Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. During the 1998 U.S. Open at Olympic Club, Payne Stewart held a two-stroke lead on the ...

Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges they ...

A divot tool is used in golf to fix indentations left in the grass by golfers after taking a shot. Usually when a golfer takes a shot, along with the golf ball a chunk of grass goes flying off too.

Q: What is your opinion on taking divots with all iron shots? I seem to get the same distance whether I "pick" the ball or take a divot and tear up the fairway or tee box? Should I be taking divots ...

Golfers love to practice. But have you ever wondered how the pattern of your divots on the practice range tee affects the golf course? With every swing of an iron, a divot of turf is usually removed.

Divots are part of golf, especially out on tour. Pros swing with more speed, and they're usually hitting shorter clubs into the greens from really tight fairways, so it's always raining clumps of turf ...

Are you constantly working on your ball striking, yet baffled that you aren’t improving? If so, worry not. Even the best players in the world sometimes face this challenge. But if you want to get ...

My home course has a terrific practice area, which our greens crew has built and steadily improved over many years. Here are Corey (our pro, left) and Gary (our superintendent) last March, in the rain ...

Tiger Woods had been a true legend post-2000 in the game of golf. He recorded multiple wins, including majors, and had been phenomenal on golf courses across the world. His technique has often been ...

MADISON, WI, AUGUST 10, 2011 -- Golf courses, known for their calm scenic views and precise grass patterns, take daily abuse. Divots created by golf strokes are a common occurrence, and can be a ...