so focused on swing mechanics, especially to get more distance off the tee, that they don't spend near enough time working on their short games. Think about it: If you could be just a ...

Say what you want to, but, in my humble opinion (and experience), cleaning up your short game is the fastest way towards lowering golf scores. And it's not just me who thinks that, either. In fact, ...

Setting: A golf hole or a short-game area with a pin favoring one side of a green. Materials: At least one golf ball, a wedge, and a putter. Identify the area off the edge of the green that is closest ...

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Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...

In this edition of Play Smart, we look at how Parker McLachlin, aka the Short Game Chef, fixed Zephyr Melton's chipping in five minutes. The post How an elite short-game coach fixed my chipping in ...