It never ceases to amaze, the amount of thorough, utter rubbish whizzing away out there in cyberspace. It's enough to question one's commitment to freedom of speech.
But there are a few attractive galaxys hidden behind the dark nebula of information overload. One of the more select is usagolfer.com, which manages to pull together a best-of-the-rest offering from the most prominent and useful golf sites.
For example, here's its In The News section from last week:
Everything the golfing voter needs to know - Maximum Golf
Eyes Wide Open - golfonline
Bank of America closes its golf financing group - Golf Week
Huston creeps closer to top 10 - golf.com
Focusing on the little things - PGA Tour
USGA reaffirms single set of Rules best serve game - golfonline
Golfsmith considers selling non-conforming versions of Snake Eyes, Lynx drivers - Golf Week
Golf becomes the game of life - Golf Digest
US team showed its depth - golfonline
Women's long drive champ busts tee shots, stereotypes - Golf Week
So, you no longer need to subscribe to all those magazines or trawl through all those sites. Let usagolfer.com do it for you.
insidegolf.com
One of the most attractive aspects of this site is the streaming of video press interviews from all of the tours. Unfortunately, the technology to exploit this resource is still beyond our humble efforts here at headquarters, but it looks like a fantastic service for all us tour groupies.
There are also archives of videos and audio interviews, you can get transcripts of interviews, and there are links to internet radio shows and archived radio shows.
Quote Of The Day: The hardest shot is a mashie (5-iron) at 90 yards from the green, where the ball has to be played against an oak tree, bounces back into a sand trap, hits a stone, bounces onto the green and then rolls into the cup. This shot is so difficult that I have only made it once. - Zeppo Marx
This is courtesy of our friends at duffersonline.com, who, by the way, have developed a rather smart-looking collection of golfing apparel with the coveted Joe Duffer logo.
corporategolf.com
We can't vouch for the claims made by this Dublin firm, but this might be just what you're looking for:
GolfMaster:
"In today's dynamic business environment, the popularity of Golf as a business tool for building client/customer loyalty has increased. Golf is also used as a corporate incentive to reward staff, and encourage corporate morale.
GolfMaster successfully manages corporate Golf events both in Ireland and abroad. By providing you with our expertise in this highly specialist service area, we add a professional advantage to your event. As a specialist company, Golfmaster can take over the planning and management of your corporate events, leaving you free to relax and enjoy the event with your clients or colleagues.
Included in our service portfolio are;
Event planning and management.
Luxury transportation management.
Score Card compilation.
Accommodation/Dining.
Entertainment/After Dinner speakers.
Photography/Video.
golfmidlandsireland.com
"Golf, like measles, should be caught young, for, if postponed to riper years, the results may be serious." - P G Wodehouse.
Nice opening to a excellent site, by Druid Web Design, which represents some of our best courses. Included are Delvin Castle, Glasson, Esker Hills, Mount Temple, Castle Barna, Athlone, Mullingar, Tullamore and Birr.
Joe Culley can be contacted at jculley@irish-times.ie
