Golf cart caddy - electric and gas

If it's a buggy or a cart, where's the horsepower?

Thank goodness someone invented the golf cart electric vehicle, or the gas gold cart for that matter. Although I don't choose to use one myself, I know that many people would not be able to complete a round of golf without one.

Most golf courses are about 7,000 yards in length, which equates to about four miles. That measurement is normally measured in an almost straight line from the tee box to the center of the cup on each hole.

However, most golfers do not hit the ball in a straight line down the course from hole to hole.  In fact, for many of us, it seems we spend our entire round zigzagging around the greens on the course.

Golf cart electric vehicle saves a caddie's legs on a golf course

Until the 1960’s, most golf courses were played exclusively on foot. No golf cart electric vehicle to save the knees or ease the back. Golfers would carry their own bags, or pull them behind them on a pull cart.  For those who were fortunate enough to play golf at country clubs, caddies were provided to carry the players’ clubs, but most were still looking at a five-mile walk. 

Because walking is such a slow pace, many courses would have to schedule tee times at intervals that would accommodate walking. (and we’re not talking cups of tea!) 

Golf Car, golf carts, golf buggies, golf caddy - what's in a name?

This changed in 1962 when Merlin L. Halvorson invented the first self-propelled golf car.  A golf cart or golf buggie is something that is pulled (like the old ones pulled by a horse) and a golf car is something that propels itself.  Somewhere though, this terminology has become confused and intertwined over the years. But when someone says golf cart, or sometimes the golf cart caddie, they normally think of the vehicle that one rides in on a golf course.

In the 1960’s, the game evolved with the development of the modern day golf car. 

These cars were built with gasoline motors to transport two golfers, and their golf clubs, around the course.  The major manufacturers at the time were E-Z-GO, Pargo, Harley Davidson and Cushman but Lamborghini also made one, as is pictured on the right. You can still get custom gas golf carts if you prefer them.

The golf cart caddy - electric or gas powered - certainly saves our legs and provides mobility for older people. The body frames, the undercarriage and suspensions closely resemble those of modern automobiles.  The rubber tyres are similar to those on cars, but the treads are designed in a way that the cart may be driving on grass but not damage the turf so badly on a golf course.  Controls include a modern steering wheel, accelerator and brake, where the brake also has a lock, to ensure that the car does not roll freely on inclines.

Golf cart electric vehicle accessories

Accessories on the modern golf cart include straps to secure the golf bags, a basket (for towels, balls, coolers, etc), cup holders, ball compartments and holes that golfers can slide a few extra golf tees into.

To be more environmentally friendly, the golf cart electric vehicle is built to run with electric, battery powered motors.  These batteries are rechargeable, and a charge can normally last through several days and rounds of golf.  However, there is still demand for the gas powered golf cars, especially on golf courses where the rolling terrain may require extra horsepower for the car to climb hills.  Today’s largest manufacturers of golf cars are Ingersoll Rand (Club Car), E-Z-GO and Yamaha.

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