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1. The GolfCross® logo |
2. GolfCross® at Braemar Station on the shores of lake Pukaki with Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest mountain, in the background |
3. Trying for a field goal at the par four 7th. Braemar Station |
4. Round and oval ball compared |
5. Teenagers are taught how to position the oval ball |
6. The world’s first oval golf balls. GolfCross® ball designs 1989–1997 |
7. A collection of oval golf balls |
8. To make the ball fly right you angle it to the right |
9. Fades, draws, and controlled slices and hooks are easily achieved by angling the ball |
10. Shooting for goal on a New Zealand farm GolfCross® course |
11. A specially designed tee cup is used to hold the ball at the desired angle |
12. A “fun” goal set up as part of a temporary seaside course |
13. Goaling out on a sheep grazed GolfCross® course in the North Island of New Zealand |
14. Burton Silver, creator of the oval golf ball, testing one in his Wellington workshop |
15. Burton Silver with the tee cup, specially designed to hold the oval ball at an angle |
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16. The oval GolfCross® Ball |
17. A difficult shot from behind the goal |
18. A long shot |
19. The oval golf ball on the fairway |
For any further information please email us at mediainfo@golfcross.com or fax us on 64 4 3883 759.
This web site provides information on:
— the game of GolfCross® including its history and a profile of its inventor
— the oval ball, including hitting the ball and an interactive diagram
— the rules and etiquette of GolfCross® and some of the terms used
— tips on playing the game and answers to frequently asked questions
— setting up a GolfCross® course and how to register interest in a franchise
— three courses in New Zealand — Ngawaro, Station Bush, Braemar Station
— GolfCross® in the media