Golfer’s Guide Tampa Bay Golf Courses Stories

The Most Innovative Membership Concept in Golf Today

In these challenging economic times, it seems we’re all becoming used to getting less for more. Isn’t it time you got more for less? Now you can belong to four exclusive clubs for the price of one with a Cross Bay Club Membership.

ClubCorp, the world leader in private clubs, boasts four fabulous clubs in the Tampa Bay area – Countryside Country Club, East Lake Woodlands, Hunter’s Green Country Club and Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club. Membership at any one of these exceptional clubs is coveted by discerning golfers. Now, with a Cross Bay Club Membership, you can have full privileges at all four of these exclusive private clubs!

On the golf course, a few feet can be the difference between finding a hazard and landing in a safe spot with a good angle to attack the pin, and club selection is often an integral component in reducing distances to the cup if you're able to find the putting surface.

GreenFinder Golf GPS , a system that utilizes already-exisiting global positioning systems on your iPhone or Blackberry to calculate the distance from the golfer to various targets on the course, is a simple, convenient and affordable way to improve your golf game by having the right club in your hand and the information necessary to make the right play.

At the 2008 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Tom Watson successfully defended his title making him the first back-to-back champion in tournament history. This also marked the first time Watson has defended a title in his Champions Tour career.

After being 0-for-93 in the Sunshine State, Tom Watson’s losing streak has seen a change. A year after ending his drought, Watson won the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am for the second time. The defending champion won the 2008 tournament at nine-under with a one-stroke victory over Jay Haas and Scott Hoch. “I’m on a streak,” Watson said. “I need to buy a house down here.”

This year the “Best of the Best” on the Champions Tour have set their sites on the back-to-back champion, Watson. With a stellar professional field and high profile celebrities, 2009 looks to be the biggest year yet.