The SunRay Solar Roof kit allows any standard golf cart to become solar-powered. The easy-to-assemble solar panel fits on the roof of most golf cart models. Once installed, the golf cart owner will save money by using the sun to recharge the battery. You can also get a Solar Tax Credit for installing a golf cart solar power system. SunRay also manufactures solar powered golf carts like the SunRay X4 shown here. Why not go green when you hit the green? If you’re ready to save money, save energy and save the environment while you golf, see the SunRay website.

The Wyndham Conoa Ranch Resort just outside Tucson, Arizona, provides two world-class championship golf courses – the Canoa Ranch Golf Course and the Torres Blancas Golf Course.  The Canoa Ranch Resort sits at the base of the majestic Santa Rita Mountains.  The Conoa Ranch Course is a par 72 course with scenic elevation changes and breathtaking views of the Green Valley landscape.  The Torres Blancas Course, which famed golfer Lee Trevino helped design, is considered to be one of the best championship golf courses in Southern Arizona.

The Wyndham Conoa Ranch Resort has special offers on vacation golf packages, including unlimited golf during your stay.  Find out more on the Conoa Ranch Resort website.

The legend of the Loch Ness monster just took an interesting turn. While conducting a scientific investigation of the Loch, scientists have discovered a monstrous numbers of golf balls at the bottom of the legendary body of water. Estimates are that up to 100,000 balls have settled at the bottom of the loch. Most of them will probably never be recovered due to the sheer volume. Unfortunately, there’s a serious side to this problem. As the Loch Ness golf balls decompose, they will release toxins and heavy metals into the loch. The zinc in golf balls is especially damaging to plants and animals in the environment.

This YouTube Video gives some idea of the magnitude of the problem.

This week’s PGA Northern Trust Open (also known as the Los Angeles Open) put the spotlight on the Riviera Country Club in Southern California. Located in Pacifica Palisades a block from Sunset Boulevard and just below the Santa Monica Mountains, the Riviera golf course is one of the most famous in tournament golf. Founded in 1927, the Riviera Country Club has enjoyed an illustrious history that includes both the stars of golf and the stars of Hollywood.

Legendary golfer Ben Hogan won the Los Angeles Open at the Riviera three times in the 1940s, earning the course the nickname “Hogan’s Alley.” Other famous winners at the Riviera include Sam Snead, Tom Watson, Fred Couples and Phil Mickelson. Movie stars like Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy played the Riviera. Read a decade-by-decade history of the stars of golf and the silver screen on the Riviera Country Club website.