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Stuck under a tree? Use these steps to escape trouble and save strokes

Nick Dimengo — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:31:49 +0000

I hate admitting this right now, but one thing that I’ve sort of mastered this summer is hitting a low punch shot from beneath some trees.

Obviously, having any shot with a tree obstructing you is a bad look. But, sadly, as I’ve continued to battle inconsistencies hitting my driver, I’ve found myself in this situation more than I’d prefer.

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The good news? I know exactly what club and swing to use to escape with a decent shot. The bad news? No matter how good you get at punching out, you’d still prefer not to have to. That’s why I continue to play bogey golf.

Many amateurs can probably relate to this very situation out on the golf course. To help understand exactly how to approach escaping the trees without hitting a branch or trunk, GOLF Top 100 Teacher Lou Guzzi shares his five must-know tips.

Follow these 5 steps to hit a perfect shot underneath trees

1. Find your window

According to Guzzi, the first thing a player must do to escape the trees without finding more trouble is determining a safe window to hit through.

This can be tough for plenty of players, especially amateurs, because the safest shot is sometimes the one with the shortest distance — and nobody just wants to give away a stroke out there.

So analyze where that window is, and then determine the play that you’re most comfortable with.

2. Determine the distance

OK, so you’ve determined that you can be aggressive through the trees without doing more harm. Now you just need to figure out the distance you need to hit it in order to try and save par.

Can you realistically reach the green? Are there other obstacles like bunkers or water in your way? If so, how can you navigate this shot to put yourself in the best position to limit damage?

3. Choose a lower-lofted club

Your main goal is to keep the ball low. Even if you hit a little dribbler that does nothing but roll 100 yards (and looks ugly to the naked eye), that’s a much better shot than skying it into the air and watching your ball deflect further into danger.

Guzzi suggests using a 5-iron, which provides lower loft, but still enough club to get some distance if you can.

4. Remember your ball position

To maintain as much control as possible, Guzzi says your ball position should stay in the middle of your stance. By doing this, you’ll help avoid having the ball come off the clubface with too much loft — thus helping the shot stay low and through the window you chose as a target.

5. Use a shorter backswing and follow through

You want to match your backswing with your follow through, making sure it stays short and compact — with a half-swing the preferred swing size.

Since the size of the backswing will determine your swing speed, by matching these two elements up with one another, you’ll be able to hit the low, running shot you’re looking for, getting you back into safety for a better opportunity into the green.

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Best 1st hole...ever? 6 early Solheim Cup observations from on the ground

James Colgan and Sean Zak — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:26:13 +0000

CASARES, Spain — The Solheim Cup is upon us. For the first time all week, every player in the field has their golf clubs on-site — shoutout to Danielle Kang — and pairings are starting to take shape at Finca Cortesin in the south of Spain.

Here’s are 6 early happenings on the ground.

1. The Americans are officially underdogs

For perhaps the first time in the history of the Solheim Cup, the Americans are underdogs. Now, Vegas would have you believe that it’s an even match, and it just might be. But an important part of the mental jockeying before every major team event — you’ll see it next week at the Ryder Cup — is who gets to use the “underdog” title.

You may think this an unimportant moniker but it helps decide how the final results are perceived. If the Americans win on the road against a superior opponent, it’ll feel like an extra-significant win ahead of next year’s Cup back in the States.

Nelly Korda and her caddie Jason McDede scope out the property earlier this week. getty images

European captain Suzann Pettersen started this discourse by declaring her team the best European squad she’s seen in all her time around the Solheim Cup. Coming from the winningest player in European Solheim history, that says a lot. Given the chance to reign in expectations Wednesday, she doubled down, saying, “I don’t think there’s anything to hide under a chair that if you look on paper, we have the strongest team that I’ve ever been a part of, and that’s based on great performances over the last few years from all the players.”

U.S. skipper Stacy Lewis pounced on the inverse, snatching the opportunity to be the plucky underdog no one expects much from. “No, I think Europe’s the favorite,” Lewis said. “They have won the last two, we’re on their soil, they have a great team that has a ton, a ton of experience in this event. So you look at history, you know, it doesn’t bode well for us. But I love our chances. I love these rookies. I think they’re going to have a great week and hopefully surprise a lot of people.”

