Golf Digest and Mobile Location Media have partnered to offer the Golf Digest GPS Range Finder. The range finder provides interactive layup and yardage measurement, scoring and gives you a preview of course maps. The Golf Digest GPS Range Finder is definitely on the expensive side at $5.99 per month, with no free trial. Again, this seems to only be available through the AT&T MEdia Mall.
CaddyHawk for BlackBerry turns your GPS-enabled wireless phone into a yardage tool. See your location on a golf course map and get accurate GPS distances to the front, center and back of the green. It will also zoom-in and refresh your yardage as you get closer to the pin.
Viigo has launched a new golf service, do these guys ever slow down? Viigo now offers live leaderboards, upcoming event schedules, results from previous tournaments as well as statistics for each of the PGA, LPGA, European Tour, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour.
GreenFinder is the latest product in a recentspate of golf tracking apps. The inaugural release of Itinerant Software, GreenFinder uses your GPS-equipped BlackBerry to display your distance from the front, back, and center of the green, and how far (or, in my case, how dismayingly close) you are to hazards. A yearly fee of $35 gives you access to free software upgrades and an unlimited number of course downloads if you happen to be a globe-trotting golfer. And unlike the most other golf tracking apps, this one’s been designed from the ground up for the BlackBerry.
GolfTraxx has recently announced BlackBerry support, and is celebrating by offering the software as a free desktop download. Streak of generosity, or roping in unwitting golfers for beta testing? You decide! The software uses GPS tracking on the BlackBerry 8800 for later review and online posting of your favourite courses on Google Earth. Check it out, hit the greens, get course information, track scores, and let us know how she fares.
Our BlackBerry game-developping neighbours here in Ottawa, Magmic, announced last week a partnership with In-Fusio that would let Magmic port In-Fusio’s games over to BlackBerry and sell them on their outlet, Bplay. We give out Bplay stuff aplenty on our Weekly Contests, so if there’s any stuff in In-Fusio’s catalogue that tickles your fancy, stick around; odds are you’ll be able to win it soon enough. In the same stroke, Magmic also announced their new game, Golden Tee, for you golf-enthusiasts out there.