Trump National

I got to play Trump National today -- amazing course. Right on the Pacific Ocean, terraced holes that run back and forth, mostly parallel to the ocean as they "switchback" up and back the cliffs over the ocean.

It was HOWLING wind, so it made the already difficult course even tougher.
(TODO: more here about my score)

Here are some videos from the day.

Here is an aritcle from SI about Trump's various courses.

GPS Golf Caddies

I'm not golfing as much these days, so this is a bit difficult to justify, but it's really intriguing. There are a few "GPS Golf Caddies" showing up on the market these days. Basically they use GPS technology to show you where you are on the hole, with at least distance to the hole, and usually distance to some number of other obstacles.

Most if not all of them rely on a subscription based (example $30/year) web site to download the golf course data to the device.

• iGolf GPS Caddie (iGolf.com)
  
• SkyGolf GPS (site).
• StarCaddie (site) (software for PocketPC. maps look expensive)
• Intelligolf (site) (PocketPC software)
  
• Summary of 3 competitors

The iGolf company also has PC software that (assuming with the same subscription as above) lets you download the course definitions to your PocketPC, etc.

Next, I would need a GPS of some sort to hook into the PocketPC. There are a bunch of options there, and I found this site for reviews of all those choices (might be a bit outdated - google will find more).

Use handheld GPS (already have one of these) and connect it to a Pocket PC or other handheld. Many cable options described here. The Supply Net Austrailia based web site has lots of options too.

More GPS / PocketPC solutions & issues:

• Pocket Streets apparently no longer comes with MS Streets and Trips
• Here is info on MS Streets & Trips, including info about the included GPS receiver.
• I put some GPS receivers on my wish list at Amazon.
• Comparison (old, 2004) of mapping software here.