As a golf enthusiast I have spent some time looking at many different golf simulators available today. Some are reasonably priced while others are extremely expensive. It appears that a big jump in spend comes from the inclusion of a projector which makes the experience so much more realistic. Others have more advanced software that will allow you to evaluate and custom fit each individual club in your bag right through to the putter!

Originally golf simulators required large expensive equipment that was out of reach for the average home user. Over the last few years with advancement in sensors and computing technology they have become smaller in size and more affordable every year. With lower pricing more and more golfers are opting to set up simulators in their homes.

People around the world living in areas where golf is impossible to play due to winter conditions are keeping their golf swings grooved through the use of golf simulators. Not only can you play on some of the most famous golf courses in the world but you can invite your friends around and challenge them to win the US open for a fun and social evening. Most simulators come with a few golf courses loaded and optionally you can purchase additional courses for a moderate fee.

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Throughout Cornwall there are 40 prominent and well established golf courses, where holidaymakers and amateur golfers can ‘connect with the greens’ and enjoy a challenging round of golf with friends or opponents at anytime. Here is a selection of the top 5 golf courses to be found in West Cornwall, England that will not only suit the visitor booking a cottage in Cornwall but also the thousands of Club Members who are regularly playing and enjoying their sport.

1. Praa Sands Golf & Country Club, Penzance, Cornwall
With stunning sea-views across beautiful Mounts Bay, Praa Sands Golf Club is always pleased to welcome day visitors, society players, holidaymakers, new and regular club members to its pretty beachside course. Golfers will admire views of the sea and coast from each green on the course which also provides a deceptively challenging Par 62 for men and a Par 64 for ladies. Bar snacks and meals are available, also clubs can be hired. The course is open every day of the year and no handicap certificate is required for this course.

2. Tehidy Park Golf Club, Near Camborne, Cornwall
Tehidy Park has been an established Golf Club since 1922. It is delightful parkland course with a variety of tree-lined fairways. The course includes 3 sizeable lakes, which test the player around 3 holes, but in particular the 17th hole which is 193-yard par 3. The course can be a real test of player-skills, not only for top players, but is equally demanding for a high level of skill from top handicap golfers. As such, a handicap certificate is required.

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Golf is an incredibly popular sport and is played on all rungs of the corporate ladder. In fact, many business people will emphatically state that they could not do business without the involvement of golf, citing it as the best and most convivial way to network and nurture relationships with customers and contacts.

Because so many business executives have a passion for golf, it is likely that you are going to need to incorporate it into your marketing campaign in some way; the question is: how?

You could hold regular golf hospitality events. However, these are generally high-budget and most companies cannot afford to run too many of them during the course of the year. The other problem with outdoor business events such as golf tournaments is that their success is dependent on the weather, which is notorious as being a let-down.

Another idea is branded golf gifts. Many companies opt to present their important customers and contacts with token gestures from the array of promotional products available such as personalised putter covers, logo golf balls and markers. However, this way of showing a gesture of appreciation for months or even years of valuable business is hardly unique and therefore doesn’t offer an effective way of standing out above your competitors.

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