The USGA and Topgolf launched a competition last week giving players of the World Golf Tour game a chance to compete for an invite to the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Calif. The online competition is called the 2018 Virtual U.S. Open and contestants can win USGA store credit, free membership, and VIP tickets […]
What was in Patrick Reed’s equipment bag during the Masters? Not a predetermined suite of clubs and balls from any one of the major manufacturers. He did wield clubs from such fabled golf names as Titleist and Callaway, but at his own discretion, not the companies’, according to a BBC report. The champion eschewed traditional […]
At the Masters Tournament this weekend, IBM will use its artificial intelligence Watson to sift through hundreds of hours of play and produce customized video highlights for fans. IBM this week introduced an automated, personalized highlight reel service called “My Moments” that will be available to fans for free through Masters.com and the tournament’s iPhone […]
The PGA Tour has launched a free ad-supported streaming channel on video-on-demand service XUMO that will feature access to taped highlights, recaps, player interviews, tournament previews and live coverage of certain holes. The companies say this marks the first ad-supported PGA Tour over-the-top channel available on smart TVs. It’ll feature both live and on-demand programming, […]
The HoloSuit, a full body analytics wearable platform, can enable a different kind of sports training that blends the real and virtual worlds. A product of India-based Kaaya Tech, the HoloSuit can cover the body with motion sensors with a jacket, pants and gloves so that body motion in the real world can be tracked, stored […]
