Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Anytime I watch golf, I always get a little mesmerized (and jealous!) of the way pro ...

Jonathan Villar hits a homer in the seventh inning Wednesday — the 6,106th home run in the majors this season. The spin rate of the baseball has been a focus of late, but primarily in regard to ...

The Traveler’s Championship wrapped up Sunday in thrilling fashion with Ken Duke claiming his first career PGA Tour win by way of a two-hole playoff victory versus Chris Stroud. On the second playoff ...

Every golfer has seen those wicked shots on TV where Tour players put wild backspin on a golf ball, landing a shot 10 feet past the hole and watching it roll back towards the flagstick. It’s ...

After Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open – essentially on one leg – he took a long break from professional golf to recover physically. This 2009 Nike Golf commercial depicts what the PGA Tour looked ...