My Favorite Web Sites
Martin Zombeck
"Golf is a good walk spoiled" - Mark Twain, a former part-time resident of York.
By Martin Zombeck
The quote above may no longer be pertinent as many golf courses are now requiring that players rent golf carts. I'm not a big fan of the game of golf, preferring a less sedentary activity like tennis. However, I'll do my best to present useful Web sites for those practitioners of a game, to quote Winston Churchill, ".... whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose".
The Weather Channel - www.weather.com/activities/recreation/ - Before you go to play golf you'll need to check the weather and obtain the Golf Index. The Weather Channel is one of the better weather sites. Going to Myrtle Beach for golf? Check this week's weather. Find the weather for any city in the world. This site also has a Golf Course Locator - by name or by location.
Golf for Dummies - usatoday.golfserv.com/apps/tools/glossary.asp - From USA Today. Golf phrases, terms and slang. Think a bisque is a rich, creamy soup made from meat, fish, or shellfish? Guess again. In golf, a bisque is a handicap stroke given by one player to another. Amaze your friends with your knowledge of the arcana of golf terminology even if you're a duffer and shank all your tee shots into the rough.
USGA -www.usga.org - The official site of the United States Golf Association - members' program, handicapping, rules of the game, and more.
PGA of America - www.pga.com - The official site of the Professional Golfers' Association of America - lead stories, tournaments, Rules of the Game, glossary, and more.
PGA Tour- www.pgatour.com -The official site of the PGA Tour - players' biographies, stats, results, scorecards, TV times, events, and tournament schedules.
MSGA- www.mesga.org/Club/Scripts/Home/home.asp - The official site of the Maine State Golf Association - member services, list of events, handicap information, junior golf, and more. You can find member clubs. Rating, slope, par, yardage, names of club pro and superintendent, club address and telephone number, and a map and driving (auto) directions are given for each club.
WMSGA- www.wmsga.org - The official site of the Women's Maine State Golf Association.
The Maine Golf Trail - www.visitmaine.com/seasonal/trails/golf/home.php - From the Maine Office of Tourism. Over 140 courses are listed by region.
Golf Online - www.golfonline.com/golfonline - From the Editor's of Golf Magazine, the online version of the magazine.
Golfcourse.com - www.golfcourse.com - Find a golf course. From Golf Magazine. Over 20,000 courses are listed worldwide. You can search by course name, city, or state. Rating, slope, par, yardage, fees, other course characteristics, and driving (auto) directions are given.
Golf History - www.golfeurope.com/almanac/history/history1.htm - The history of golf since 1497.
Golf Links - www.ygtclub.com/golflinks.html - Additional Web sites - organizations, sports medicine, resorts, online magazines, rules, USGA Handicap Manual, USGA Guide to the Rules on Clubs and Balls, and more.
