Why not develop a robotic golf caddy that will happily carry the user's clubs and never expect a tip? The robot will be programmed to follow an individual, moving at walking speed and automatically stopping when the user stops, or it will be driven by remote control. Lightweight and foldable, it will be able to travel inclines as much as 30 degrees and carry up to 45 pounds.

It would be really great to have a tool to make retrieving submerged golf balls faster and easier. The device could be made of a series of mesh discs mounted on a carbon steel axle weighted at either end. It would be pulled with a rope across the bottoms of golf course water traps. As the discs turn, the balls would be trapped between them, to be plucked out at the end of each traverse.

A new form of biodegradable golf balls made from lobster shells will make use of the bio-waste that is ordinarily sent to a landfill. The balls will be made of crushed lobster shells mixed with a biodegradable binder and coating.

A handicap is used in golf to measure how golfers can play at an even field. This considers differing abilities and skills level and providing these golfers the opportunity to play against each other ensuring that variables are kept fair. Follow the steps below, identify your golf handicap and work on improving your performance. 1. Take note of your scores. Track this by keeping record of your stats. You need to get the scores of the previous five rounds that you...