2. Spain WITH the S

The host of this week’s Solheim Cup, Spain’s Costa del Sol, could well be heaven. On one side of the car, jagged grey cliffs shoot into the heavens like skyscrapers. On the other, crystal blue waters are interrupted only by white sand beaches that stretch on for miles. Spend a few minutes driving down the highway and you will no longer wonder why half of Europe travels here to vacation.

Rest assured, it’s tempting to view this tiny slice of coastline through the vacationland prism — but that, it seems, would be leaving out the best part: the golf.

Courses — about 15 of them — sprout from the earth every few miles from Malaga to Finca Cortesin and there is no shortage of variety in those options. Some feature the furry detailing and haphazard bunkering unmistakable of an ephemerally public track; some, like this week’s Solheim Cup host, feature the finely manicured trappings of golf glory. But all share in the same gorgeous view, and the same unbothered pace of life.

We didn’t bring our sticks with us for this week’s journey into the south of Spain, and are already regretting that decision. Once the good folks of the golf world feast their eyes upon the beauty at Finca Cortesin and, Spain’s Costa del Sol — “Coast of the Sun” — could have a fighting argument to add golf to that nickname.

Behold, Costa del Sol. getty images

3. Best opening Solheim/Ryder Cup hole ever?

At risk of exaggerating, we’re not well-versed in opening holes of Solheim and Ryder Cups. Mostly, we just know the buildouts of grandstands that tower behind the tee box and the thunderous noise that emanates from them as players begin their matches.

But as for the actual golf holes themselves, this week’s may be the best we’ve ever seen. On the scorecard, it’s a 280-yard par-4, which means it’s absolutely drivable for the longest women in the world. We’re talking about Nelly Korda, Lexi Thompson, Linn Grant and Charley Hull — just to name some of the competitors who may try and drive the green this week.

Tempting, isn’t it? Getty Images

“We’ve been talking about this,” captain Pettersen said Wednesday. “I don’t know if we’ve been trying to lay a strategy flat, because for some people it’s very approachable, for others it’s might be out of their reach to be comfortable to go for the hole in one or like go for the drivable par-4. So I think you’re going to see both. I have just told the players, let’s talk through this. Because, I mean, we had a drivable par-4 in 2017 in Des Moines which didn’t really turn into the European favor.”

That hole in 2017 measured 306 yards on the scorecard, and players have only gotten longer off the tee since then. But wind will be a major factor in the approach to kick-starting matches this week. The breeze was blowing straight into the tee Wednesday afternoon, making the 245-or-so-yard cover a bit more treacherous. Still, igniting a match like Bryson DeChambeau did at the 2021 Ryder Cup is in the cards.

4. The Bag Drop

The story of early Solheim Cup week has been the MIA clubs of Danielle Kang.

As seems to happen at least once a European-held tournament, the airlines lost Kang’s gear en route to Spain, and for a period of time on Tuesday believed they had lost her clubs all together. Kang could only watch her teammates practice on Tuesday as she waited for replacements to arrive, hitting chips and a few putts around the greens.

Thankfully, we were chuffed to rise on Wednesday to word that Kang’s babies had been recovered (both the originals and the backups). And when U.S. team captain Stacy Lewis stepped to the podium on Wednesday afternoon, she added yet another twist to the recovery story.

As Lewis explained, the Americans wrangled the help of dozens of staffers to assist in the great golf club rescue, coordinating with airlines and employees to help track them down.

“The number of people that were working on finding that golf bag the last two days is astronomical,” she said. “Danielle’s given us many hugs and thank yous. She was is very appreciative.”

But the real kicker is the person who dragged the bag across the finish line, literally, on behalf of team USA.

“My dad actually went and picked it up for us,” Lewis said with a laugh. “So Dad gets the MVP of the week.”

5. Hills, hills and more hills

They say you’ll never know how hilly Augusta National is until you see it in person. Well, you can say the same for Finca Cortesin. This is a golf course where you’ll want to take a cart, but players won’t have that luxury this week.

When asked about the aspect of the layout that may have surprised them, Cheyenne Knight immediately brought up the undulation. “People said it was hilly,” she said Wednesday, “but it’s definitely hilly.”

