Everyone wants to know what to do when you’re short-sided around the green and feeling stuck. Flopping it like Phil Mickelson can feel like both a risk and a lifesaver. Professional Long Driver Averee ...

Ideally, your course management is good enough that you rarely need to hit a flop shot. In most cases, it’s far more reliable to putt, or play a lower, running chip shot — both of which require a ...

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY 18: Golfers make their way down the first fairway during the third round at the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club on February 18, 2017 in Pacific Palisades, ...

You’ve pulled your approach shot left of the green, leaving yourself a delicate uphill shot with very little green between you and the hole—we call that "short-sided." Your first inclination might be ...

Averee Dovsek explains how to execute a flop shot by opening the clubface and committing to the swing so it can help the ball land softly. Golfweek golf instruction: Flop it high like Phil ...