GOLF
IMPROVEMENTS AT LAKE AREA GOLF COURSES Story by PAUL LEAHY
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Locally, several facilities got a new fleet of golf carts in 2022. The Lodge of Four Seasons, Osage National and Lake Valley all received their new carts. Osage National received a new fleet of EZGO Electric carts with GPS Pace Technology included. New to this version is the incorporation of the GolfLogix technology to the GPS system. Incorporating this technology into the built-in GPS unit on the cart enables the golfer to see a 3D heat map of each green as you approach. What these new maps show the golfer is the slopes and contours of the green complex as you hit your approach and get ready to putt. It has been available on the GolfLogix app previously and now it has been installed onto the cart’s unit. I used it for the first time this summer and it was very cool technology. These new carts can also regulate pace of play by allowing the course to speed up or slow
Osage National received a new fleet of EZGO Electric carts with GPS Pace Technology included. PR OVIDE D PH OTO S
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ummer is in full swing and lots of exciting things are going on at Lake of the Ozarks. Golf continues to be as popular as ever. Tiger Woods is playing golf again and golf clubs are in high demand. The supply chain issues of 2021 have subsided from a golf club standpoint and the Taylor Made Stealth line of drivers, fairway woods and hybrids have been some of the hottest clubs on the market. Its Carbon Twist Face has replaced the titanium faces that have been the predominant technology for the last 20 years. Golf balls are still an issue however, with the shortage of a product called Surlyn. Surlyn is used in all golf balls, even premium balls such as the Titleist Pro V line of balls. With the shortage of this product golf ball prices have increased and your local range is having a difficult time replenishing their range balls.
