When you’re in the middle of an excellent round of golf, it seems inevitable that your ball lands in a greenside bunker. Next time it happens, don’t worry — be prepared and reach for a sand wedge.

No one could have known that flying lessons would lead to one of the great innovations in the game of golf. But that’s exactly what happened in 1931 when Gene Sarazen went flying with billionaire ...

The smart way to think about bounce is to first accept one truth: You might not want the same bounce on all of your wedges.

I use sand wedges like I use my car. I usually put on a lot of miles, drive it into the ground and wait too long to trade it in. Being thrifty — that’s the word I prefer — has a downside. I was ...

A blind wedge fitting at Titleist's TPI introduced me to the Vokey V-Grind - a high-bounce lob wedge that sharpened my short ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. As a mid-handicapper, there are plenty of things that I could do better in order to drop ...