You can use MyGolfBuddy.com to book discounted tee times at over 1500 courses in locations through the United states and even in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Places like Arizona, Florida, South Carolina and Nevada are the more popular winter golf destinations, however other states like California, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, New Mexico and North Carolina  also have year round golf. There are great golf courses everywhere in the U.S. so give some of these states a try!

If you do plan a golf getwaway this winter, be sure to use the MyGolfBuddy local golf partner search engine to connect with golfers in the area you plan to visit. You can get the lowdown on golf courses and other local knowledge, and meet some golfers to get together and play with in your golf destination.    

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We have upgraded the member tee time sharing system so that courses that have had open tee times slots posted will be highlighted in yellow on the golf course list on the members home page and also on the course search results page. Now you can just scroll through the course list to easily see what nearby courses other MGB members have posted surplus tee time slots to share with you. When posting a tee time be sure to include any special criteria (men/women only, handicap preference etc). After sharing a tee time you will be sent to the partner search page where you can do an advanced search to notify your desired type of nearby golfer. We are excited about this tee time sharing system and encourage you to log in and take look.

Also, we are currently upgrading the members only forum to help bring a greater sense of community for the mygolfbuddy membership. This forum does not require a separate log in, and supports member blogging, multimedia posting and file sharing. Please take a minute to log in and check out the new forum look, and by all means please blog or post liberally. We added this forum by request, and need your participation to make it a success.


As always, we will continue to work to bring you the most useful and technologically advanced golf partnering tools on the internet. Thanks for being a member and stay tuned, we have lots of new functionality in store for the 2008 season!

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Although it is no secret that Tiger Woods is a great putter, this truth cannot be over emphasized. I've been watching a lot of golf lately, and the difference between Woods and all the other pro golfers is most pronounced on the greens.

His ball striking is amazing, but there are many other great ball strikers on tour. A few guys hit it farther, and many hit it straighter. JB Holmes's driver and Sergio Garcia's irons come to mind. 

His short game is unbelievable. His pitches are true, he chips well, and he sometimes knocks it close to the flag out of bunkers. But there are other golfers who show equal skills with the wedges and short irons. Phil Mickelson and Jose Maria Olazabel come to mind.

But Tiger Woods putting has no contemporary parallel. No one exhibits as much skill with the flatstick. NO ONE. The putter is what separates him from all other professional golfers. He makes the ten footers that they often miss, and he often drains the 25 footers that they almost always miss.

This season is the best putting display he has ever shown. Anyone who witnessed  Woods dropping long putt after long putt at the Dubai Open, or at the World Golf Chamionships in Arizona this weekend will know exactly what I'm talking about. 

If you havent seen the highlights, then you might want to make an effort to find them online, because you will then see what I've seen... one of the best putting exhibitions of all time. http://www.mygolfbuddy.com

I just came back from watching Phil Mickelson hold off Jeff Quinney at the Northern Trust Open (the old LA and then Nissan open).

The Riviera is a beautiful golf course with some tight fairways. Phil was driving the ball okay, his approach shots were only fair and he didnt putt well at all, but his wizardry was apparent on chips and especially bunker shots. Phil can basically aim for greenside bunkers, because no matter how deep the bunker or how steep the face, Mickelson was able to get his bunker shot close. This was the difference, along with Quinney sort of cracking under pressure. Good win for Phil. He needs to get wins under his belt before Tiger comes back.