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Golfers are not alone as many celebrities are tweeting away. The question to ask is why would they do it and what do they get out of it? Based on the "tweets", it gives celebrities as well as golfers a very easy way to communicate directly to their fan base. It also allows the fans to feel almost like they're good friends with these people. The tweets typically discuss how they're feeling or what they're doing. Basically, it's personal and impersonal at the same time! The fans can feel a connection to their favorite players/people and there is no obligation to respond.
It's not like having someone's cell phone number or even email. There are ways to contact these golfers and actually yours truly did reach out to Anna Rawson. I wanted to write an article about how young girls can follow in Anna's footsteps and succeed. She did respond giving me the email address of her manager. I'm still (zzzzzz) waiting for a response from him.
It's hard to tell if Twitter will continue to grow or just some internet fad, but if you have a player or celebrity you enjoy "following", check out twitter and you'll be surprised what information players/people are sharing.
As the site says, the world is a-twitter!
Golf would be a great date. Spin offs from dating sites like match.com or eharmony.com are integrating golf as a commonality for people to meet and date. Now that dating on the internet (once thought as desperation) is becoming widely accepted in society, spin offs have become more lucrative and thus more companies getting in the market.
One such site is golfmates.com. There doesn't seem to be anything fancy or different from other sites except golf is the key ingredient. While I'm not sure playing golf on a first date would be ideal, considering we don't want to invest too much time on a first date. It would be a great second or third date. We learn a lot about people on the golf course. We learn how they handle adversity and how they handle success. You'll learn more about someone on the golf course than 30 years in an office.
One bit of caution before diving in and looking for love. Don't go into it thinking you're looking for your Mr. Right or Mrs. Right. Treat it as if you're looking for some golfing buddies with potential. It's a healthier approach.
Fairways and Greens!