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So what exactly is The Golf Glove? Well it's a site dedicated to golf but with a twist. We are leaving the control of the site up to you. We want you to tell us what content should be on it and how it should be displayed. Below are the icons you will find on our site and a description of what's there. We look forward to providing you with everything you need to know in order to 'get a grip on your game'. Play well.
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Greetings!
February is upon us and it is an exciting time for golfers. Some are heading to warmer climates to get the rust off while others are checking out the new merchandise that manufacturers are putting out this year. This issue has a few tips for anyone in either camp.
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Inside The Golf Glove |
Welcome Spring, we missed you. It won't be long before the familiar smell of cut grass and the dew on the greens greets us once again. Golfers rejoice as this is the start of another beautiful golf season.
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aboutGolf Cuts Edge Again
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Already the industry leader in golf simulator technology, aboutGolf is at it again. Henry-Griffits, a
custom-clubfitting company owned by aboutGolf, unveiled its new Stripe-It shaft, a filament-wound
graphite shaft with the benefits of maximum performance. The result is a
cutting edge shaft with a bending stiffness that rivals the traditional
tape-rolled shafts.
Henry-Griffits, with the help of corporate partner Neo-Fiber, spent the past 25 years
perfecting their new pride and joy. Overcoming the previous disadvantage of
being very difficult and expensive to produce, H-G's new shafts promote efficient
transfer of power, more consistency in the flex, and uniform performance. In
layman's terms, this shaft will help you generate more power while maintaining
the club's stability. In theory, you'll be longer and straighter. Happy scoring.
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Come Home For A Round
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Scotland may
not be the land of your birth but it is the Home of Golf. As a member of the fraternity of golfers, that
makes you an honorary Scot with an open invitation to visit golf's Mecca. With
over 550 golf courses to chose from, and first class hospitality from a people
passionate about their impressive heritage and traditions, golfers of all skill
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The World's Longest Golf Courseis the
International Golf Club in Massachusetts, a long par 77, 8325-yards, from the
tiger tees.
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The World's Highest Golf
Courseis the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha, Peru, which sits
14,335 feet above sea level at its lowest point.
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The Longest Hole in the
World is the 7th hole (par 7)
of the Sano Course at the Satsuki Golf Club in Japan. It measures a long 909
yards.
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The World's Largest
Bunkeris Hell's Half Acre on the 585-yard 7th hole of the Pine
Valley Course in New Jersey.
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The World's Largest Greenis that
of the 695-yard, 5th hole, a par 6 at the International Golf Club in
Massachusetts, with an area in excess of 28,000 square feet.
· Approximate number of golf courses in the world: 31,857.
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Proportion of humans who are golfers: 0.94 percent.
· Countries
with the most courses per capita (minimum 500,000 population): Scotland
(9,379 people per course), New Zealand (10,374), Australia (11,063), Republic of
Ireland (14,127), Northern Ireland (14,353), Canada (15,480), Wales (18,321),
United States (18,514), Sweden (21,295), England (27,725).
· Countries
with the highest density of courses (minimum 500,000 population): Singapore
(one course every 10 square miles), England (27), Northern Ireland (40), Wales
(50), Scotland (56), Japan (59), Netherlands (75), Mauritius (87), Republic of
Ireland (95), Denmark (117).
· Most populous countries where we could find
no evidence of golf: Ukraine (population 47,732,079), Sudan (39,148,162),
Yemen (20,024,867), Mali (11,956,788), Belarus (10,310,520).
· Most
northerly course: Sondie Arctic Desert G. Cse., Kangerlussuaq,
Greenland.
· Most southerly: Ushuaia G.C., Argentina.
· Most
easterly: Tonga G.C., Nukualofa, Tonga.
· Most westerly: Faleata
C.C., Apia, Samoa.
· Ratio of courses in the U.S. to courses in the
African continent: 20 to 1.
· Amount of earth's land mass devoted to
golf courses: 0.014 percent.
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