The 2nd annual APBA TOUR BATTLE ended in surprising fashion with 8th-seeded Chris Gotterup (2025) defeating no. 1-seed Nelly Korda (2025) at Jersey Pines (Pine Valley). APBA Tour Battle II proved to be a classic with most matches going the full 18 and several going extra holes. Cameron Young played 3 matches, all going to […]
Author: Joe Barrett
Woods vs. Nicklaus in North Pole Championship II
The 2nd annual APBA North Pole Classic, using the top 16 ranked golf legends, was recently played across six iconic courses. Tiger Woods, played by Scott Mohler, successfully defended his title in the final round against Jack Nicklaus, played by me, Joe Barrett, with a 3 and 2 match play victory at Medinah (APBA’s Second […]
Ko Captures APBA TOUR BATTLE Title
The 1st Annual APBA TOUR BATTLE, pitting the top 8 world-ranked golfers from the PGA and LPGA, kicked off in four regions. All rounds were match play format using 2024 season cards and Game Caddie 6.9. The four quarterfinal regions included Jersey Pines (Pine Valley), Maui (Kapalua), Metro Memphis (TPC Southwind), and Southport (Royal Birkdale). […]
2025 APBA Golf MADNESS Format
The top 16 world ranked golfers of 2024 will tee it up once again in Joe Barrett’s 2025 APBA MADNESS match play tournament. The 4 regional sites are set: West Region @ Los Angeles (Riviera) East Region @ Empire (Bethpage Black) North Region @ Metro Detroit (Oakland Hills) South Region @ Palmetto Island (Kiawah Island) […]
Woods Wins 2024 North Pole Classic
I recently set up a match play tournament and called it “2024 North Pole Classic.” The top 16 All-Time Greats, as ranked by an online publication, were selected to participate. The rankings are shown below. The golfers were divided into four regions, all northern locations: Here are the results: Tiger beat McIlroy 5 and 3 […]