The following is adapted from a post that first appeared on the APBA Between the Lines forum. This post reports on a simulation of the COVID-interrupted 2020 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass (The Stadium Course). This simulation included 72 of the 80-card 2020 APBA regular season set of players that actually participated in the 1st […]
Month: March 2022
Dogleg Question
Even before the building and testing of GC 4.0, reviewers requested a more advanced DL tool that accounts for a ball crossing a first and second dogleg on a shot. Well, the good news for those folks is that I’m considering adding it in. In this note, I lay out how I might apply it. […]
GC Tip: Quick Distance Calculations
A sometimes overlooked feature of the GC is the Distance Calculator. It can quickly tell you the exact distance between your current ball location and any position on the course using “APBA math.” By that, I mean it will add 5 yards Carry distance for every 15 yards of lateral distance. This tool can help […]
GC Tip: Chipping with a Putter
According to the Master Game rules, when you are on the fairway within two squares of the green you can elect to chip with your putter. While this isn’t always your best play, here’s one way to do it with the GC. Let’s suppose you are one square off the green and two straight line […]
WTB at Your Own Peril
When I was first learning the APBA Golf Master Game, I used to think that working-the-ball (WTB) was just a way of “aiming” when you are short-sided. I soon found out otherwise. I’ve come to believe that WTB is a risky strategy that should only be used in special circumstances. The main difference between aiming […]
GC Tip: Dogleg Options
There are different schools of thought on how dogleg effects should be applied. The Master Game rulebook* I’ve got says to ignore dogleg effects on “shots that are hit to the opposite side of the dogleg (e.g., left of the center-line on a dogleg right).” However, many players don’t agree with the logic of that […]
2016 Ryder Cup Replay
I’m from MN and was able to go to one of the practice rounds of the 2016 Ryder Cup held at Hazeltine in Chaska, MN. I’m also a long time APBA fan and have always been amazed by the accuracy of the game statistics. Replaying the entire 72 actual golfer rounds using all the Master […]
GC 4.0 Simplifies Play
Game Caddie 4.0 speeds up play, reduces the number of things you have to remember, and simplifies the overall experience of playing the APBA Golf Master Game. The biggest change in this version is the new All in One Menu, which automatically handles most of the dice rolls involved in taking a Wood, Iron, or […]
GC Website Debut
As the number of Game Caddie users steadily grows, I thought it might be fun to develop a website that caters to the interests of those who, like me, want to get as much as possible out of playing the APBA Golf Master Game. Of course, this site is for anyone who wants to learn […]