Yesterday at the Google I/O Conference, Google released the Google Earth plug-in.  It’s a downloadable plug-in for Windows-based browsers which allows users to view Google Earth content right in the browser!  It’s pretty slick.  For info about the plug-in can be found here.

In an effort to keep our site as useful as possible, we’ve integrated this into all of our course listings.  You can find a link to the plug-in as shown in the screenshot below:

Clicking on the link will prompt you to install the plug-in, if you don’t already have it.  Once you’ve installed it, you can view the course details in 3D without leaving the site!  Here is a screenshot of that:

We hope you find this new feature useful.  If you have any questions or problems, please let us know.

With a 9-foot birdie putt on the last hole, Phil Mickelson secured a one-stroke victory over Tim Clark and Rod Pampling at the Crowne Plaza Invitational.

The victory was Mickelson’s 34th on the PGA Tour.  ESPN has a nice recap of the event.

In a strange coincidence, Ryuji Imada won the AT&T Classic thanks to Kenny Perry’s shot on the playoff hole ending up in the water — the exact same thing that happened to Imada last year.

At first, Perry’s shot looked like it might work out great.  It flew far right of the green, hit a tree, then started rolling back across the green.  However, it had a bit too much speed and kept going until it found its way to the water.

It certainly was an exciting way for Imada to get his first win.  You can read more about how the tournament unfolded over on ESPN.

After Sergio Garcia won the Players Championship last week, he had a funny little quip after it was over.

“First of all, I want to thank Tiger for not being here.  That always makes things a little bit easier.”

I love that for two reasons.  First, he acknowledges that Tiger is better than him.  To suggest otherwise would be crazy and arrogant.  Second, it’s just plain funny.

As strange as it may be, I think a little higher of Sergio because of that small comment.

Annika Sorenstam has decided to retire at the end of the season to focus on her family and to work some other golf-related businesses. Here is an interview where she explains her decision: