Being A Member At A Golf Course Has Its Advantages And Benefits
March 11th, 2008
Joining a golf club has many advantages and benefits, compared to playing at different golf clubs. Let’s take a look at some of the benefits and reasons to join a local country club.
(1) Most golf clubs, if not all golf clubs have a handicap tracking system, to keep track of your scores. You do not have to send your scorecard to a golf association for a legitimate handicap, to play in golf tournaments.
(2) Golf clubs have a facility with a locker room and restaurant as a meeting place. Therefore you get to know more fellow members, which make it a lot easier for you to find players to team up with.
(3) You’re more likely to drive down to your local country club to practice, than you would at an unfamiliar golf course. More practice, means playing better golf.
(4) Belonging to a golf club makes you play with a better game plan approach, because of the familiarity of the golf course. Being familiar with a golf course and knowing what lies ahead, tends to make you think about your club selection.
(5) The yardage at the golf course on most golf holes becomes embedded in memory, which in turn gives you a better understanding of your golf club yardage capabilities.
(6) A lot of golf clubs have a trade off system, which allows you to play at different golf courses in return for other members from other clubs, to play your golf course.
(7) You are more likely to play in more golf tournaments. Golf clubs have a member’s bulletin board, keeping you informed on what upcoming events are coming up.
(8) Once you pay a yearly green fee at a country club, you get to play unlimited golf. Certain days may be restricted for after certain hours.
(9) If you join a golf club that has shares, the shares typically go up on the majority. It may have something to do with the golf frenzy.
(10) Last minute tee times are a lot easier to book, if the pro knows you belong to the golf club. The pro will simply find you other members to join up with. Members enjoy meeting other members of the club.
(11) If you play golf a lot. Belonging to a golf club will save you a lot of money in the long run.
Author: Charan Santra
Golf Tips For Beginners - The Different Types of Grips in Golf
February 23rd, 2008
The grip is an important part of golf. Since the only connection between us and the club is our grip, the grip is the most basic and fundamental aspect of the golf swing that determines the outcome of the golf swing before we even swing the club. How we hold the club will directly influence our golf swing, as we try to square the club face to the ball.
There are 3 different types of grips for golf. Here are the 3 grips.
Grip #1: A Strong Grip
In this grip, the right hand is below the shaft, with the right palm slightly facing up wards. When we return the club face to the ball at impact, the club face has a tendancy to close shut, meaning the club face will point to the left.
Grip #2: A Weak Grip
A weak grip is the opposite of the Strong Grip, with the palm of the right hand facing slightly down when gripping the club. Weak grips are generally not good because it promotes a slice.
Grip #3: Neutral Grip
This is the ideal grip, Tiger Woods has a neutral grip. It gives the most control and allows you to fade or draw the shot. Shot making is much easier with this grip. The palm of your right hand is facing the target at address, and you can see your left 2 knuckles from your left eye.
Author: Sherman C
What Are Your Golf Clubs Covers Saying About Your Personality?
February 16th, 2008
Golf club covers were designed to protect the clubs from striking each other, from weather and incidental damage while in the bag, they make the clubs more identifiable at a glance, and provide a personal touch to a golfers clubs.
Golf club covers are protective covers that slide over the head of a golf club. There are so many different styles and designs that at first glance; it may seem they are more of a novelty item than a piece of golf equipment. However, golf clubs are expensive and club covers are designed to protect your investment. A fun and fashionable advantage is the wide variety of styles available in the market today.
There are several different designs of golf club covers. Some designs coordinate with other golf accessories, some are fun novelty designs and others are basic. Golf club covers are made of many different types of materials, from leather to neoprene. Choosing club head covers is really a matter of personal preference. Some head covers are designed to stretch over the golf club head, while others may zip on and off. The application and removal of head covers for frequently used golf clubs is important to consider when purchasing head covers. If the covers are difficult to remove and replace, they will become more of a nuisance.
Golf club covers are designed for each type of club and made to specially fit putters, irons and woods. There are club head covers available to suit almost every interest like favorite sports teams or personalities with color. Typically, the golf club covers for woods are the novelty covers you might see on the course. Novelty covers range from animals to cartoon characters and can be found at many pro shops and online stores.
Author: Julie Burton
GolfServ Joins With GOLF MAGAZINE’s GOLFonline.com to Revamp “Player’s Club”
February 13th, 2008
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 19, 2000
Live today, new Player’s Club features free personalized home page
with handicap tracker and fitness programs, powered by GolfServ
GolfServ Online Inc., provider of syndicated golf-related Internet content and services to over 200 top Web sites, and GOLFonline.com, the award-winning Internet site from the editors of Times Mirror Magazine’s GOLF MAGAZINE, today announced the relaunch of GOLFonline’s “Player’s Club.”
The new Player’s Club will feature GolfServ’s content and services to allow users to track their golf games with interactive charts and graphs, research over 19,000 courses, receive fitness instruction and more.
GolfServ will provide the hosting and customer support for the Player’s Club, allowing GOLFonline to focus its attention on providing the outstanding instruction, equipment reviews, golf news, and features that have made it one of the top-rated Web sites for reaching golfers. In addition, registered members who had previously joined the GOLFonline Player’s Club have now been integrated into the GolfServ system.
“GolfServ offers us a quality array of services that takes our Player’s Club to a new level,” said Rich Alfano, President of GOLF MAGAZINE Properties. “Partnering with GolfServ made sense from a financial perspective as well as a user perspective. We believe our users will benefit greatly from the new services and future enhancements in the re-launched Player’s Club.”
About GolfServ Online Inc.
GolfServ, a wholly owned subsidiary of golf e-retailer Chipshot.com, helps web sites attract golfers and keep them returning frequently. By providing a network of 200 leading sites with personalized, fully branded golf content and services, GolfServ enables web sites to enhance advertising, sponsorship and electronic commerce opportunities in an extremely sought-after demographic market — golfers. GolfServ’s core product empowers golfers to track their handicap and playing performance, schedule tee-times, find detailed information on over 19,000 golf courses worldwide, obtain private lessons from the world’s leading golf authorities and much more.
About GOLFOnline
GOLFonline, launched in 1996, is the leading golf site on the Internet, offering content, services, and e-commerce for golfers. In August 1999, Yahoo! Internet Life magazine awarded GOLFonline the Gold Star as the best golf site on the Internet, stating “GOLFonline rules.” The site has distinguished itself from the competition by offering the authoritative equipment, instruction, and travel features from GOLF MAGAZINE and Senior Golfer magazine and integrating unique interactive and personalized applications.
About GOLF MAGAZINE
Reaching more golfers in more ways, GOLF MAGAZINE Properties is the no. 1 golf media company in the world. At its core is GOLF MAGAZINE, a leading monthly publication featuring golf instruction, travel and equipment reviews. GMP owns Senior Golfer Magazine, the leading golf and lifestyle publication for avid golfers aged 50+. GMP also publishes the official publications of the PGA TOUR, Senior PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour and the U.S. Open, among other special golf publications and programs. GMP’s web site, GOLFonline (http://www.golfonline.com/), features golf news, information, and e-commerce and is ranked as the no. 1 web site for reaching golfers according to @plan Syndicated Research. GMP is the owner and presenting sponsor of the Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic, one of the premier events on the LPGA Tour, aired on NBC, and various other golf-related broadcast entities. GOLF MAGAZINE Properties is a division of Times Mirror Magazines.
Golf Trust of America, Inc. Announces Sale of Metamora Golf & Country Club for $4.93 Million
February 12th, 2008
CHARLESTON, S.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 11, 2001
Golf Trust of America, Inc. (AMEX: GTA), a real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that the Company has sold Metamora Golf & Country Club in total consideration of $4.93 million.
On April 9, the Company closed the sale of Metamora Golf & Country Club, an 18-hole golf course, located in Metamora, Michigan, to Metamora Golf Operating Company, LLC, which is owned by local interests.
Golf Trust of America, Inc. is a real estate investment trust involved in the ownership of high-quality golf courses in the United States. The Company currently owns an interest in 41 (eighteen-hole equivalent) golf courses.
Callaway Golf Unveils Innovative New “Game Enjoyment System'’ Designed to Help Women Golfers Enjoy the Game More Easily
February 10th, 2008
CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 28, 2004
Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the introduction of an innovative set of golf clubs specifically designed to make the game more fun for women golfers. The Company’s new Game Enjoyment System (GES) consists of seven uniquely designed golf clubs, a stand bag, headcovers and a guidebook that explains the set and provides yardage and usage guidelines for each club. The Game Enjoyment System, the first Callaway Golf product line specifically designed for women, is expected to ship to retail accounts in March.
