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Links at Unionvale Announces Unlimited Golf In May

The Links at Unionvale in LaGrangeville, New York has announced a deal that is sure to make golfers happy: Unlimited Golf in the Month of May. Located around 50 miles from White Plains, NY, The Links at Unionvale announced a $399 special for golfers which provides unlimited golf Monday through Friday anytime and after 1:30pm on weekends. The only catch is carts are not included. A cart appears to cost between $10-$16 based on their website pricing. 

About The Links at Unionvale

Opening for play in 2000, The Links at Unionvale was named Best New Public Golf Course of the Year by Suburban Golf Magazine. It followed up this award by being named Best of Daily Fee Properties in 2008, 2009, and 2010 by Best of Northeast Golf Magazine.*

The "links-style" golf course is open to the public and the daily fee rate ranges from $39 to $65 a round during the week and $60-$92 (excludes twilight rate) on the weekends. 

 For more information on the Links at Unionvale visit their website.

 

*Information obtained via the Links at Unionvale website

New York Golf Fest & Demo Day

The New York Golf Center in New York City will be hosting its 9th Annual Golf Fest & Demo Day at Chelsea Piers. The event will take place on Saturday, April 28th from 12-6pm and allow golfers to test new equipment from the top golf companies in the world. 

The famous Golf Club at Chelsea Piers closes to the public on this day and allows only those attending Golf Fest to use the facility. The $15 admission (for adults) includes beverages, food, coupons and complimentary hitting tips from professionals. Golfers will also have the opportunity to test out the latest golf equipment from:

• Taylormade
• Ping
• Callaway
• Titleist
• Cleveland
• Miura
• Srixon 
• Mizuno
• Adams
• Fourteen
• Cobra

Additional Information

The New York Golf Center, located on 35th between 7th & Broadway, will offer a free shuttle from midtown to Chelsea Piers. The shuttle will run approximately every 30 minutes to take golfers to and from the event. 

During Golf Fest and Demo Day, the Golf Club at Chelsea Piers will NOT be open to the general public. Your admission to Golf Fest includes range balls at the famous driving range which points out into the Hudson River. 

The Cleveland Tour van will be on hand to build custom Cleveland clubs. 

For more information or to buy tickets please visit the New York Golf Fest & Demo Day page on the New York Golf Center website. 

Who: New York Golf Center & The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers

What: The 9th Annual Golf Fest & Demo Day

Where: The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers

When: April 28, 2012 from 12-6pm

 

 

AccuWeather Launches 25-Day Forecast

We all take our shots at the weather men and women when they are incorrect but the truth is the golf industry relies on them heavily. At some point every golfer has spent the night prior to a tee time watching the weather hoping it won't be rained out. While we have no control over the weather, it can be helpful in determining what we are going to wear and if it's worth making the drive to the golf course. 

(If only I had rain gear. Knowing the weather in advance can help golfers be prepared.)

 

In an effort to make planning a little easier, AccuWeather introduced a 25-Day Forecast aimed at helping people plan outdoor events in advance. Although this feature was not launched specifically for golfers, it may as well have been. The ability to plan 25 days in advance will allow golfers to:

• Plan Golf Weekends: I'm always looking to plan a golf weekend away my college teammates but weather is a concern. Since we can't get together often, it would be great to know a few weeks in advance what the weather will be like and try to pick a weekend based on that. 
• Golf Outings: I'm the chairperson for a charity golf outing and one of the major concerns is weather. Last year I made several promises to God if he would keep the rain away for our outing. What I didn't think of was it being too hot. The weather was 105 degrees and left us scrambling last minute for extra water and wet towels. If only we had known in advance.....
• Dream Golf Courses: We all have our "bucket list" of golf courses to play and imagine having the opportunity to play your dream course and it gets rained out. The ability to plan almost a month in advance can help. 

 I'm sure it will take time to perfect this new program but as AccuWeather continues to improve its forecasting, golfers and golf courses will surely benefit.

Read more about the 25-Day Forecast on AccuWeather.

Bubba Watson Wins The Masters In A Playoff

We have a new Masters Champion walking amongst us. Bubba Watson (@BubbaWatson) made par on the second playoff hole to defeat  Louis Oosthiuzen and win the 2012 Masters. It's Watson's first win of 2012 and first victory since the 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. 

 

(Bubba about to hug his caddie after the win. Photo RTE)

Watson, who played all four rounds under par, looked as though he would be on the outside looking in as he made the turn on Sunday. His bogey on 12 could have been the end of Bubba's run but he followed the lone bogey with four consecutive birdies to move to 10-under with Oosthiuzen. When Bubba couldn't convert his birdie putt on the 18th, the two headed to a playoff. 

 

On the first playoff hole Bubba found himself with a birdie putt to win but just burned the edge and settled for a par. The second playoff hole (the 10th hole) looked to be the end of Bubba's run as his tee shot found the crowd. Left with 155 yards to the green, Bubba made the shot of a lifetime and knocked it onto the green. After Oosthuizen couldn't convert his par putt, Bubba was left with a 10 feet and two putts for the win. 

Bubba Watson earned $1,440,000 and 600 FedEx Cup points for the victory. He jumps to second in the FedEx Cup standings and earns a lifetime exemption to The Masters. Throughout the tournament Bubba made 19 birdies and nine bogies. 

Masters Notables

Heading into Sunday The Masters leaderboard was crowded with big names at the top. Here's how some of the top players in the world finished.

• Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar and Peter Hanson all finished tied for 3rd at 8-under. Westwoods 4-under was followed by Kuchar's 3-under to move up to third place while Mickelson shot even par and Hanson finished the final round at 1-over. 
• The story heading into the week was on Rory McIlroy v. Tiger Woods. The two battled it out but unfortunately it wasn't to see who would win The Masters. In the end they both finished at 5-over for the tournament, tied for 40th.
• The Australians continue to search for their countries first Masters and will have to wait until 2013 for another shot. Jason Day withdrew and Adam Scott finished tied for 8th. His final round 66 (6-under) included a hole-in-one on the 16th hole. 

 The PGA Tour heads Hilton Head, South Carolina, for the RBC Heritage where Brandt Snedekar is the defending champion.