The course is built into the slope of the Sierra Bermeja Mountain Range, which runs along the backside of Costa Del Sol, a string of beach towns on the Alboran Sea. Unfortunately, for those in the competition — and the many spectators expected to be in attendance — what goes down here at Finca Cortesin must eventually come back up.

Caroline Hedwall offered the strongest truth of the week in her press conference: “It’s a tough walk for everyone, especially the caddies.”

6. Clowning around

It’s quite hard to glean much of anything from early-week press conferences at team events. With participants working in groups during press settings, most insight from captains and players is distilled into the same cliches: “Well, we don’t want to give all our secrets away…” and, “Yeah, I agree with what [previous speaker] said…”

Truth is, most of the information about the state of the Solheim Cup, the matchups, and the strategy will remain secret until the first balls go into the air on Friday morning. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing worth learning from the early-week pressers. No, quite the opposite.

This week marks one of the rare times we see players explore beyond the insular world of solo-tournament golf. Which means it also marks one of the rare times we hear an outsider’s perspective of their personalities, their competitive idiosyncrasies and perhaps, most notably, their ability to take a joke.

If the early week is any indication, there’s already a runaway leader in those categories on the European side.

“I guess there’s only one Charley Hull playing this week, if you [want to] talk about the class clown,” Pettersen said with a chuckle on Wednesday.

“I think Charley’s the obvious choice,” assistant captain Laura Davies agreed. “I don’t even think she knows she’s funny, but she is probably the funniest person you’ll ever meet. She keeps everyone on their toes.”

For the Americans, the answer appears to be equally as obvious: Angel Yin, who told reporters Wednesday she wrangled her American teammates into buying a few definitely real $25 Louis Vuitton scarves from a street hawker.

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Phil Mickelson's 'Entourage' cameo? Here's how that happened

Josh Berhow — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:11:55 +0000

Several years ago, Phil Mickelson was one of a handful of pros who made a cameo on the movie “Tin Cup,” but he also made a not-as-well-known cameo on the HBO series “Entourage.” And the latter came despite the show taking a shot at the six-time major’s champ most famous major blowup.

Actor Jerry Ferrara, who played Turtle on “Entourage,” was the guest on this week’s GOLF Subpar Podcast, and during it he talked about his sports fandom, love of golf, auditioning for “Entourage” and more. One of the topics that came up was Mickelson’s cameo in season five, episode six, when he joined Jeremy Piven, who played Ari Gold, on the golf course.

In a past episode, Piven’s character took a jab at Mickelson’s 2006 U.S. Open loss at Winged Foot.

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“One of the lines in the Yom Kippur episode,” Ferrara said, “when Ari is not allowed to use his phone and we are trying to get the ‘Medellin’ movie made or whatever, and Ari says I think to his wife, ‘The guy is melting down worse than Phil Mickelson at Winged Foot.'”

But Ferrara and Kevin Dillon, who played Johnny “Drama” Chase on the show, were playing golf in the San Diego area one day when they saw Mickelson finishing up his round. Dillon introduced himself.

“[Dillon] said, ‘You should come do a cameo on the show,'” Ferrara said. “And I think he said like, ‘Sorry we made that joke about you.’ And Phil, to his credit, was like ‘No, I thought it was hysterical.’ He’s like, ‘I watch the show, it didn’t bother me at all. I’d definitely come on.'”

Within a few weeks it was put together and Mickelson made his appearance. (You can watch the clip here, although it involves some NSFW language.)

“He couldn’t have been nicer and happy to be there,” Ferrara said. “We even got to play a few holes. Watching him hit like a 320-yard stinger that was 10 feet off the ground the whole time at a Trump course in L.A. Yeah, he was awesome.”

Ferrara added that Dillon’s dad, Paul, was a portrait painter, and he made one of Mickelson to gift to him but accidentally painted Mickelson as a right-handed golfer. No matter; Mickelson still displayed it in his house because he thought it was a great talking point.

And, for what it’s worth, Ferrara said Mickelson’s acting skills were good.

You can listen to the entire Subpar Podcast below, or watch it on YouTube here.

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Solheim Cup players: Meet the U.S. and European rosters

Zephyr Melton — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:45:24 +0000

Solheim Cup week is officially here.