GES has seven clubs, half as many as the 14-club limit imposed by the Rules of Golf. By eliminating half the clubs in the bag, GES also removes much of the indecision from club selection. The three stainless steel metal woods, three stainless steel irons and one putter that make up GES are all engineered to perform well in a variety of situations and over a wide range of yardages.
To achieve this goal, each club in the Game Enjoyment System was designed with function placed before form. This is visible in the unique design of the woods, which have offset hosels and an “open-top” construction. This design lowers the center of gravity to help golfers with slower swing speeds get shots airborne more easily, while helping to square the clubhead at impact for better results. The three woods in GES are the Driver (up to 190 yards), Long Fairway Wood (up to 175 yards) and Short Fairway Wood (up to 150 yards).
The three irons in GES also have been designed to provide function over form. The large, square face area of each iron inspires confidence and helps golfers line up their shots more accurately. This unique design also includes a large, radiused sole to help the club glide through turf and sand without digging. Another advantage of the bottom-heavy design is a low center of gravity, which helps shots soar high and land softly. The three irons included in GES are the Long Iron (up to 140 yards), Mid Iron (up to 115 yards) and Short Iron (50 yards and in). Each iron and wood in GES has a lightweight GES graphite shaft designed specifically for the Game Enjoyment System.
The final club in GES is a mallet putter with a distinctive alignment design to help players improve their accuracy on the greens. GES also includes a golf bag in a rich champagne-and-shiraz color scheme, with three matching headcovers for the woods in the set. The bag has a detachable pouch for storing valuables and the exclusive GES guidebook, which functions as a handy reference guide to getting the most benefit from each club in the bag.
The new Game Enjoyment System conforms to the Rules of Golf as administered by the USGA and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. The suggested retail price of GES is $625 and it is available in right-handed models only.
Callaway Golf Company makes and sells Big Bertha(R) Metal Woods and Irons, including ERC(R) Fusion(R) Drivers, Great Big Bertha(R) II Titanium Drivers and Fairway Woods, Great Big Bertha II 415 Titanium Drivers, Big Bertha Titanium Drivers and Big Bertha Stainless Steel Fairway Woods, Hawk Eye(R) VFT(R) Tungsten Injected(TM) Titanium Irons, Big Bertha Stainless Steel Irons, Steelhead X-16(R) and Steelhead X-16 Pro Series Stainless Steel Irons, Callaway Golf Forged+ Wedges and Callaway Golf Forged Wedges. Callaway Golf Company also makes and sells Odyssey(R) Putters, including White Hot(R), TriHot(R), DFX(R) and Dual Force(R) Putters. Callaway Golf Company makes and sells the Callaway Golf(R) HX(R) Tour balls, HX Blue and HX Red balls, Big Bertha(TM) Blue and Big Bertha Red balls, and the Warbird(TM) balls. Callaway Golf also owns and operates The Top-Flite Golf Company, a wholly owned subsidiary that includes the Top-Flite(R), Strata(R) and Ben Hogan(R) brands. For more information about Callaway Golf Company, please visit our websites at www.callawaygolf.com, www.topflite.com and www.odysseygolf.com.
GPS Industries Signs Popular Canadian Golf Club To Install GPS and Wi-Fi-Enabled Golf Solutions
February 9th, 2008
GPS Industries, Inc. (OTCBB:GPSN)(FWB:252179.F), a leading innovator of Wi-Fi wireless and GPS-enabled multimedia communications and management solutions for golf facilities and residential communities, has announces that Toronto-based Mill Run Golf and Country Club will install their Inforemer Wi-Fi GPS golf business solution.
The Mill Run installation is the first sale through GPSI’s Eastern Canadian distribution partner, Synergy Golf Solutions. With 36 holes and more than 75,000 rounds of golf annually, Mill Run is one of Canada’s most popular golf courses. It serves Toronto, Ontario, Canada’s largest city and largest golfing market.
Mill Run will be one of the first golf courses to integrate Inforemer with the Jencess suite of golf management solutions. GPSI announced its partnership with Jencess last week.
