Subscribe To This Site

Bunker Tips

We have invited some of golf’s most respected instructors to provide bunker tips to help you improve your short game. We will be adding tips often so be sure to monitor our news feed to keep abreast of new additions. You can also sign up for our monthly newsletter for tip summaries, stories, and bonus tips.

January 2009 Tips

The Long Running Bunker Shot

In this bunker tip from top instructor Tom F. Stickney, learn how to execute the long running bunker shot to ensure your ball gets to the hole.

Click here to see the tip.

December 2008 Tips

The Greenside Bunker Shot

In this tip, Dan Lockhart, a Class A PGA of America teaching professional and instructor at the Rick Smith Golf Academy, takes the fear out of the greenside bunker shot and provides a great drill to improve your bunker play.

The High Bunker Shot

In this tip, Tom F. Stickney, a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, provides a five-step process for escaping the deepest bunkers that you'll ever face.

Click here to see the tip.

November 2008 Tips

Bunker Distance Control

In this tip, Dan Lockhart, a Class A PGA of America teaching professional and instructor at the Rick Smith Golf Academy, teaches three methods of controlling the distance on any bunker shot.

Bunker Fundamentals

In this tip, Tom F. Stickney, a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, provides five fundamentals and multiple bunker drills to help you get up and down from any bunker.

Click here to see the tip.

Return from Bunker Tips to Home