Two years after the Europeans took the cup on American soil, the Yankees will look to return the favor as they head across the pond for revenge. Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Málaga, Spain will play host as Team Europe looks for its third consecutive Solheim Cup victory.

Suzann Pettersen, hero of the 2019 Solheim Cup, captains the European squad while former world No. 1 Stacy Lewis leads Team USA. And with 12 of the best golfers in the world on each of their respective teams, the biennial team competition should come right down to the wire.

Check out below for a rundown of each team’s roster.

Team USA

Lilia Vu

Age: 25
World ranking: 2
Solheim Cup record: N/A (rookie)

Vu had a banner year in 2023, winning two major championships (Chevron and Women’s British Open) and tacking on a third LPGA victory in Thailand. Despite some injury troubles during the summer, Vu heads to Spain in solid form with three straight top 25s and no missed cuts since early July.

Nelly Korda

Age: 25
World ranking: 3
Solheim Cup record: 5-2-1

Even without a win on her resume in 2023, Korda’s season has still been a solid one. With seven top 10s in 14 starts, she’s been one of the most consistent players among those headed to Spain this week.

Allisen Corpuz

Allisen Corpuz won the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach earlier this summer. Getty Images

Age: 25
World ranking: 10
Solheim Cup record: N/A (rookie)

Although she’s a Solheim Cup rookie, Corpuz will be a key piece for the Americans this week. After her U.S. Women’s Open victory at Pebble Beach, the 25-year-old has shown she can come up clutch on the biggest stage.

Megan Khang

Age: 25
World ranking: 14
Solheim Cup record: 1-3-2

Khang earned her first LPGA victory earlier this summer in Canada, and now she’ll look to be a part of her first victorious Solheim Cup team.

Jennifer Kupcho

Age: 26
World ranking: 28
Solheim Cup record: 2-1-1

The 2022 Chevron Championship winner won three times last season, but she’s yet to nab a title this year. She’s the only player on this year’s American Solheim Cup squad with a winning record two years ago at Inverness Club.

Danielle Kang

Age: 30
World ranking: 32
Solheim Cup record: 5-7-0

Kang will be one of the most experienced players in this year’s Solheim Cup as she makes her fourth appearance for the red, white and blue. She’ll need to lean on that experience as her 2023 has been a bit disappointing with just three top 10s in 15 starts.

Andrea Lee

Age: 25
World ranking: 38
Solheim Cup record: N/A/ (rookie)

Lee nabbed the last spot on Team USA with an impressive close to the summer, finishing T13 or better in her last four starts before the team was finalized. She may be a Solheim Cup rookie, but she’s one of the hottest players on either team heading to Spain.

Lexi Thompson

Lexi Thompson’s 2023 has been plagued with struggles. Getty Images

Age: 28
World ranking: 25
Solheim Cup record: 6-6-7

Thompson’s 2023 has been a colossal disappointment as she’s made just three cuts in 11 starts this season. She finished T19 in her latest start at the Queen City Championship, but otherwise this year has been one to forget for the American stalwart.

Rose Zhang

Age: 20
World ranking: 31
Solheim Cup record: N/A (rookie)

Zhang made a splash in her pro debut as she won the Mizuho Americas Open in early June. Since then, she’s been a fixture on the first page of major leaderboards, registering three top 10s in four major starts.

Angel Yin

Age: 24
World ranking: 33
Solheim Cup record: 3-2-1

Yin put together an impressive run in the majors this season, finishing in the top 30 in each of her five starts and highlighted by a runner-up at the Chevron. Yin heads to Spain for her third Solheim Cup and as one of three U.S. players who’ve been a part of a winning U.S. team (2017).

Ally Ewing

Age: 30
World ranking: 30
Solheim Cup record: 2-5-1

Ewing’s game is in solid form as the summer wraps up with three top 10s in her last five starts, including a T6 at the AIG Women’s Open in which she held the 36-hole lead.

Cheyenne Knight

Age: 26
World ranking: 47
Solheim Cup record: N/A (rookie)

Knight’s win at the LPGA’s two-person team event (Great Lakes Bay Invitational) likely helped her case for a spot on Lewis’ team, but with three missed cuts in her last five starts, she’ll need to be in better form as she tees it up in Spain.

