USGA.org Has A Pulse…Barely
Friday, December 10, 2004 at 11:46 AM The new and unimproved USGA.org isn’t exactly a must visit web site even though it was supposed to replace Golf Journal as a source for stories and other golf information. For December, the site offers a David Shefter story on noble efforts by Long Island superintendents to pursue environmentally friendly maintenance programs. Granted, the LA Times ran a more comprehensive story and didn’t do it in USGA.org's unreadable gray font, but at least the USGA is offering some content.
Other site is news: NBC will air the USGA year in review this Sunday, December 12, at 1 p.m. Eastern (is there any other time zone?). If nothing else, it’s worth watching to see how NBC handles the Shinnecock Hills fiasco. And will David Fay find a way to get in a plug for his favorite rangefinders to get dad for Christmas. After all, they are golf's $300 slow play remedy.
Finally, the submittal deadline for the annual USGA Book Drive, err, Book Award, is January 15, 2005. Shockingly, The Future of Golf in America will not be nominated this year.
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