Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. It's ...

If you struggle with putting, learning to read greens properly is the fastest way to improve. This routine breaks it down step-by-step so you can predict break, speed, and slope with confidence. A ...

If you’ve ever tried to read the grain on Bermuda greens, you know how tricky it can be to correctly determine the direction the grass is growing (which is the key to reading these). Playing partners ...