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Date: Sat. Sep. 7 2002 10:54 PM ET

Golfers who will do just about anything to knock a few strokes off their score are getting some high-tech help thanks to a pair of innovations driving the sport into the 21st century.

Tom Chapman and his golfing buddy decided to take action after a rough round left them searching the unkempt grass far from the tee.

"We looked at putting a little crystal inside (the ball) to bounce off radio waves but finally hit on the idea of using lenses to find the golf ball," says Chapman.

The result is a pair of glasses with special filters that block out greens and browns. No need for special balls -- regular ones seem to light up when duffers don Visiball's glasses.

And golfers who look to the heavens for help with their game can now get it -- thanks to a new handheld GPS device from Inforetech that uses satellite technology to provide exact distances to sand traps, water hazards, and the pin.

A new course built in the middle of Ottawa's technology park offers GPS on every cart.

"You get those avid golfers who come in with the pre-conceived notions about how far they hit clubs but the GPS doesn't lie," says Tony Dunn of the Marshes Golf Club.

If the truth about how far they are actually hitting the ball hurts, golfers can order some food right from the cart. The push of a button sends a red alert to the beer cart, which comes zooming to the rescue.

Call it better golfing through technology.

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