2014 Holiday Gift Guide!
We understand how hard it can be to get the perfect gift this holiday season for the golfer in your life who has it all. Check out these great gift ideas that were our favorite items in 2014:
SNAG Golf Player Pak by SNAG Golf
Cost: $109 (only $79 for Golf Professionals). Player Pak includes a launcher (iron), roller (putter), launch pad (tee), flagsticky, 3 balls and a cloth carry bag. Available in four sizes based on golfer’s height.
snaggolf.com
Golf is difficult and can be incredibly frustrating for beginners to learn the game using standard equipment, especially for beginners. It’s easy to see how a child introduced to the game could easily become frustrated and turned off. The ball is small and even child-size golf clubs are too heavy to swing properly. It’s also an expensive game to start playing and most golf courses are hardly welcoming to brand new golfers, especially children. In steps SNAG Golf to address all of those issues with its oversized and colorful clubs and unique “sticky” ball and flagstick. Their Player Pak contains everything you need to play golf anywhere you have some open space: backyard, park, playground or even inside the house during those long winter months (just don’t tell Mom!).
SNAG is a global leader in player development and provides an easy and fun way to learn and play golf at non-traditional venues. It is a proven learning and training program for the entry-level golfer. SNAG contains all the elements of golf but in a modified form. SNAG allows for full shots, pitching, chipping and putting. Currently, SNAG is the skills-acquisition program
used in the national schools golf program headed by the World Golf Foundation’s First Tee
Program. SNAG is used in over 42 countries and in 15,000 schools and golf facilities around the world.
TRUE Gent Wingtip golf shoe by TRUE Linkswear
Cost: $149 (currently on sale for $129)
truelinkswear.com
TRUE Linkswear is the undisputed footwear King when it comes to the walking golfer. TRUE owners are cult-like in their loyalty to the brand, which offers the industry’s best barefoot golf shoe designed to improve traction, posture, agility, balance and alignment based on the five principles of “barefoot” shoe design: zero-drop, wide toe box, lightweight, thin sole and flexible.
Their ode to the traditional fashions that shaped golf, the TRUE gent combines the heritage of classic golf style with a core built for walking. The TRUE gent is all you’ve grown to love about TRUE linkswear - comfort and tour level performance with a new wingtip style. The gent’s wingtip upper is built out of ultra-premium Italian leather, and a completely waterproof upper that literally wraps your foot in protection 360 degrees. It’s built on top of their new TRUE Flex-Feel-Gent outsole, which is the lightest, most comfortable outsole built to date. The faux heel in the back gives the look of a classic shoe, but don’t be fooled, this is a minimal shoe built with zero drop, meaning the platform is going to enhance your stability, traction, and ability to feel the course. Mix that in with TRUE’s flexible nature, and you’ve got the ultimate performance shoe with style that GQ would be proud of.
SKLZ Golf Training Aids by SKLZ
Cost: products between $11.99 - $329.99
sklz.com
SKLZ offers an ever-expanding catalog of training aids for all sports, including soccer, football, baseball, basketball, and, most importantly, golf!
Their collection of game-improving golf products include golf nets and every training aid you ca imagine for your full swing, short game and putting. We especially love their Golf Flex, Smart Glove and Power Position training aids. Check out the SKLZ Golf Lover Holiday Gift Guide featuring over 25 products.
GAME GOLF
$199
gamegolf.com
Using wearable technology, GAME GOLF captures the golfer’s round and allows for a visual representation of the round. It calculates a variety of statistics to give the golfer insights into their game such as club usage, fairway hits, greens in regulation, distances, etc. GAME GOLF also enables the golfer to view their game, and create a social media component where the golfer can share their round, compare to others, and compete with friends or colleagues across the country or world.
By capturing the GPS location of every shot played, GAME GOLF automatically provides valuable insights into each round on their easy to use web interface featuring stunning and easy-to-read graphics. Quickly see your distance averages for each club over time or re-live your career round, shot by shot.
Golf Trip to Hammock Beach Resort, Palm Coast, FL
Cost: $299/night package for room and round of golf including unlimited use of practice facility
hammockbeach.com
Truly a “once in a lifetime” experience, this award-winning beach side resort provides the perfect location for the ultimate golf trip. Two immaculate golf courses have been host to PGA Tour events, and tout some of the highest rankings in the state by Golf Magazine, Golf Week and Golf Digest. Designed by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, each course offers a distinctive style of play surrounded by spectacular views of the natural landscape.
The kids will look forward to their water park adventure, where they can zip down the water flume or float the lazy river current at the 91,000 square-foot water pavilion. You will cherish your time-honored romantic dinner at one of their oceanfront resort restaurants where the seafood is always fresh off the boat. Or enjoy a well-deserved visit to the luxurious spa, where they use only the finest local inspired products. And of course, there's always the beach.
The Philadelphia Turf Co. Indoor Putting Greens
Cost: $11.84-16.95/sq ft for pre-fab green packages and $28/sq ft for custom greens
phillyturf.com
The Philadelphia Turf Company installs indoor putting greens that are perfect for basements, garages, offices, clubs and sports complexes. Using a patented 2” deep interlocking base panel, Philly Turf is able to create stunning professional putting greens with drop cups for the most realistic and satisfying practice experience possible. Putting to a spot on your living room carpet can’t compare to the agony of lip-outs and the sweet sound of the ball finding the bottom of the cup.
All packages include cups, mini flagsticks and premier America-made nylon synthetic putting green turf that runs at Country Club speeds. Add custom cut foam inserts below the panels to create an endless array of breaks and tiers without having to dig or drill into the flooring surface. All greens are completely portable.
Their pre-fab designer series offers four sizes: 15’x17’, 18’x23’, 20’x32’ and 28’x28’, each available with fringe or no fringe. Their custom greens are designed and built from scratch to meet your exact specifications and budget. Create a realistic full-size green or a long narrow one that lets you practice putts up to 20, 30, 40 feet or more in the comfort of your own home during Philadelphia’s long, cold winter! The only limit is your imagination.
Membership at Bala Golf Club, Philadelphia, PA
Cost: membership opportunities starting at $1,425
balagolfclub.com
Bala golf club is Philadelphia's most convenient private golf club, located just minutes from Center City, Bala Cynwyd and the lower Main Line. Bala offers a meticulously maintained golf course, renowned for its beauty, playability, and pace of play.
Bala is offering a limited number of pre-season membership opportunities, with substantial savings if you join before the New Year. Bala offers a wide range of membership opportunities to meet today’s challenging lifestyle. Their diverse and welcoming membership invites you to visit Bala Golf Club to experience their exciting social calendar, exquisite dining options and classic William S. Flynn designed golf course, the current home of the St. Joe's Hawks Golf Team and host of the 1952 U.S. Women's Open.
Available membership categories include: Full Playing Privilege, Corporate, Junior Under 40, Junior Under 30, Second Club, Weekday, Student and House.