U.S. Open hopefuls will have access to same greens maps PGA Tour pros are using
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – With U.S. Open Qualifying on the horizon, Tonto Verde, one of Arizona’s premier golf course communities, has joined the growing number of courses having StrackaLine scan its greens.
StrackaLine sent its laser scanning team to Tonto Verde, collecting millions of data points on each putting surface, and is producing the game’s most detailed greens guides for the Ranch Course, allowing aspiring U.S. Open players access to information that will help them better read greens.
Tonto Verde, located just minutes from Scottsdale, will host a local U.S. Open Qualifier on May 7, and the course will have books available for players.
“Players will be competing to earn a spot in the U.S. Open, and they deserve to have access to the same information the world’s best players use in their quest for victory,” said Jim Stracka, President of StrackaLine. “Having the course scanned is a testament to Tonto Verde, the Arizona Golf Association, and their desire to provide the best experience possible to participants.”
StrackaLine’s quality and accuracy have led to widespread adoption on the PGA, LPGA and Web.com tours, in addition to their use by more than 300 Division I college teams.
StrackaLine scans courses for $1,500 and that includes 100 greens guides for resale. The scanning process takes five hours to complete and is unobtrusive to the golfer experience.
StrackaLine now has 700+ courses scanned, including some of the nation’s most prominent layouts. Use of the greens guides at the highest levels of the game surged throughout 2017, and the company now counts nearly every Division I golf program, including last year’s national champions, among its users.
The greens maps, which feature easy to read arrows, allow players to view contour and fall lines, in addition to slope percentage, anywhere on the green.
Professional usage has helped drive interest in StrackaLine Greens Guides, and the technology is just as valuable to “regular” amateur golfers hoping to improve their score.
For golf course owners and operators, the technology can be used to improve pace of play and help ensure quality course conditions. StrackaLine offers hole location software that allows superintendents to utilize a proprietary algorithm to help set hole locations.
StrackaLine will continue to add to its library of golf courses throughout 2018. It takes just eight minutes to scan and capture an entire green and the StrackaLine team can complete an 18-hole course and practice green in five hours without disrupting play.
For more information on how to order a greens guide or have a course scanned, go to www.StrackaLine.com.
Contact:
Chris King
Kingfish Communications
843-685-1364
cking@kingfishcommunications.com
