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My Utah Golf Courses App Now in the Apple iTunes Store!

I’m thrilled and proud to announce that my Utah Golf Courses mobile app is now available on the Apple iTunes Store. Tablet view of a course page This project is one of love and learning. The challenge…

Category: Golf, Hackers

First Breakthrough of 2017

Coming out of golf hibernation this spring has been hard. Having not touched a club for 4+ months put some serious rust on the game. The first round I played was the best of the short season to date, and…

New USGA and R&A Video Rules Missed the Elephant in the Room

Pop quiz: What’s the only document more complicated than the USA’s IRS tax code? You guessed it, the Rules of Golf! I’ve just read through, ok glossed through the new and immediate rules decisions by the USGA and R&A regarding…

Category: Golf, Hackers

Wildlife Interactions on the Course Today

Sunday services today took me up Parley’s Canyon between Salt Lake and Park City, to Mountain Dell. There are two courses there, the Lake and the Canyon. I enjoyed a slightly brisk and quite windy round there, going through the…

Category: Golf, Golf Accessories, Golf Gear, Reviews

Sprout Plantable Golf Scorecards and Pencils Grow Into Herbs and Flowers

This is an extremely cool idea. Check out these plantable scorecards and pencils by a company called Sprout in the photo below. The paper and pencils contain seeds. When done with them, the golfer simply plants them in the ground…