I have launched two blogs on this date, both dealing with the subject of golf in the virtual world known as Second Life. One rather generic in name, Golf in Second Life; and one more specific, Second Life Golf at Holly Kai. It remains to be seen if both blogs will be maintained.
Why two blogs on nearly the same topic? Because at the this moment in time golf at the Holly Kai Golf Club in Second Life is pretty much synonymous with golf in Second Life. That will change. We decided to stake our flag on both a smaller island (the Holly Kai Golf Club) and a larger group of islands, whatever form golf takes in Second Life down the line.
It feels very nice to be the first golf club in Second Life (not counting a rather ignored miniature golf parcel which I will write about at some point). I mentioned that the fact that Holly Kai Golf Club isn’t going to remain the only golf club in Second Life. There is another golf development underway. I will write about it once it launches.
Finally in this inagural posting I want to identify two partners in Second Life golf. Kanker Greenacre is the designer of floG! HUD which is used to play golf at Holly Kai. We have banded together and have a fledgling company called Virtual Golf Associates which I will write about in due course. For a fee we will develop other golf courses in Second Life and eventually in other virtual worlds as well. Contact me for details if you are interested. Secondly I want to identify my Hollywood sim complex (10 sims) business partner Nber Medici. We are joint owners of the sims that make up the complex and work together to bring not only golf to Second Life, but also the oldest and largest Second Life yacht club, Starboards Yacht Club.
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November 30, 2006 at 8:11 am
nbermedici
WOW, what a great looking blog! Thanks for doing this MarkTwain!
November 30, 2006 at 8:46 am
marktwainwhite
Thanks for testing this comment feature, Nber. Here is a followup comment.
November 30, 2006 at 10:46 pm
kittysprocket
Other than that little sidestep to blogsville, this site is wayyy much nicer than the SLN test-site. How grand, Mark — an official SLGA website! Woohoo!!
Kitty
November 30, 2006 at 11:18 pm
kittysprocket
Okay, I don’t know WHO pretended to be me and call this the official SLGA website, for I would certainly NEVER make such an uninformed remark! I mean really….. anyone can certainly see that this is clearly a blog by MTW on golf in Second Life!
tsk, tsk, tsk… the imposter.
Kitty
December 4, 2006 at 8:28 am
chime bellman
Cool stuff. Who is the other course developer? Will it also be flog! based?
December 4, 2006 at 11:21 am
marktwainwhite
chime,
The other course is not floG! based. Although I have been granted a couple of sneak peeks, I can’t say who is developing it. That’s their thunder not mine.
January 8, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Lorac Cleanslate
Would love to become a member of the golf Club but would like a complimentary round to check out the course avid golfer here low handicap player love competition
January 10, 2007 at 3:34 pm
marktwainwhite
You can try out the system for only 25L at the driving range. However if you IM me in world I’ll give you a voucher for a free round. I will do the same for any SL resident who hasn’t played the course and requests a round by posting a request to me here on the web site.
January 12, 2007 at 2:43 pm
Byers Ganache
Mark, that’s a very generous offer of a free round, but I’m happy to pay for my rounds like I would on any real golf course. You are already offering us a chance to practice ball striking and putting, and you are offering a discount on greens fees to those who join the club. I think you’ve done enough to promote your club and the game of flog!
March 13, 2007 at 10:52 am
Ricardo
Mark, I am interested on the technology you used to play golf. Please contact me in my email and I will send you more information about what I need.
tks