| There are some great applications that can turn your | | | | special layups. It also has aerial views of the course |
| mobile phone or smartphone device into a golf GPS. | | | | and keeps automatic statistics that are displayed with |
| Many have free trial periods (or are totally free!). Some | | | | wonderful graphics. |
| of these applications, like GreenFinder, GolfShot, and | | | | FreeCaddie Pro works on Blackberry, iPhone 3G/3GS, |
| FreeCaddie Pro have most, if not all, of the features of | | | | Windows Mobile, and Java enabled phones. It can |
| the standalone units, and, at a fraction of the price, | | | | display the distances to the front, center, and back of |
| they are certainly worth a try. | | | | greens, as well as distances to bunkers and hazards. |
| GreenFinder works on Blackberry, iPhone 3G, Android, | | | | Other features include a shot distance function, the |
| and Windows Mobile phones. You can download and | | | | ability to map your own points, scorekeeping, and |
| use it five times for free. It gives you distances to the | | | | statistical analysis. |
| front, center, and back of the green, as well as | | | | Now GolfLogix, who introduced the first standalone |
| distances to fairway hazards and the distance of your | | | | handheld golf GPS back in 1999, has become the first |
| last shot. You can even map your own courses with | | | | of the major handheld GPS manufacturers to make its |
| the GreenFinder golf GPS. | | | | technology available for download and use on the |
| GolfShot works only on the iPhone 3G and is | | | | smartphone. Currently, its software is available for the |
| comparable to any of the standalone golf gps devices. | | | | iPhone 3G and the Blackberry Curve, Bold, Tour, and |
| With the iPhone's touchscreen capability you can | | | | Storm, and will soon be available for the HTC Touch |
| pinpoint any spot by touching it: GolfShot will calculate | | | | Pro. |
| the distances from your current position to that spot | | | | Is this the beginning of the end of the standalone golf |
| and from that spot to the center of the green. It | | | | GPS? If people already own the hardware, why not |
| shows distances to green, fairway hazards, and | | | | just provide them with the software. |