The keepers of the game also keep Web sites, most of them plenty robust. Have a question on the rules? Want to know the Masters pairings? Need the U.S. Open qualifying sites? The answers are "in site." The biggies:

www.lpga.com: Similar to pgatour.com, this official Ladies' Professional Golf Association site is quite text-heavy but offers plenty of informative articles, news delivered by ticker-tape format, and all the latest LPGA Tour standings. Special sections devoted to the LPGA's 50th anniversary are a good read.

www.masters.org: The Masters site mirrors the tournament: beautiful, buttoned-down, full of tradition. During Masters week, it provides pairings, tee times, instant scoring. But check out hole-by-hole descriptions, tournament and course history anytime. Neat videos, including a trip down Magnolia Lane.

www.ngf.org (National Golf Foundation): A dozen sections can be accessed by nonmembers to learn more about this 65-year-old organization.

www.pga.com: The PGA of America's official site includes news, history and, of course, a learning center, since the PGA is the association of teaching professionals. Check out instruction videos by PGA members and, during the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup, real-time scoring.