Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Lag putting is one of the most crucial — yet often overlooked — skills in golf.

In this video, putter expert Martin Hopley explains the 7 key things you need to get right when it comes to choosing a new ...

Golf instruction is ever-evolving, but the best advice stands the test of time. In GOLF.com’s new series, Timeless Tips, we’re highlighting some of the greatest advice teachers and players have ...

Top-ranked golf teacher Tom Stickney shares one of the better putting tips out there, which helps control speed on fast downhill putts. I’m notorious for being a bad putter, so I’m always on the hunt ...

Putting is the great equalizer in match play — and it can save strokes in every format. While driving the ball 300 yards takes speed and skill that most recreational players don’t have, learning how a ...

After J.J. Spaun’s 64-foot bomb sealed his U.S. Open victory and catapulted him into the international golf spotlight, he tossed his L.A.B. Golf DF3 putter in the air. Somewhat fittingly, the putter ...