This is a guest post from Floras McLain. Not all apps may be available outside the US.

Investing in additional golf technology after buying an iPhone or smartphone is tough. These apps will extend your phone and give you the best advice for your game.

With today’s smartphone price tags easily running in $400 to $500 range and top of the line hardware like iPhones, Blackberrys and Android OS phones as much as $750 the last thing a savvy golfer is likely to do is invest in more hardware just to enhance their game. Sure, there are a number of devices which can help to guide you on the course with their GPS capabilities, but you’re already carrying around a smartphone. If it is so smart shouldn’t it be able to handle a number of the very same chores that a dedicated device would? Cheer up because the answer is absolutely. Both open source and proprietary developers are creating and selling some amazing applications you can download to your specific smartphones in order to use while enjoying your game of golf.

The following list comprises but 10 of the more popular apps and a bit of a description about why you might consider adding them to your virtual golf bag.

10 Golf Apps For Your Cell Phone

1. Golfshot: Golf GPS: with a price tag under $30, the Golf GPS offers amazing stats tracking, zoomable overhead views for making informed club choices, and integrated emailing capabilities to send your great scores to all your buddies.
2. GolfLink Game Tracker: One of the less expensive smartphone apps, the Game Tracker is currently only available for the iPhone. But with more than 18,000 courses at your disposal, this inexpensive application provides a few other unique features as well. In addition to integrated emailing capabilities, you get an array of social network connections including posting capability to your Facebook and Twitter accounts.
3. AirVue iPhone Golf GPS: another interesting GPS application, the AirVue not only provides requisite overhead views of the hole, but allows you to switch from looking at the entire length of a hole to just were you happen to be, either the fairways, greens or hazards. With easy to view distance and measurement tools, this tool is a value at just under $40.
4. GolfLogix: Even though this downloadable application is free, it has an amazing feature list sure to rival some of the others in the list. In addition to standard GPS capabilities, the GolfLogix provides the ability to upload each of your rounds to their proprietary online community where you can share your great stories and scores with all of your friends, be they local of on the other side of the planet. You’ll keep your score and stats like so many professional golfers do every day.
5. Everyday Golf Coach: What could be better than having your golf instructor with you on every hole? If you could afford that option you wouldn’t even worry about a downloadable app that cost less than $10 US. But with the Everyday Golf Coach you get a pocket device filled with instruction videos you can access at any point in your game when you need just a bit more clarification in why your ball is in the water, sand trap, or too short of the green.
6. Smart Golf Scorecard: Provides a clean, straightforward way to keep your scores on your handheld device while not intruding on your game with too much technology. Because its interface is simple and easy to use you won’t slow down your foursome while trying to figure out which button to push or how to enter information about your last shot.
7. Golfcard: With both a free and professional paid version, the Golfcard products have a long list of features sure to catch your eye. In addition to standard expectations like a range finder and scoring, you’ll be able to track your golfing partners, have access to the official USGA handicap index and have integrated access to database storage for all your scoring and handicap information.
8. Teedroid: Users of the Android based smartphones will definitely want to check out this application. With many of the features of apps costing upwards of $40 or more dollars this one can be instantly downloaded to your phone for simply registering at their website.
9. Pro Golf Paradise: Specifically developed for the Blackberry, this golf app adds one unique feature: the weather. How often have you had games washed out and you along with them because you failed to pack your rain gear. This one will eliminate all those challenges.
10. True Golf Score: Another inexpensive but well featured smartphone app, True Golf Score allows you to maintain the entire foursome’s scores on one device. No more getting everyones cards together at the end of your round. All tabulations are done automatically as well as providing for long term storage and recall as well.

BIO: Floras McLain is a freelance writer. When she is not writing or taking a golf program she loves to enjoy the outdoors.