Basic GolfCross 

How to hit the ball

Burton Silver 

Goal Posts 

The goals are genuinely hand made in New Zealand and are, by the way, designed by industrial designer and chief mechanist of the "Lord of the Rings" movie, Dominic Taylor. The brief was to produce a goal that is light, foldable, aesthetically pleasing, stock-proof, non-corrosive, able to be turned to a number of fixed positions, capable of providing a 99.99% efficient ball capture system, as well as being able to withstand 100mph winds. However, due to very expensive transport costs we are currently in the process of investigating possibilities to get the goals manufactured in Europe under license of GolfCross NZ.

GolfCross merchandise 

The yard 

The Yard
In GolfCross® there are no greens but there are yards of various shapes marked out with pegs round each goal. The yard is important because its only when your ball is inside the yard that you can turn the goal to face you in one of three set positions. So the approach shot is critical. Failure to make the yard could mean having to shoot for goal from an oblique angle or even having to lob your ball over the side netting. From outside the yard you must always shoot to the original facing position of the goal, as held by the chain. This rule does not apply in match play.
A's ball is inside the yard so he can turn the goal to face him.

B's ball is outside the yard. He will have to play into the yard in order to turn the goal mouth towards him or he can try to shoot in over the top of the goal (a punt) from outside the yard.

The GolfCross creator 

In a recent interview Burton said:
"I wouldn't describe myself as a golfer, though I've become a bit of a GolfCross® caddy. I don't have a handicap and I only play occasionally. You could say that I play with golf rather than playing golf. Essentially I'm lousy at it which gives me a great respect for those who play the game well and in developing the oval ball and creating the game of GolfCross® I've had a lot of help and advice from some very good golfers.
"I think if I were a good golfer and was therefore imbued with all the wonderful golfing traditions - I wouldn't have been removed enough from it to see how it could change. And I think those traditions would have inhibited me even if I could see another way of playing it. Being a New Zealander also helps because living in a 'new' country means you're not so bound by convention and being isolated means we have a real 'do-it-yourself' mentality.

"It seems strange and sad to me that we don't do more to encourage a spirit of innovation in sport. Because inventing new activities and getting people to participate in them is so exciting and stimulating for all concerned. It always leads to new discoveries about our physical and mental capabilities and skills, and it presents us with new challenges, which is surely what sport should be about.

"It's my belief that the creation of the new in sport is as important as the celebration of the old. That actively experimenting with sport and staging new events challenges human ingenuity and reinvigorates the human spirit and I'd love to think that GolfCross® may in some way act as a kind of catalyst in encouraging us to explore all the other new sporting challenges that are just waiting to be discovered out there."

Buy the book on Amazon 

New Zealand Golf Cross

by Burton Silver

Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)

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Links to additional GolfCross information 

BBC Sport Academy | Golf | Features | Golf with an oval ball? Eggheads!

A BBC article about the new sport GolfCross

GolfCross on Wikipedia

The Wikipedia page

Latest News from the UK

GolfCross Poll 

Hole 19 

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Links to golf hotels and GolfCross courses 

Loch Ness Golf Course - GolfCross

Planning a trip to Scotland? You should try the Loch Ness Golf Course

Golf Cross at Solway Links, Scotland

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Golf Cross in New Zealand, New Zealand, Australasia

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GolfCross - It's a Completely New Ball Game

Play GolfCross in Ireland- The oval golf ball game - The ball that cannot be hooked or sliced - It's a game within a game - It's a completely new ball game - The oval GolfCross ball

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Press reports from around the world 

Wie funktioniert Golfcross?

Aktuelles, Neuigkeiten und Nachrichten aus Sport, Wirtschaft und Politik aus dem Hamburger Umland

Golf Cross, una alternativa al golf tradicional

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BBC report

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