Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. I’d always heard that Parker McLachlin, aka the Short Game Chef, was a genius ...

Say what you want to, but, in my humble opinion (and experience), cleaning up your short game is the fastest way towards lowering golf scores. And it’s not just me who thinks that, either. In fact, ...

Many golfers believe they have a decent short game. They expect to hit wedge shots relatively close, recover often enough ...

If you keep chunking or skulling short-game shots, top-ranked golf teacher Kelvin Kelley says it’s time to learn this secret from masterful wedge players. Like many amateur golfers, I really struggle ...

I was thrilled to get the green light to chase shooting red scores, but how was I actually going to go about doing it? I came ...

If you are lucky enough to get outside and play golf in the winter, there are some adjustments that you will need to make to your short game. Playing throughout the winter can actually be crucial to ...

In this edition of Play Smart, we look at how Parker McLachlin, aka the Short Game Chef, fixed Zephyr Melton's chipping in five minutes. The post How an elite short-game coach fixed my chipping in ...