Question: A couple of my golf buddies swear the mini driver ... yourself hitting 3-wood off the tee more than off the turf. But if the mini goes a similar distance to your driver, that widens ...

The big draw will be two 18-hole mini-golf courses on synthetic turf that will feature a mix of fairways, bunkers and roughs not unlike what golfers encounter on a full-size course. The Daytona ...

The reason is simple: Alternative spikes are good for golf turf. "There is a substantial agronomic benefit to using alternative spikes," Reicher says. "They just don't rip up the turf as much.