| Since the inception of the World Wide Web, | | | | green is just as satisfying as playing a |
| online games have been popular. Enthusiasts | | | | round. |
| have embraced everything from online gambling | | | | |
| to the Sims and have spent hours playing | | | | When the weather turns inclement, it doesn't |
| games either alone or in virtual communities. | | | | mean that you can't roam the course and play |
| Sports enthusiasts have carved out their own | | | | eighteen holes from the comfort of your own |
| niche on the Web, with fantasy football and | | | | home. Free online golf games are available at |
| baseball leagues and all types of | | | | a number of websites, and have a number of |
| sports-related online games. | | | | features in common. Most free golf games |
| | | | allow you to play at the amateur or |
| More recently, online golf games have risen | | | | professional level (the difference often |
| in popularity. This could be due to the fact | | | | being how you use the mouse to control your |
| that general interest in the game has risen | | | | swing), and offer you the choice to play |
| recently. Although phenom Tiger Woods may not | | | | alone or play with a group. Many online games |
| make headline news as he did a few years | | | | allow you to create a private group so that |
| back, Michelle Wie has taken his place while | | | | you can play with friends, family, or duffers |
| re-energizing professional golf. The six-foot | | | | you've met online. You can also join a group |
| tall 16-year-old, a native of Hawaii, made | | | | of online players and make new friends in the |
| news when she turned pro in 2005, then again | | | | process. |
| when she narrowly missed the cut against the | | | | |
| men in the Casio World Open. | | | | Online golf games generally offer you the |
| | | | opportunity to chat in real time with other |
| The beauty of golf is that you don't have to | | | | players and to play in live online golf |
| be a pro to enjoy the game. Walking the | | | | tournaments. Some even give away cash and |
| course, hitting buckets of balls on the | | | | prizes to players who do well. |
| driving range, and practicing on the putting | | | | |