Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. When it comes to golf stats, I like to nerd out. That might track back to my youth, when ...

Question: I’ve heard about stat-tracking apps, but what's the value of knowing your stats when it comes to picking the right clubs to buy? Answer: We are big proponents of stat-tracking and in ...

While your score doesn’t always reflect what you did well or where you struggled on the golf course, statistics from your round are like an MRI — they will tell you exactly what you need to know.