“GPS Industries’ Inforemer adds value to every aspect of our golfers’ experience at Mill Run, and also provides powerful back-end management tools to help our team administer the course facilities,” said Dave Cowan, General Manager at Mill Run. “Inforemer enhances practically every core business need we have at the club, including functions such as tournament management, speeding pace of play, assisting food and beverage sales, and providing a platform for internal and external promotions and advertising.”
“With the upcoming integration with Jencess Software, I believe GPS Industries has the foundation for the complete business solution the golf world has been waiting for,” said Mr. Cowan. “There really was no competition.”
GPSI will provide its global positioning system and Wi-Fi wireless-based golf solutions throughout Mill Run and will equip its fleet of 60 golf carts with Inforemer’s 10.4″ multimedia display and interactive communication units. GPSI will also provide Mill Run with 15 color handheld display units for golfers who prefer to walk the course. Inforemer is the only GPS system to offer golf courses the choice of both handheld and cart-mount GPS display units.
The Inforemer full management solution will incorporate a complete wireless Wi-Fi communications backbone, encompassing the entire golf facility at Mill Run. “This infrastructure will permit higher levels of service, and improve every aspect of the golfers’ experience,” said Dave Hodgson of Synergy Golf Solutions. “We’re excited to partner with Mill Run as they plan to utilize every aspect of this powerful business solution, showcasing how the technology can contribute to a healthier bottom line for golf courses.”
Mill Run is GPSI’s first of many expected installations following the recent purchase of the GPS golf patents for North America. With the purchase of the exclusive Differential GPS (DGPS) patents for Great Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Australia and Japan, GPSI now owns the patents for all major markets in the worldwide golf marketplace.
About Mill Run
Mill Run Golf and Country Club, located in Metropolitan Toronto, at Uxburg, Ontario, is a 36-hole facility providing a championship 6,800 yard experience with four sets of tees. In 2004, Mill Run hosted 75,000 rounds of golf. It hosts an Annual Charity Event Classic with course friend, David Duval. Now in its 8th season, Mill Run’s Highlands Cottage executive course is rated one of the best executive courses in Ontario. For more information on Mill Run, visit www.golfmillrun.com.
About GPS Industries, Inc.
GPS Industries, Inc. (GPSI) develops and markets GPS and Wi-Fi wireless multimedia solutions to enable managers of golf facilities, resorts, sporting events, and residential communities worldwide to generate significant new revenue streams and improve operational efficiencies. The company’s unique and patented Inforemer(TM) product line provides a complete GPS golf business solution, combining a powerful backend management information system and revenue generating modules with mobile color handheld or cart-mounted Differential GPS units, seamlessly connected via a wireless, high-speed Wi-Fi network. GPSI’s Board of Directors includes legendary golfer and businessman Greg Norman. For additional information on GPSI and its solutions, please visit www.gpsindustries.com.
Hot Stix Golf Brings Tour-Fitting Mobile Center to Minnesota’s Crown Jewel of Golf
February 9th, 2008
The Hot Stix Mobile Fitting Centers travel throughout the US to
distinguished destinations, providing complete custom golf services
including woods, irons and even ball fittings.
Recognized by golf media and industry experts as the gold standard in
custom fitting, Hot Stix provides the only independent fitting services
right on the driving range that represents all leading brands of golf
equipment. Using true golf science and the industry’s best class of
Certified Custom Fitters to match the individual golfer’s swing
characteristics to the perfect set of clubs, Hot Stix helps golfers
maximize performance.
Minnesota golfers top quality services. We are passionate about improving
the game of golf for all those that play at The Wilds Golf Club, and we are
excited to provide our Tour-fitting services at their facility,” said Chris
Dragon, President, Hot Stix Golf.
Hot Stix Golf is located in Scottsdale and because of the overwhelming
demand for the “perfect fit,” five Hot Stix Mobile Fitting Centers travel
across the US year-round. The Mobile Fitting Centers are completely
outfitted semi-trailers that include club building facilities, Hot Stix
Technologies custom fitting software, customer lounge areas and all the
leading manufacturers’ equipment inventory to ensure there is no bias in
the exceptional Hot Stix Tour-fitting process. Hot Stix serves Tour pros
and avid golfers of all handicaps.
Hot Stix Mobile Fitting Centers will offer woods, irons and ball
Tour-fitting services by scheduled appointment. To schedule a fitting at
Minnesota’s crown jewel of golf, please contact The Wilds Golf Club at
952-445-3500.
