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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Golf Gifts For 2010


Here are some fantastic ideas for golf gifts you can give family and friends that are crazy about golf. Many people have a hard time choosing a suitable gift for the golfer in the family or a fellow player. Included are ideas for every budget and will bring smiles to any golfer's face!

If you have got a sports nut or a business owner to shop for, consider giving a golf gift of logo golf balls. They will enjoy playing with golf balls that are personalized for them. The sports fan in your family will proudly display the logo of their favorite team. Any business owner won't mind the business name, logo, and contact info being discovered by other golfers. Typically, a dozen custom logo balls are available for a small premium over the regular price for that type of ball. An average price will be $20-$50 depending on the ball, and usually there are discounts for quantity.

The next step up in budget offers a couple great choices for the golf gift. The first to consider is a GPS System for yardage, which is an electronic device that tells a golfer accurately how much distance there is to the target. The SkyCaddie from SkyGolf is a very popular device and has some great features. This model comes in at $299, and is quite user friendly and easy to use. Also available is the UPro from Callaway Golf is more state of the art and is thinner and lighter than the competition. The UPro would make a great golf gift and retails for $399.

The second golf gift to consider for a moderate budget is some golf training. Even the most skilled golfer in the family would take advantage of some professional golf training. The beauty of golf is that there is always room to improve, even at the highest levels. A package of three or five golf lessons will give any golfer an excellent opportunity to sharpen their game or revisit fundamentals. Interview a few local professionals or ask friends that play for a recommendation to a PGA Professional, then choose one with experience and a good reputation for golf training and teaching. Lessons will start at about $50 to $100 per session; however you can normally get a better rate if you purchase a package of three or more.

A golf gift for the larger budget is a vacation golf package to a golf resort or golf destination. Every golfers dream is to take a vacation where they can eat, sleep, and play golf without distraction. Golf packages will normally include at least one round of golf each day, as well as accommodations and some meals. Look for a place that has multiple courses, which will provide some variety and more overall enjoyment. A few resorts to consider buying a golf package as a gift are Pinehurst in North Carolina, Destination Kohler in Wisconsin (Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits), as well as the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama. The top golf resort and golf gift of a lifetime is a golf package to Pebble Beach in California. Though golf packages can start as low as $500, that amount will barely cover one round of golf at some of America's top golf resorts! There are some fantastic deals available, but the truth is you can not go wrong when giving the gift of golf. A country club golf course will normally have about half or two thirds of the traffic a public golf course will have. If you play your golf during the week, it is not uncommon to buzz around the course in less than four hours and have no problem walking right on to the first tee. On the weekends, there are less conflicts reserving the tee times you want.








Colleen Lilly is an avid golfer with a passion for excellence. She is the author of the Golf Master Ebook http://proficient-golf-play.info "Hit the greens like a seasoned pro, Become a Golf Master!" Colleen is a blogger who writes about transformational energy healing. Healing the Mind Body and Soul. Healing yourself begins the healing of the world, one person at a time. Follow Colleen's Transformational blog at http://www.yourmindbodyandsoul123.com


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