Shot shaping is a skill that really sets the top players apart. If you can hit the ball with some consistency, whether that’s ...

Two wins. Ryder Cup rookie. Ben Griffin's 2025 season reads like a golf fairy tale, and honestly, it should. The guy went from missing cuts to making Captain Keegan Bradley's team. Now he's backing up ...

Do you know how far you should hit your irons based on how you compare with other golfers in your handicap range? Well to see ...

Ask pros what their favorite lie is for hitting iron shots, and they’ll say, “The tighter, the better.” Ask a typical amateur, and they’ll likely describe that cushy quarter-inch-high cut of grass ...

Unless you're a better-than-average golfer, there's a good chance you overlook one of the simplest factors when it comes to ...

When it comes to selecting the right irons, Ping offers plenty of choices that cater to wide a range of golfers, from elite ball strikers who can benefit from the control and feel of the Blueprint T ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. If you want to hit crisp iron shots, you have to make ball-first contact. When you do ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Getting longer off the tee is a goal of just about every golfer, but at the ...

If you were to poll 100 middle-to-high handicappers and ask them what their favorite iron is, I'm betting at least 80 of them would say their 7-iron or 8-iron. Why? These clubs have ample loft so they ...

Switching into new irons, especially at the PGA TOUR level, isn’t always about distance gains. TOUR players work incredibly hard on the range and golf course to ensure they’re hitting the exact ...