SHOW US YOUR GOLF SHOT #1: If you can do anything close to what this guy can do with a football…we want to see it!!! What we are looking for are shots around the house, school, neighborhood or ???? that will impress everyone. We will be giving out prizes all year for the shot of [...]
THE WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN: Unlike last week, there were shots galore. This was an amazingly tight competition. We had eagles and hole in ones all weekend. Go Phoenix Open. Buy glow in the dark practice golf balls Buy golf targets and almostGolf balls Buy golfathon gear Check out our online registration and donation engine
CONGRATULATIONS KLAUS SIMIANER: You did it. The first CrossGolf visa on the planet. Way to go. this photo was taken last year while Klaus was in the alps. This is what I call commitment to the cause. Everyone in the cross – street and urbangolf world should get one of these. Heck, we could put [...]
A NEW WAY TO PLAY GOLF USING A FRISBEE DISC. This is an easy way to play pick up urban, street or crossgolf around the neighborhood. All you need is a frisbee, a club, an astroshag and some almostGolf balls and you can virtually play anywhere. This is serious old school pick up golf, but [...]
HERE IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF HOW GOLF NEEDS TO CHANGE: I had to put this article up because it’s all about growing golf beyond the boundry of the golf course. Though almostGolf could not make it to the PGA Merchandise show, the word is out that they are the cutting edge of off-course [...]
Now time has come, the winner of the Winter Cross Golf Photo Contest for sure. Though enjoyable, the decision this year was not easy, but we have mastered the task. The winner is Martin Rasp from Heidelberg found a winner. Clearly Martin defied the elements to give his photos a summer feel. Although he was [...]
BUBBA ‘THE BOMBER’ WATSON DOMINATES, THEN BLUBBERS HIS WAY TO VICTORY: 2011 Farmers Insurance Open: Bubba ‘the Bomber’ showed everyone, even the great and powerful ‘Phil’ how to win a PGA Tournament with gusto. This Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open was a battle Royale between a known, Phil Michelson, a semi known, Bubba ‘The [...]
YOUTUBE PUTS MICRO-GOLFER TO THE TEST: Can you believe it. Klaus Simianer, one of our biggest urban-Crossgolfers in Europe also happens to be the king of Micro golf (pit green) As a result he got a call from Youtube. They are making a TV show and wanted to make sure Klaus wasn’t a fake. They [...]
STREETGOLF DRIVING RANGE: The 19th hole (http://www.19mtrou.com) in Paris figured out how to turn on new golfers by setting up a streetgolf driving range. They hit into garbage cans and shopping carts and clearly had a blast. How is that for growing the game of golf? It’s really taking the sport of golf back to [...]
. BEACH GOLF IS GOING CROSS AGAIN: Calling all urban-golfers the 3rd Cross-Beach-Golf-Trophy is on Sunday 6 March 10 clock. They are redesigning the Gromitz pier that juts out into the Baltic Sea. They are creating 8 hole courses/rounds. THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOURNAMENT!!! All Cross golfers and those who want to be, [...]
CROSSGOLF PORTAL STARTED OUT THE WINTER SEASON WITH GUSTO! They put on the first glow in the dark night cross golf event of the year in a nasty 12 degrees C…That’s centigrade for ‘@#$$%#$’ cold. Though they had a hard time filming the glow event…because it was dark, they had some nice sausages, beer and [...]
THE BOB HOPE DESEART CLASSIC TOOK PLACE THIS WEEK TO PRETTY SAD ATTENDANCE and not the greatest of high lights. Johanthan Vegas, a Nation Wide Tour stand out pulled some clutch shots to bring it home for the win, but there were no hole in ones or super killer fairway eagles. But it was the [...]
THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING WINTER. Since we began writing this blog the world of CrossGolf – urbangolf and StreetGolf have exploded. There is no better example than what’s been happening in Germany with Crossgolf-portal.de. They built a huge community. I guess it’s time to start some crews in the US. So if you want [...]
WINTER GOLF IS FOR REAL. They even have their own grooming equipment. Sure this is ‘real’ golf with ‘real’ golf balls, but it’s in the snow. They even manicure the course every day. Now that is what I call true winter golf. They even have a driving range. How cool is that? WELCOME TO THE [...]
THE KORTRIJK URBAN GOLF SQUAD RULES!!!!! The urban-crossgolf season is breaking out of the winter dull drums and starting 2011 season with a bang. It’s course design time. Since the Urban Golf Squad are busy designing their course for their next event, we felt compelled to show their work and show what I consider the [...]
STUTTGART STADTPARK: Glow golf is on this weekend and everyone is invited. Rasti Dominik and his Golfellas Stuttgart crossgolf crew are hosting a night golf shoot around in the park. This is an event for everyone and beginners are always welcome. Come on out and have a great glow in the dark golf time. Golfellas [...]
We have officially started the CrossGolf season with the GluGlühwein Cup. (Glühwein is like mulled cider) And once again the 2011 event was a resounding success. At a nasty 12 ° C folks seem to go for the beer more than the Glühwein. After an introduction to all Flights were distributed to the 9 cars [...]
HOW TO CATCH A GOLF CHEETER WHO STEELS YOUR BALLS: Don’t you hate it when you go to find a shanked ball on another fairway and some knucklehead tells you he didn’t see your ball, but you saw him lean down and snag a ball that was right where your ball landed. Now with Radar [...]
MY HATS OFF TO THE CROSSGOLFERS: This is a nice little clip for all those golfers who want to play but are snow bound inside their warm hovels. All you need are some almostgolf balls and a few clubs. Pick some targets, like a dormant dump truck and start hitting away. The one thing I [...]
THE PARIS PRO TOUR MASTER CLASS. This video screams “STREETGOLF” in all it’s artistic glory “The 19th hole” (http://www.19mtrou.com/index.php) out of Paris, has to be one of the best streetgolf, urbangolf or crossgolf video crews in the world. Who cares what they call it. Their videos are amazing and this one is no exception. It’s [...]
YES, ADDICTION EXISTS IN GOLF….but here are some tips on how to break your golf addiction. Of course you could begin playing off the golf course and actually have fun, without the pressure or the cost…but that’s just our opinion. Look at his first sentences. “A sport you pour time and money into’. Come on [...]
WHAT HAPPENED IN 2010: During the past year we’ve moved the cause of all sorts of off-course, urban, almost, cross and street golf forward. We put on five tournaments in LA and saw another 25 worldwide. We also set up the OCGA website. We have even put up over 100 articles about all parts of [...]
. . . . . HERE IS A NEW WAY TO PLAY GOLF…INDOORS: The sixth MicroGolf World Championship will take place on Sunday, January 23rd. Stefan is the defending champion for the second year running. The Championships will be played on Sunday, 23/01/2010 , from 11.00 – 17.00 clock , as usual on the IMM [...]
The Heidelberg Glühwein Cup 2011 Congratulations to CrossGolfportal.de for filling the field for the first off-course golf tournament of the 2011 season. The best part is that they get to hit off a 12 meter diving board. Of course is will be a day and glow in the dark glow golf event as well. . [...]
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