Ever wonder how much a bunker rake weighs? Try picking one up. It used to be a hallmark of a good golfer to rake a bunker. Forget the scorecard, I mean good as in conscientious. As in sophisticated.

Old dogs might not be great at learning new tricks, but they’re pretty good at teaching time-worn skills. Take Mike “Fluff” Cowan as a case in point. At 76, the veteran Tour caddie, best known to many ...

Welcome to SI Golf’s Inaugural Bad Takes Week, where our writers and editors have been asked to offer their worst ideas and defend them. These are columns on takes they believe in, even if they made ...

HOYLAKE, England — Bunkers are never easy, but at the Open Championship, they're hazards in the truest sense of the word. And so are the rakes. The subject of bunker rakes may seem like a small, ...

Leading up to the 1953 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, the USGA and club officials clashed over Oakmont’s use of its heavy, wide-tined bunker rakes. The governing body, as well as many U.S. Open ...

Along with big things like course and clubhouse maintenance, these extra small touches can turn a good golf club into a great ...

The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully, we’ve got the guru. Our Rules Guy knows the book front to back. Got a question? He’s got all the answers. My ball in a greenside bunker was held by a rake so ...