Good players rarely work the ball toward potential danger. So examine the area inside the corner you want to clear: If you curve the ball too much, you don't want to bring a hazard into play.

Follow these simple steps to get more roll and work the ball around corners

You'll never compress the ball if you rise up on your downswing. Make your first move from the top a "power lean."

This special swing slams on the brakes!

To get this move down pat, attach a tee to your putter as shown (double-sided tape works well) and stroke putts at home or in the office. You'll notice improvement in your stroke in a week.

Playing a tough course that had fast, baked-out greens and four-inch rough, Goosen relied on his putter.

Coming into 13, Hoffman was on a roll, with a near-ace the par-3 11th hole and a par on the par-4 12th to take a one-shot lead. But then he hit two mediocre shots at 13 and was in the greenside bunker, surely feeling playoff pressure.