President Obama supports golf device developed by Galway company

Galway Bay fm newsroom – U.S President President Barack Obama, is trying to improve his golf game with a device created by a Galway-born entrepreneur. President Obama is on holidays at Martha's Vineyard at the moment and has been spotted wearing a device called Game Golf. Game Golf was developed by Galway and San Francisco-based Active Mind Technology. Galway-native John McGuire founded the company which has raised more than 11 million euro in the past 4 years. According to today's Irish Times, the device allows the golfer to monitor exactly how they play and to share the information with others, if they choose. The product has been backed by golfers Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood. John McGuire says about one third of Active Mind's 32 staff are based in Galway and the company is in the process of hiring more here.