Articles by Alana Swain

What club should you be hitting off the tee when it matters most?

Most pro golfers have a go-to club they lean on under pressure, or when it’s important they stay out of trouble off the tee. Spoiler alert: It’s not always driver. Tiger Woods won the 2006 Open Championship at Hoylake without hitting a single driver over the final 54 holes. His chosen club was a 2-iron, Read more…

Think stable and shallow to flush it from fairway sand

The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass has 88 bunkers, including this massive oval-shaped one that runs the length of the lay-up zone on the par-5 11th hole. Find this bunker and you’ll be thrilled to make par. The approach is all carry with hazards ready to gobble any mis-hit. A forced-carry, fairway-bunker situation like this Read more…