CHASKA, MN - AUGUST 13: Justin Rose of England looks over the third green during the first round of the 91st PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club on August 13, 2009 in Chaska, Minnesota.

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. This column came to life with one singular goal in mind: helping our readers become ...

Gary Player remains one of the most respected voices in golf. The nine-time major winner has seen the game evolve across ...

Ben Hogan may have the most famous golf swing in the world. His long, flowing motion was a sensation in its time, and remains a sensation to this day. Most golfers have seen Hogan's golf swing ...

Ben Hogan's imprints remain all over the golf world—especially the world of golf swings. Except over the years, one of Ben Hogan's tips has been thoroughly cast by the wayside, which is interesting ...

“Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons” was a bestseller in 1957. A soon-to-released version includes an introduction by Lee Trevino, who would have never made it in professional golf without Hogan’s words. Lee ...

Bryson DeChambeau has idolized Ben Hogan since his early teens. Hogan turned professional in 1930, decades before DeChambeau was born, yet the impact of Hogan’s swing reached him through an old video.