Holiday shopping for a golfer is easy. Any golfer can use traditional items — the latest technology in balls, a new glove design or the latest in a trendy shirt. But surprising a golfer with an unusual gift is more challenging.

But there a plenty of choices. If you're seeking a luxury gift, for example, how about purchasing an all encompassing entry to a year-end tournament and party at Pebble Beach Golf Links?

Or how about a gift certificate for a round or rounds of golf at a unique destination or a practical accessory stocking stuffer?

Here are four items for the golfer on your holiday shopping list. Some items are heavy on the wallet, but all are lightweight overall, easily transportable and varyingly suitable for beginners to top-flight amateurs.

* Pebble Beach Dream — The fourth annual New Year's Championships, a two-person team best ball event with gross and net flights, will be held Dec. 30-Jan. 1 at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spanish Bay Golf Course.

Suited for couples but also available to single golfers, the package includes: two nights accommodations at The Inn at Spanish Bay, two rounds of golf (one at Spanish Bay, one at Pebble Beach), ticket to a New Year's Eve party at The Inn at Spanish Bay, two additional food and beverage functions, individual player tee package and awards to the top-three teams in each flight.

Cost is $950 without rooms, $1,550 per player for shared room, $2,215 per player for individual room. Additional New Year's Eve tickets are $150.

Details: Pebble Beach tournament office, Tel. 831-625-8575; E-mail:

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* Perfect Pairings: Golf And Golfers — Known as the "Sweetest Place On Earth," Hershey, Pa., is not only the home to Hershey Company, the manufacturer of the famous chocolates, it's home to four golf courses, including Hershey Links.

Part of the Hershey Golf Collection of courses, Hershey Links has been cited for the "Best New Course Design in Central Pennsylvania." And it's offering four gift packages: Three greens fees and a Hershey Links polo shirt ($135); Ten Greens Fees, Jan. 1-April 5, and a polo shirt ($199); Three one-hour golf lessons and a polo shirt ($250); And a Hershey Golf Links gift certificate. The first three gift options do not include a golf cart.

Details: Hershey Links, Tel. 1-800-437-7439; Web site: www.hersheylinks.com

* Golf Adventures — The Las Vegas-based web site GolfAdventures.com is offering gift certificates for four of its popular destinations, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Niagara Falls, N.Y., Las Vegas, Nev., and Scottsdale, Ariz.

Available for $100 to $10,000, the web site will gear certificates to specific needs — accommodations to restaurants, airfare to local transportation.

Details: Las Vegas Golf Adventures, 5524 South Fort Apache Rd., Suite #110, Las Vegas, Nev., 89148. Tel. 1-702-566-7324; 1 800-6570; Web site: www.golfadventures.com.

* A Different Kind of Caddy — Golfers who like to bring a bottle of water on their rounds now have a tote that easily clips to the golf bag and keeps their essentials handy during rounds. It's called the Golfing Caddy, and it's ideal for golfers who walk, use pull or electric carts.

The unisex-styled bag holds up to a 24-ounce bottle of water or a golfer's favorite beverage. The included water bottle cooler sleeve keeps drinks cold. It's ideal for tournament goodie bags, tee prizes and can be imprinted with company, club or organization name and logo.

Details: Vicky Forster, BVT Products, 8143 Brumby Court, Trinity, FL 34655, Tel. 727-834-8944; E-mail:vicki@bvtproducts.ccm; Web site: www.thegolfingcaddy.com.

James Raia writes a syndicated new car review column, available on the web site, www.theweeklydriver.com.