Many golfers believe they have a decent short game. They expect to hit wedge shots relatively close, recover often enough ...

“It’s so easy to look at the captains and say it’s their fault, but at the end of the day we didn’t play well enough. The Europeans played exponentially better than we did – that’s why they beat us as ...

Developing a reliable short game is key for beginner golfers to lower scores. Learning lag chipping drills can improve control and accuracy from 5-15 yards. Consistent practice with defined benchmarks ...

For golfers looking to get better, “fun” and “practice” don’t always go hand in hand. Many players approach their improvement goals as tasks that need to be accomplished rather than a process that is, ...

The foundation of any good short game starts with solid fundamentals and clean contact. But to truly lower your scores, you must master distance control - and that comes from touch. Touch is the ...

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 ...

“[Daly] is a needle mover. We need that out here. We need somebody that people want to come out and watch. They don’t want to come out and watch me. I understand that.” – on his reaction to John ...

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, ...

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 ...