GPS Ruining Golf in the UK?

Could something as simple as a GPS ruin golf in the UK? Golf's governing body, St Andrews-based Royal and Ancient Golf Club, has yet to rule on the legality of a new GPS device that would tell the golfer how far to the bunkers, green or the pin. "Every time a golfer moves along a hole, the device will receive instant information on course lay-out and exact yardages to hazards such as bunkers and the greens beyond from a satellite thousands of miles above in space.

Jeremy Cooke, the managing director of manufacturers' Golf-Plus.UK Ltd, said: "Using global positioning satellite technology provides a constant stream of accurate information that helps you to play the correct club every time you hit a shot."

In the traditional (read "stuffy") Turnberry resort, director Paul Burley, says that it's "borderline cheating. I am very much a traditionalist and I do not think these things are in the spirit of the game. I do not think they will take off in this country."

The golf cart based GPS devices have been around a while, but the handheld versions are apparently causing a stir. I guess it was a huge leap to go from a golf ball stuffed with feathers, but too big of a leap to let someone use a GPS to get yardage distances.......

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