By Jack Moorehouse Professional courses like Torrey Pines or are no picnic, even for the pros. For weekend players, forget it. PGA courses have narrow fairways (less than 30 yards wide), punishing rough, and lightening fast greens. They also have length. One mistake and you’re putting a big number up. Putt enough big numbers up […]

The difference between good and great isn’t always physical. Sometimes, it’s mental. Take Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods. Both are gifted players physically. Both have great short games. And both have creativity and imagination. But Tiger, it seems, has a more disciplined mental approach to the game than Phil or any other player on tour.

Zach Johnson did something extraordinary in 2007, something not even Tiger Woods has done. Johnson won the Masters Tournament by 2 strokes, and he did it without going for the par 5s in two. No one can remember another player doing that in the Masters. In devising his par-5 strategy, Johnson took account of the

Most golf lessons focus on the backswing or the downswing. So do most golf tips. But there’s growing interest in post-impact actions. The pros call it exit strategy. And it’s a great learning tool. It tells you not only went wrong during the swing but also what to correct. As a result, exit strategy is