Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column ... your fairways hit without making any changes to your swing. Gary Player recently published a fascinating post on this subject ...

Gary Player, his ball in a fairway bunker ... but the technique and savvy you display before and after you swing the club. If you’re like a lot of golfers, you’re prone to making errors ...

"There's no one that's had a bigger love affair than Gary Player with the game of golf. People see that he's not a big man. There's truth in David and Goliath in that you got a golf club ...