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Sky’s The Limit As PGA Finds Its Range
April 18, 2007 –
The PGA has taken a grip of the technological revolution by sanctioning the use of electronic ranger finders at one of its tournaments for the first time in its history.
The decision comes after the PGA agreed a three-year deal with SkyCaddie, the market leader in hand-held GPS course mapping technology, to co-sponsor the Glenbrae PGA Fourball Championship, which is being held at Fulford Golf Club in October.
As part of the deal, the state-of-the-art SkyCaddie has been given the green light to be used in the competition, which could open the doors to a golfing revolution.
PGA sponsorship manager Jim Croxton is delighted to welcome SkyCaddie to the growing list of partners and believes that the SkyCaddie is poised to become an essential piece of kit for all golfers.
"This is the future and I think in two years from now a lot of golfers will have one of these," he said
"SkyCaddie are the market leaders in this field, particularly in Europe, and we're delighted to have them on board as partners."
The SkyCaddie has already been a success on the PGA Europro Tour and it is hoped this new deal will see its popularity grow given that more than 14,000 golf courses worldwide are available to be downloaded.
Course details are stored on a light-weight hand-held unit, all of which come with 'intelligreen' as standard, which allows players to view all aspects of the green from any position.
SkyCaddie's UK managing director Jackie Hitchcock is excited about the partnership with the PGA and the impact it will have on the game.
"We're confident that the partnership with PGA will give SkyCaddie the credibility it deserves," she said.
"Like the PGA, our goal is about getting more people to play golf and to enjoy playing golf.
"We believe that SkyCaddie does this and certainly makes the game more enjoyable as well as easier and faster.
"This is the start of a whole new era for both amateur and professional golfers
"Since the R&A relaxed the rules and allowed range finders to be at the discretion of local rules more and more people have jumped on board.
"We've seen more and more courses using range finders in competitions and general play and that's fantastic."
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