How high is the green on Google Earth?
With the elevation feature in Google Earth, however, you can tell the green is about 8 feet higher than the tee… or about one club more. Just move the hand cursor over a spot and it shows the height above sea level. One word of caution on this feature, however.
What is the first rule on golf?
The first is a “ruler” that lets you measure in yards. Once you’ve zoomed in on a course, you can measure distances to hazards, greens, whatever. You can also use it to measure how far you’ve hit your drive on certain holes. And that can be a real eye-opener.
Is Google Earth a golf tool?
Google Earth as a Golf Tool. In the northern reaches of the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the off-season and thus a perfect time to do some time-killing on a computer that might help your game. I’m not the fastest to catch on to new technologies, but I do my best.
