Early on, your primary goal as a recreational golfer in a greenside bunker is simple: get the ball out and land it somewhere on the green. Once your technique is sound and you're consistently getting ...

At a recent LPGA Tour event, while working with one of my players, Caley McGinty, we spent some time in the short-game area. As often happens when players and coaches wander over there, we started ...

Are you struggling with your bunker play? This was certainly the case for Golf Monthly editor Michael Harris. He was suffering with bad strikes and inconsistent distance control so we recruited top ...

Many amateurs are happy just to get out of a greenside bunker in one shot. But if you want to take your bunker play to the next level and get up and down more often, you have to learn how to control ...

Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen, so top golf coach James Sieckmann gives some golf tips to help all levels of golfers learn how to adapt to either firm sand or soft sand. Check out the video ...

Getting out of a greenside bunker can be a tricky proposition for lots of average or beginner golfers — especially when it's from a deep bunker that has a short-sided pin, meaning you've got to be ...

The opposite of the standard high-lip bunker shot is the long one, where you have to carry a lot of sand or rough before you get to the green (above). In this instance, you want the sand and the ball ...

No matter how you spin it, golf is hard. It doesn’t matter if you’re using a driver off the tee, trying to hit an iron shot from off pine needles, or simply trying to putt on the smoothest, most ...

Every golfer has experience hitting a bunker shot off of sand that's less-than-ideal. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen, so top golf coach James Sieckmann gives some golf tips to help all ...