About Hot Stix Golf
Located in Scottsdale, Ariz., Hot Stix Golf is recognized as the world’s
leader in custom golf Tour-fittings, matching a golfer’s unique swing to
the perfect equipment for maximum results. Complete Tour-fitting services
are also available onsite at distinguished golf destinations through Hot
Stix Mobile Fitting Centers, a fleet of five mobile Tour-fitting facilities
that travel yearly throughout the US. Using scientific results to prescribe
the exact equipment, Hot Stix Golf’s R&D facility tests thousands of pieces
of equipment each year including shafts, club heads and even balls to
provide the world’s only independent software resource for perfect
Tour-fittings. Hot Stix Technologies custom fitting software is also
licensed to golf retailers worldwide. Founded in 2000, Hot Stix Golf is a
privately held company.
Contact:
Nancy Vaughan
Vaughan Communications
(602) 912-9126
ClubLink Announces Major Expansion into Daily Fee Golf
February 3rd, 2008
Bruce Simmonds, President & Chief Executive Officer of ClubLink said “ClubLink, in addition to being the largest operator of private golf clubs in Canada, is now also the largest operator of daily fee golf clubs in Canada. Our significant entry into the daily fee market is another key component of ClubLink’s strategic plan. The increased base of operations will lead to enhanced opportunity to continue to generate operating, administrative and marketing economies. The excellent locations, the potential for improvement and expansion and the inclusion of lands for residential development, make these properties exciting additions to ClubLink.”
Mr. Simmonds went on to say, “The reputation for quality and service that the ClubLink name has come to represent, gives daily fee golfers the confidence that they will enjoy a superior golf experience.”
These acquisitions represent an additional investment by ClubLink of approximately $43,000,000 which will be paid from existing cash and debt capacity, together with approximately $3,500,000 being satisfied with common shares issued at $12.50 per share.
Mr. Simmonds said, “ClubLink intends to make changes to improve each of these well regarded properties to a best in class standard.”
The acquired properties include the following: -0-
- Blue Springs Golf Club - comprising one 18-hole, and one
9-hole golf course, located just minutes north of ClubLink’s
Greystone Golf Club and RattleSnake Point Golf Club;
- Gormley Green Golf Club and Rolling Hills Golf Club -
comprising, in the aggregate, five 18-hole golf courses,
each of which is just south of ClubLink’s Emerald Hills Golf
Club and minutes east of ClubLink’s DiamondBack Golf Club;
and
- Georgetown Golf Club and Bolton Golf Club - comprising, in
the aggregate, two 18 hole and one 9-hole golf courses,
located northeast of ClubLink’s Greystone Golf Club and
RattleSnake Point Golf Club.
Author: Array
Chinese authorities raid shops offering counterfeit golf equipment
February 2nd, 2008
The government raids took place after six US golf equipment manufacturers filed complaints with Chinese anti-counterfeiting enforcement authorities. Agents encountered and seized counterfeit golf equipment at 10 retail golf outlet locations, carting away in excess of two thousand counterfeit products, including copies of clubs and equipment manufactured by Acushnet Company (Titleist and Cobra Golf), Callaway Golf, Cleveland Golf, Nike, Ping and TaylorMade- adidas Golf. The products seized included counterfeit golf clubs, golf gloves, golf bags, travel covers and accessories. The estimated value of the seized goods is more than $300,000.00.
The American companies praised Chinese authorities for their cooperation in enforcing the law. Rob Duncanson, an attorney coordinating efforts in China on behalf of the industry, observed that Chinese counterfeit golf clubs have proliferated considerably in the past year, causing confusion and harm to the consumer in the marketplace and injuring the reputations of major American golf club companies. “The counterfeit clubs often don’t perform, and may break or become unplayable after only a few uses,” said Duncanson. “The sale of this counterfeit product is not only unlawful, but it damages the reputations of the U.S. branded companies.”
Concerning the Shanghai raids, Duncanson said, “The joining together of these golf equipment manufacturers to tackle the counterfeiting problem at its source in China is a new approach. By working together, the companies leverage their anti-counterfeiting resources, which enables them to have a broader and more powerful impact in addressing the counterfeit problem at both the retail and manufacturing levels in China. In addition to receiving significant support from Chinese authorities, the United States Customs Service continues to provide invaluable ongoing assistance by intercepting counterfeit goods coming into the United States.”
Author: Array