Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Many amateur players often wonder how far to stand from the golf ball — especially since ...

We’ve all been there, standing in the golf ball aisle at your local golf shop, trying our best to navigate between marketing lingo, clever packaging and of course, cost. It can be rather intimidating, ...

Your ball is touching an out-of-bounds stake. Is it in bounds or OB? Part of your ball is resting on red paint marking a penalty area. Again, in or out? How about a ball that is partially on the green ...

What did you announce today and why is it so important? We’re updating the speeds used to test golf balls for the first time in 20 years. The game has evolved significantly during that time and it’s ...

They say you "Drive for show and putt for dough," but both are affected by what golf ball you choose to play. Golf is great game, but it is also a cruel game. I played with a friend the other day who ...

As golf courses have become more eco-friendly, there is a good chance you'll soon encounter, if you haven't already, an area marked as a "no-play zone." The term was added to cover a number of marked ...

NASSAU, Bahamas — At least one person says it’s monstrous. Others say they don’t understand the anger. But everyone has opinions. The decision by the USGA and R&A to “roll back” golf balls universally ...

Do residents next to a golf course have a legal right to recover from the golf club or the golfer for injury or damage caused by errant golf balls? Can they force the golf club to take steps to reduce ...

The Underground is a new invitation-only golf society — one with a year's supply of bespoke golf balls — that exists below ...

But faux pas can happen. At the city-owned Lakeview Golf Course in Meridian, errant balls have been shattering windows, breaking screens and damaging doors, according to five tort claims filed with ...