Don DeLorenzo has been the PGA General Manager of Gilroy Golf
Course since 1985. He is a former winner of the Bill Stausbaugh
award given by the PGA of America for excellence in education. He
was named the 2014 Gilroy Chamber of Commerce Man of the
Year, was born and raised in Gilroy and still lives here with Mia,
his wife of 33 years.
golfer the distance he/she has to move his/her ball on
an upcoming shot. It’s like having his/her own personal
caddie with him/her at all times. Some range finders are
hand held and your golfer can aim it at a target and it
will read the distance to that target. This is especially
helpful when it comes to laying up before a water hazard
or estimating how far it is to carry a fairway bunker on
the fly. Other simpler distance checkers will tell your
golfer how far it is from where she’s standing to the hole.
These models use a GPS system. Both are great gifts.
Launch monitors are coming down in price to where
consumers are purchasing them, not just driving ranges
and touring professionals. Launch monitors spit out
information about your golfers shot, swing, swing speed,
launch angle, carry, etc. Overkill, you say? Maybe so for
casual golfers. But for your avid golfer, being able to prop
a launch monitor up next to his/her ball when he/she
practices and to get that immediate feedback, is exciting.
The personal models start at about $750. Get one for
your “man cave” and it will run you about $10,000.
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
So,
when you are shopping
for your golfer, remember
these ideas, and don’t
forget to drop a sleeve of
Titleist ProV1 golf balls
into his/her Christmas
stocking!
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016
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