PGA GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO USE OF
SKYCADDIE IN TOURNAMENT

The PGA has sanctioned the use of electronic range-finders at one of its tournaments for the first timein its history.
The decision comes after the PGA agreed a three-yeardeal with SkyCaddie, the market leader in hand-held, GPS course-mapping technology, to co-sponsor the Glenbrae PGA Four-ball Championship, which is being held at Fulford Golf Club in October.
As part of the deal, the state-of-the-art SkyCaddie equipment has been given the green light for use by players in the competition, which could open the doors to a golfing revolution.
PGA sponsorship manager Jim Croxton 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.
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 the measurements of 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.