Gifts for the Golfers on Your List

If you or someone in your life is a golfer, make their visions of
sugarplums, birdies, eagles, and perfect putts come true with
holiday gifts that will improve their game.

Lightweight and Ergonomic Golf Bags

Looking for a lightweight bag to make your stroll around the links a little less toilsome? There are plenty to choose from this season. The following bags were chosen by Golf Digest as all-around excellent, lightweight golf bags.

The Ogio Anomaly cart bag’s cutting edge design offers 13 easily accessible pockets, custom ergonomic 3-point handle, dual flip-up pockets for easy on-cart access, easy-access scorecard and pencil sleeve pockets, fleece-lined valuables pocket with cell phone sleeve, integrated tee holders on the outside of the bag, and magnet Ogio ball marker. Average price: $275.

At around $100 the Callaway Chev 18 carry bag is a great buy. And at just 4.7-pounds, it won’t hurt your back or your budget. Features include six easy-to-reach zippered pockets, hidden valuables pocket, handles for easy lifting, 5-way top dividers with three full length dividers, and a specially designed base that keeps the bag from bunching.

Sun Mountain’s Zero-G bag is a mid-priced choice at around $200. The Zero-G features a padded hip belt with Velcro closure which transfers the bag’s weight from shoulders to hips to reduce fatigue while extra padding provides support for your lower back. Other features include wide shoulder straps, patented top with TPR handle for easy on/off, waterproof valuables pocket, ball liner, pen holder, and water bottle pouch.

Golf GPS Rangefinder Devices

What golfer wouldn’t appreciate a golf GPS device? These handy gadgets are packed with information from thousands of golf courses all over the country. They give distances for each hole, measure your shots, yardage to fairways, hazards, and greens; and display your exact position as you play each hole. All this adds up to removing the guesswork from your game and improving your scores. There are lots of golf GPS devices out there starting from $150 and up. Here a few of the most popular models.

SkyGolf SkyCaddie SG5

 Features include brilliant, outdoor-readable color display; TruePoint GPS Technology Pro Series GPS engine for top accuracy; 24,000+ professionally  mapped golf courses; 20-course capacity; displays automatic depth of green from angle of approach; instant distances to greens, hazards, fairway target, and layups; digital clock; digital scorecard; easy one-handed operation; rugged, water-resistant case.

Bushnell NEO Golf GPS

This unit is in the lower price range and features the latest GPS technology; instantly displays key distances from anywhere on the course; holds 10 GPS golf course files; four custom points per hole; accurate shot distance feature; water-resistant.

Garmin Approach G6 Touchscreen GPS

This touchscreen unit is packed with thousands of pre-loaded golf course maps and measures individual shot distances; shows exact yardage to fairways, hazards, and greens; has a three-inch sunlight-readable display; is waterproof; and offers rugged construction.

When you choose a golf GPS device, be sure to check the system requirements and what kind of annual or membership fee is involved.