Apple debuted the iPhone in January 2007. Here are 10 ways the smartphone has made its mark in golf.
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10 ways the iPhone has changed golf
![It's easier to play hooky](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/01/10/58744805ed4f4afa11e51bce_iphone-1.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573304059177.jpeg)
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It's easier to play hooky
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![Paying up bets if you’re short on cash](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2015/08/13/55cd2348b91019d74c98e92e_golfworld-2015-07-gwsl14-buddies-trip-gambling.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.615.suffix/1573513477729.jpeg)
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Paying up bets if you’re short on cash
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![Easier to take course photos](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/01/10/58744803363b7ca12e0bb968_iPhone2.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573304048590.jpeg)
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Easier to take course photos
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![Looking up rules in an instant](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/01/10/58744804ed4f4afa11e51bcc_iPhone3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.861.suffix/1573304060157.jpeg)
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Looking up rules in an instant
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![Getting an on-course lesson or analysis](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/01/10/58744fdd8a9c504d0856f628_iPhone6.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573304061186.jpeg)
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Getting an on-course lesson or analysis
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![The ability to record your swing](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/01/10/5874df3a0668dfb4293316a3_iPhone7.png.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573304047762.png)
The ability to record your swing
![Easier to listen to music](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/unsized/2015/10/29/5632943cae876c535ebd5cdf_Rodney_Dance_Caddyshack1.gif)
Easier to listen to music
![Connecting with new golfers](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/01/10/5874e3fe8a9c504d0856f62a_iphone8.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573304062109.jpeg)
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Connecting with new golfers
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![Spread of GPS](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/01/10/5874e57e265f35755740f2cb_iphone9.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573304056604.jpeg)
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Spread of GPS
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![Staying connected](http://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2017/01/10/587501a48a9c504d0856f62c_iPhone10.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.861.574.suffix/1573304062988.jpeg)
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Staying connected
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