plenty of apps for golf swing

Golfers who are also avid gamers may have been spoiled by games like Tiger Woods Golf, which lets gamers know the virtual course layout and exact distance to the pin before they even swing their "club." The Swing by Swing app gives real courses that same video game flavor by providing distance data for more than 34,000 courses. You can even keep track of TaylorMade RocketBallZ Driver your score and number of putts on any course in the world. While all these services are free, users can pay extra to upgrade to "Looper" status. Subscribing to this service is like having a virtual caddy (as fans of "Caddyshack" already know), with benefits that include measuring the distance of specific clubs and 3-D overlays of every shot you hit in a given round.

You might not think there's a lot to the game of golf, but you'd be very wrong. Golf^ provides a number of interesting facts about the game. Now avid players who don't know the history of the sport can catch up with this app that's full of facts. Each fact can be shared easily with friends so they can learn a thing or two as well.

Do you ever hit the links with other golfers who prefer to make up the rules as they go along? This official app from the United States Golf Association is designed to keep everyone honest with their score keeping (this includes you, too!). Professionals, amateurs and beginners alike can tap into the app at any point for guidance on what to do when a ball gets lost or lands near a hazard, like an alligator or a beehive (yikes!). Not sure if you are allowed to take a swing at a ball in play when your TaylorMade RocketBallZ fairway wood stance is out-of-bounds? Rules of Golf has the answer. For more ambiguous questions, you can email the USGA directly via the application and get a ruling. This app is all-knowing. Just don't get upset if following the letter of the law adds a few strokes to your handicap.

Fanatics of PGA and LPGA action shouldn't be without the Golf Channel app. You'll see leaderboards for each significant tournament in addition to video clips that will bring you right discount golf clubs onto the course. Golf Channel also has frequent live chats as well as columns and blogs by golf experts. You can even follow specific players to see how they're doing in the tournaments that matter most to you.