Team Europe

Celine Boutier

Age: 29
World ranking: 5
Solheim Cup record: 5-1-1

Boutier was simply outstanding playing in Europe this summer, notching back-to-back victories at the Evian Championship and Scottish Open. Now she travels to Spain looking to put an exclamation mark on a dominant summer of golf across the pond.

Maja Stark

Age: 23
World ranking: 40
Solheim Cup record: N/A (rookie)

It’s been a solid season on the LPGA circuit for Stark as she’s notched six top-15 finishes in 17 starts. She’ll look to kickstart her campaign at Finca Cortesin as the next Swedish superstar in women’s golf.

Charley Hull

Age: 27
World ranking: 8
Solheim Cup record: 11-5-3

Hull has had a monster 2023 with four runner-ups and five top 10s overall. Combine that with her dominant Solheim Cup history and she looks poised to be a go-to player for the Europeans.

Leona Maguire

Leona Maguire was the Europe’s best player at Inverness in 2021. Getty Images

Age: 28
World ranking: 17
Solheim Cup record: 4-0-1

Maguire was a breakout star at Inverness two years ago as she racked up 4.5 points for the Euros in a tight-fought victory. Now, she’ll look to replicate that performance on European soil.

Georgia Hall

Age: 27
World ranking: 16
Solheim Cup record: 7-5-1

Hall is making her fourth Solheim Cup appearance and is looking to make it three wins in a row. She was one of Europe’s best weapons in 2019 as she finished the week undefeated at 4-0-0.

Linn Grant

Age: 24
World ranking: 15
Solheim Cup record: N/A (rookie)

Grant is one of the brightest young stars in the women’s game. And with a 2023 scoring average of 70.29, she has the best mark of any of the 24 players teeing it up in Spain this week.

Carlota Ciganda

Age: 33
World ranking: 28
Solheim Cup record: 7-8-4

Although Ciganda is making her sixth Solheim Cup appearance, this will be her first on her native soil. She’s one of the best Solheim Cup singles players in this year’s competition with a 3-1-1 record in her career.

Anna Nordqvist

Anna Nordqvist is a three-time major winner, her most recent coming at the 2021 AIG Women’s Open. Getty Images

Age: 36
World ranking: 39
Solheim Cup record:

Nordqvist might be the oldest player in this year’s Solheim Cup, but she’s still got plenty left in the tank. She won the Women’s British Open two summers ago for her third major title.

Madelene Sagstrom

Age: 30
World ranking: 45
Solheim Cup record: 2-4-0

Sagstrom has an 0-4-0 record in the team format, but is undefeated in singles play. That stat could loom large come Sunday.

Gemma Dryburgh

Age: 30
World ranking: 55
Solheim Cup record: N/A (rookie)

Dryburgh is pinpoint accurate off the tee, hitting 82 percent of her fairways in 2023. She earned her first LPGA win last fall, helping bolster her bid for her first Solheim Cup captain’s pick.

Emily Kristine Pedersen

Age: 27
World ranking: 121
Solheim Cup record: 3-4-0

Pedersen is the longest player competing in the Solheim Cup, averaging 273 yards off the tee in 2023. She’ll look to build off her successful Solheim Cup debut in 2021 where she went 3-1-0.

Caroline Hedwall

Age: 34
World ranking: 122
Solheim Cup record: 8-6-1

Hedwall plays most of her golf on the Ladies European Tour these days, but she’s no stranger to the Solheim Cup. This will be her fifth appearance on the European team as she looks to be a part of her fourth winning team.

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This backswing method will help you hit pro-style approach shots

John Scott Rattan, Top 100 Teacher — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:45:25 +0000

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf.

It’s no secret, the closer your approach shots are to the hole, the more chances you have to save par — or even make a birdie or eagle. But sticking it close doesn’t mean just hitting it straight, it also means hitting it the correct distances.

After all, how many times have you hit a good quality shot (maybe even adding a club twirl), only to see the ball end up either short or long of the green?

If you’re the average golfer, probably more times than you’d like to admit!

When I’m at a PGA Tour event, one of the main focal points I work on with my players is distance control. Simply put, proficient golfers not only work on hitting it straight, left, and right, they work on — and excel at — hitting the ball the correct distances; both short and long.

Dial in your distance control with this backswing method

In order to hit pro-style approach shots, I always remind amateurs to use reference points in their swing, which will help them get a feel for how far the ball will go.

