I played golf with a lovely woman recently who confessed that she’s spent over two hundred hours in golf lessons trying to master the bunker shot - and she’s still failing. Such is her fear of sand ...
What makes bunker shots so easy for the pros and so maddening for the rest of us? A lot of times, it boils down to simply ...
When I was a child learning to play golf, my father and I used to spend a fair amount of our practice time together hitting out of bunkers. I never questioned his methods but in hindsight he was ...
Phil Mickelson has offered some straightforward advice for amateur golfers who are struggling to get out of bunkers. Bunker play can be a real headache for many amateurs, but Mickelson, who is ...
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How to play bunker shots

In this video, Dan Grieve, head professional at Woburn Golf Club, explains how to play bunker shots with some simple tips and ...
Golfers tend to fall into one of two camps: They either love the sand, or they avoid it at all costs. I've been on both sides. In college - and for years before that - I really struggled out of ...
"Mid to high handicappers have little to no shaft lean with every club in the bag. So when they get into the bunker, the same ...
Oh the sand! Great when sand is mixed with surfing but not so great when you cant see the flag. Every year I play in a golf tournament called The Scottsdale Media Classic. Fifty to seventy-five golf ...
The pros make bunkers look so easy, don’t they? When they hit the ball in the sand, our first thought is, ‘How are they going to get it up and down from there?’ When we’re in the sand, it’s ‘Can I get ...
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — If you’re into golf instruction, you could do worse than be a fly on the wall at GOLF’s Top 100 Teachers Summit, an annual gathering of the game’s most respected coaches that this ...