Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. As a junior golfer growing up in west Texas, playing in the wind was an everyday ...

You don’t look at the ball when you’re shooting a free throw, Dave Phillips says. And a quarterback doesn’t look at the ball while passing. So why should a golfer stare at their ball ahead of a putt, ...

Gary Player didn’t put together one of the best records in the history of the game without being able to get the job done on the greens. And when it comes to putting, nothing will derail your score ...