What is Fantasy Golf?

Women golfers don't always have to leave the comfort of their homes in order to enjoy a good golf game. They can simulate golf travel and leisure with a good long session of fantasy golf. Contrary to popular belief, virtual gaming is not a sport for lazy or inactive people. It is a way to exercise your imagination and let the Internet enhance your golfing experience.

Women can be active in real life golfing, and at the same time be avid players of fantasy golf. Fantasy golf is essentially playing golf in a virtual environment. You access a website through your computer terminal, create a "dream team" of virtual players, and compete in automated tournaments, in a bid to get the highest scores among all the players of the game at the end of each season.

Many fantasy golf websites place an emphasis on single-player gaming, which means you only work with your virtual dream team in achieving your score goals. You can choose virtual men and women golfers (sometimes based on real players, such as Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods) to fill your roster, pitch them in tournaments and create a strategy that would ensure that your players will get the highest score possible. The number of participants allowed per tournament will vary, which means the number of virtual golfers you may create will also vary. Different websites will also have different rules for tournament and character setup.

Fantasy Golf Sites

There are also fantasy websites that allow private leagues, or multiplayer games. In private leagues, players from all over the world can create accounts and become part of their own "dream teams." This will allow them to interact with other players in a virtual environment, in the form of instant messaging and other channels. This is often a great way to meet new golfing buddies. Women golfers may correspond in a virtual environment first, and meet up on a real golf course at a later time. Examples of sites that allow private leagues are CBS Sportsline.com's Fantasy Golf, Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Golf, and The Golf Channel's fantasy games.

The "fantasy" part is what makes fantasy golf so appealing. After all, what's a good fantasy without a lot of money in it? Some golf websites base their scoring on a virtual "salary," which means your golfers earn virtual money with every win. You can save up for good equipment (and even good virtual men and women golfers!) by pooling your virtual earnings.

Winning virtual credits may be frustrating, but virtual credits are not the only rewards for dedicated fantasy golfers. Rest assured, there is no shortage of prizes for tourney winners in the largest fantasy golf websites. The PGA Tour Fantasy Golf website offers travel opportunities to championship tournament victors. ESPN.com's Best Ball Challenge gives away a t-shirt to the entrant who accumulates the highest number of points at the end of every week. Some sites also offer real money in exchange for championship tournament wins.

Golf leisure doesn't always have to involve a physical green. Women golfers can kick back with a relaxing game of fantasy golf, without having to leave their homes.