Troon Privé, June/July 2018

TROON PRIVÉ CONNECT 19 18 TROON PRIVÉ CONNECT Greg Norman and Metallica saved me a few strokes out on the course recently Seriously That unlikely pairing of golf expertise and heavy metal was part of the Shark Experience enabled cart I used during a recent early morning round at The Westin Kierland Golf Club in Scottsdale Arizona Its one of several Troon affiliated facilities including TROON CONNECTS Ready for the Future Tiburón Golf Club in Naples Florida that feature new carts produced via a collaboration between GN Media Normans company Verizon and ClubCar There are plenty of bells and whistles such as sweet sounding speakers a crystal clear tablet screen and a load of content I started off with some useful and thankfully brief warm up tips from the Shark via video A few bogeys later I tapped into some instruction videos featuring the man himself Feel like you are throwing your back right pants pocket at the ball on the downswing he told me And it worked For a few holes at least Then I checked out the Slacker Radio music selection and sound system both stellar Nothing tests speakers like some Metallica Just hearing the first few notes of Enter Sandman played tim dunlap chief operating officer at a low volume cleared my mind of multiple swing thoughts and I pured my next tee shot to 10 feet on a par 3 People want to have fun and this allows them to customize their golf experience depending upon their interests said Nancy Dickens director of golf at The Westin Kierland Golf Club They have the choice to use whatever they want And therein lies the true beauty of the project Just want to use the GPS for yardages No problem Like playing with a soundtrack from rock to country to classical Go for it Interested in checking out video playing tips from the Shark Press a button on the screen and there he is Or dont use any of it your choice Live streaming coverage of the PGA TOUR is slated to be available in May while other live sports are planned for the fall Just let groups play through if youve stopped to watch your favorite golfer putting for the win Also on the way is a cool ShotTracer app that will display your shot trajectory According to Dickens guest feedback has been positive since the carts debuted at The Westin Kierland the shark experience brings a new level of connectivity to the golf course For more information visit www SharkExperience com montana pritchard photography Golf Club last December They often comment about the great music selection the high quality speakers and the Bluetooth connectivity she said As live sports content comes to the platform I think it will be a game changer for everyone Think of what the auto industry has done as far as technology that used to be options and many are now standard features said Tim Dunlap chief operating officer at GPSi a Florida based telematics company that worked on the cart Thats where you can see golf carts going By Tom Mackin THINK OF WHAT THE AUTO INDUSTRY HAS DONE AS FAR AS TECHNOLOGY THAT USED TO BE OPTIONS AND MANY ARE NOW STANDARD FEATURES THATS WHERE YOU CAN SEE GOLF CARTS GOING