When between clubs, too many amateurs often take a longer backswing but slow down through impact. While many think this is how to avoid overhitting the ball, once the dynamic loft of the club comes into play, their distance control suffers.

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The hardest way to predict how far the ball goes is to try and time it at impact. I would much rather you hit it harder with a shorter swing, than to try and slow down with a longer swing.

So what’s the trick to doing this right? By keeping both your body speed and pivot up, while still controlling the distance with the length of your backswing and follow through.

A good tip is to use my backswing method — a 1-1, 2-2, and full swing system — which will help to dial in your distances.

1. A 1-1 swing

A 1-1 swing refers to the lead arm being parallel in the backswing, and the trail arm being parallel in the follow through.

2. 2-2 swing

A 2-2 swing refers to a three-quarter backswing and finish.

3. Full swing

Full swing refers to a full backswing and full finish.

With the help of a launch monitor (available here), track the ball speeds and club speeds of the “stock” yardages. By doing this, you’ll be able to create a very helpful spreadsheet for your distance control on each one of your approach shots.

Now, it’s up to you whether you think about the backswing and follow through lengths on the course, since everyone is a little different in that regard. But in practice, knowing how far you take the club back and through will only help you feel each shot, allowing you to have better approach shots during your next round.

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Our Picks: Best handheld GPS devices of 2023

Jessica Marksbury — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:32:52 +0000

Welcome to GOLF’s 2023 edition of the Best of Everything, where we’re providing you with, well… the best of everything!

There are few accessories that can upgrade your game like a new handheld GPS device.

But with so many options on the market, which handheld GPS device is best for your game?

It depends on the features that are most important to you. Are you a walker or a rider? Do you value a full-color screen with all the bells and whistles, or a more simplistic interface? Whatever your priorities, there is a handheld GPS out there you’re sure to love, and adding a device that suits your personal playing style will enhance your game for years to come.

Below, you’ll find 7 of our favorite handheld GPS devices for 2023, all of which boast various features that you can compare to find the perfect handheld GPS device for your game.

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What to look for in your ideal handheld GPS device…

This is the most important element of most handheld GPS devices — the yardage! How do you like to see yardage displayed? Do you prefer multiple readings, such as front, middle, and back, and carry distances to avoid penalty areas? Do you want to see a full-color display of the hole you’re playing, or just the number?

How do you want to transport your handheld GPS around the course? If you primarily walk, do you want to hold it in your hand or pocket? If you ride, do you want a devices that adheres easily to the cart frame?

Some GPS devices offer feedback in the form of vibration to help you know that you’ve locked on to your desired target. Other play music or offer club recommendations based on shot data gathered from your round.

Compare and explore each handheld GPS device. Be sure to check out the additional features available for each handheld GPS device by tapping the ‘BUY NOW’ button.

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Large, easy-to-read front, center and back distances.
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Bushnell

$199.99

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Highlights

Features both audible and digital distances.
LCD screen provides visual distance and music information.
Magnetic mount.

Voice Caddie VC4 Golf GPS

Voice Caddie

$129.99

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Highlights

Provides voice output of distance as well as elevation changes.
Locates the landing point of the ball and gives you the carry distance.
Battery lasts up to 54 holes.

Shot Scope H4 GPS Handheld

Shot Scope

$149.99

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Highlights

6 RFID tracking tags gather data on more than 100 performance statistics.
Target-lock vibration feedback.
900 yard range.

Arccos Smart Sensors (GEN 3+)

$$199.99

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Highlights

The GEN3+ system includes 14 sensors (one for every club in your bag).
See how many strokes you’re gaining or losing with every club in your bag using Arccos’ strokes gained analytics.
First year membership to the award-winning Arccos Caddie app.

Garmin Approach G30

$$249.99

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Highlights

2.3-inch color touchscreen display with full-color course mapping, and Green View allows you to place the pin in the correct location for the day.
Mountable on belt, pull cart or golf bag.
Offers digital scorecard option and stat tracking for putts, greens in regulation and fairways hit.

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Best For

Minimalists

Price

$129.99

Highlights

Large, easy-to-read front, center and back distances.
Integrated magnetic mount.
Offers view of green with movable pin placement.