Imagine if you will, being among the very first to walk onto a new golf course that one of the nation’s top golf magazines has already deemed “the next frontier in golfing” and taking a very deeply satisfying divot as you watch your golf ball cut through a crisp, blue sky as big and as [...]
It’s not even close to the golf season in the Midwest, but I can’t help but think about the upcoming golf season. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could get accurate golf course conditions, live weather updates, UV index, and more? Your prayers have been answered! Such a product exists and its called the Golf [...]
One of the best features of the iPhone is the ability to lookup directions and contact information for businesses, stores, and restaurants using the native Google Maps application. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a dedicated app like the Maps application, that leveraged the power of the iPhone’s GPS and allowed you to lookup a [...]
If you have an iPhone and use it as much as I do to check email, update twitter, and facebook, you’ll probably noticed how quickly you can drain your battery during the course of the day. This can be a big issue when your traveling and don’t have access to an outlet to charge your [...]
The Glen Club which is located in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, is a Tom Fazio designed golf course tucked away in the mix use residential and retail community called The Glen. The Glen Club which opened in 2001, was built on the former airfield of the Glenview Naval Air Station featuring a prairie-style 7,149 [...]
This Spring a new company called GolfSigma LLC launched their website GolfSigma.com, which is a tee-time search engine that aggregates tee-times from major sites (GolfNow, EZLinks, Click4TeeTimes, ActiveGolf, Last Minute Golfer,AZCentral,etc). So instead of having to flip back and forth between the popular tee-time websites, you can now search from one central location on the [...]
Debuting at the 2009 PGA Merchandise Show is the OGIO Bus. No, former Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis did not make an appearance at the PGA Show, but it would been a cool tie-in. The Bus is OGIO’s latest travel rolling duffel.
The OGIO Bus sports a ton of cool features and one of those is a [...]
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to carry your sunscreen, insect repellent, deodorant, and shoe shine kit with you in your golf bag, without the extra weight? If the the answer to that question is yes, than you need to buy the La Fresh Golf Packs. The Ontario, California based La Fresh Group has come [...]
by Rob on June 11, 2008
in Travel
I first reviewed the Ogio Mammoth Travel Bag back in late April.
The first test was traveling from Chicago to Las Vegas. Before I packed the bag, I wrapped my golf club heads in some towels and bubble wrap for safe measure to prevent the clubs from hitting against each other, especially the irons. I [...]
by Rob on April 27, 2008
in Travel
In preparation for my first golf trip to the Southwest (Las Vegas, NV and Scottsdale, AZ) in June, I needed to purchase a golf travel bag. After looking at my local Golf Galaxy, Golf Smith, and online, I finally decided on the Ogio Mammoth Travel bag.
Some of the key selling points of the bag [...]