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GOLF.COM golf.com
If you're looking for timely golf tour coverage, this site's name says it all. Statistics, schedules, rankings and results for professional, international, amateur and college tours make this site deeper than Tiger's pockets. For tips, stop by the Instruction and Golf for Women sections. Intelligent articles and easy navigation ensure that a trip here is a pleasant round. Bottom line: A spectacular lineup of tour coverage. ****
GOLFDIGEST.COM golfdigest.com
Sporting insightful equipment advice, detailed golf course reviews, interactive instruction and informed PGATour coverage, GolfDigest.com's arsenal is as well-rounded as Phil Mickelson's game. Like golf, this site is for thinkers, with features that address questions such as ''How much does technology affect the game?'' If you want to see how you compare with the Golden Bear, use tools to calculate your handicap online. Not playing up to par? Read Tom Watson's monthly tips. Bottom line: Ideal for improving your game while keeping tabs on the pros. ****
GOLFONLINE.COM golfonline.com
The clever grouping of its features into two sections—the Front Nine and the Back Nine—should tip you off to the fact that this site is packed with quality information. The Front Nine boasts an international course finder, golf rules, instructional tips, equipment reviews and news on every major tour. The Back Nine includes "holes" devoted to senior, women's and junior golf, fitness tips and opinions (where you can read Curtis Strange's monthly column). Bottom line: Pro or novice, male or female, young or old—this site has something for every golfer. ****
BOOK4GOLF.COM book4golf.com
Before you head out on the links, check out the ones here. You can book tee times at nearly 300 golf courses in the United States and Canada—another 200 are expected by late spring, and about 790 facilities are "coming soon." The site also provides weather reports, a scorecard and course specs (but no booking capabilities) for thousands of other courses. Improve your handicap by using tips from pro Jim Flick. Bottom line: The hook is booking tee times, but this site is handy for researching golf courses, too. ***
19THHOLE.COM 19thhole.com
As golf season approaches full swing, you'll find a nice variety of resources here. Instructional advice joins a small Pro Shop, a library of golf book reviews and a collection of more than 1,200 golf links to form an impressive foursome of features. Tee off on golf topics such as Equipment and Instruction in the Grill Room, or discover "how to take great golf photographs" in the Gallery. Design-wise, this site just misses the cup. Bottom line: With great instruction and interaction, you don't want to take a mulligan on this site. ***
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