Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a new 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 ...

Golf is a game of inches. But is it a game of inches before you even swing? Technically, of course! When push comes to shove … maybe? This debate centers on teeing off and whether it’s worth calling ...

You're on a par-3 tee and the shot you're facing is either a hard 7-iron or soft 6-iron. You're between clubs, so to speak. The 7-iron might get you there and the 6-iron might put you above the hole ...

During the first round of the PGA European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, David Howell teed off from in front of the tee markers on the 18th hole. Because Howell, 42, of England, made a ...

Golf is a game of honor that is largely officiated by the players themselves. Because of this fact, it’s important to have an understanding of the all-important Rules of Golf. From how to take a ...

We continued our summer tour at Bellevue Golf Course, which is not a fancy high-priced course on the Eastside, but a municipal course that is... The Interbay par-3 course has been a place for budding ...

Before things get testy, let's just start by saying we have great respect for the members of a golf-course maintenance crew. They arrive for work in the middle of the night, endure long hours in high ...

Bacon: On Thursday the best in the world will take on Oak Hill, a true test of golf that sounds like the U.S. Open than PGA Championship. While the PGA is universally known as the least interesting ...

Bacon: Tiger Woods withdrew from The Players Championship for the second consecutive year. He now has as many WD's in 2011 as he does top 5s. The guy looks so far from his past self that it brings up ...