Putting can be an extremely frustrating part of the game. There’s nothing worse than hitting a couple of good shots only to squander your birdie opportunity with a three-putt. Typically, the culprit ...

A truly essential skill for scoring well is controlling distance on the greens and getting your first putt close enough to tap in. Distance control starts with solid technique and a simple principle: ...

When putting, many amateurs think that line is more important than distance control, but that is false. You can have a good line, but if you hit it 20 feet past the hole, it is a wasted effort.

In 1981, when my Florida Southern team arrived at Hop Meadow in Simsbury, Conn. — just outside Hartford — we were greeted by a long, tight golf course with deep rough and fast, heavily undulated ...

In this video, PGA Professional Katie Dawkins explains how to improve your distance control on the greens.