Week 4 – Quiz: Technology, Data, and Golf’s Future

Let’s see what we remember from this week!

1) What is ShotLink and what kind of data does it generate? *

A type of golf club shaft – it generates no data

A laser-based tracking system on the PGA Tour that captures the location of every shot in real time, generating one of sport's richest performance datasets

A mobile application for amateur golfers to track their rounds

2) What is the bifurcation debate in golf? *

Whether professional tours should merge

The contested question of whether professional golfers and recreational golfers should play by different equipment rules, particularly regarding ball distance

Whether golf courses should have 18 or 9 holes

What does golf's carbon footprint include and why is sustainability increasingly urgent for the industry? *

Only the carbon from golf carts – sustainability is not urgent

The full emissions from facility operations, equipment manufacturing, and transportation – urgent because water scarcity, climate change, and environmental regulations are material threats to golf course viability.

The carbon from player travel only