This post compares the final round of my 2024 PGA Championship replay with the actual event. I also provide an analysis of how realistic the replay tournament results were using the current version of the Game Caddie (7.X). See the write-ups of rounds 1, 2, and 3 for additional context. Round 4 Actual Results: […]
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2024 PGA Championship Replay: R3 Results
This post compares the results of round 3 in my 2024 PGA Championship replay at Bluegrass with those of the actual tournament at Valhalla. Previous posts have made similar comparisons for rounds 1 and 2 and covered the replay setup. Actual Results: Moving Day Tightens the Screws Saturday at Valhalla delivered exactly what a major […]
2024 PGA Championship Replay: R2 Results
This post compares the actual results from round 2 of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla with those from my replay at Bluegrass. It also takes an in-depth look at why Xander Schauffele, winner of the actual tournament, is performing so poorly in the replay. Previous posts have detailed the replay setup and round 1 […]
The Worst of 2025
I am not a superstitious person by nature, but there have been times playing APBA Golf where I’ve felt cursed by the dice roller. This seems to have happened a lot lately, as I muddle through some difficult rounds for my replay of the 2024 PGA Championship. Anyone who’s played APBA Golf more than a […]
The Best of 2025
As I look back on another year of APBA Golf and keeping records for more than five years, I realize I’ve hit a “ceiling effect” in several statistical categories, where it’s become increasingly difficult to surpass past best performances. Even though I logged an additional 512 rounds of stroke play (including those I played with […]
2024 PGA Championship Replay: R1 Results
This post compares the actual 2024 PGA Championship tournament results for round 1 with those for my replay. A previous post describes an overview of the actual event and my replay setup. With the Valhalla Golf Club back in the spotlight, once again the Bluegrass brute proved ready to separate contenders from pretenders. Jack Nicklaus’s […]
2024 PGA Championship Replay Setup
This post is the first in a series describing my replay of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, also known as Bluegrass by APBA fans. The series begins with an in-depth look at the tournament setup and will continue with detailed round-by-round recaps. Using Game Caddie 7.0 in “Modern” Master Game Player Mode […]
2024 Women’s Open Replay: Final Results
Almost seven months ago, this replay began with “Proud” Chanette Wannasaen teeing off on another blustery day at Birthplace (St. Andrews). She was joined by Jeeno Thitikul, Lexi Thompson, and Lilia Vu. Three of those four players would go on to finish among the top six spots in my 2024 Women’s Open Replay. Unfortunately, “Proud” […]
2024 Women’s Open Replay: R3 Results
This post compares the results of round 3 of the 2024 Women’s Open at St. Andrews with my APBA replay of the same event at Birthplace (par 72). As usual, I also describe some of the replay highlights and lowlights that make APBA Golf fun and, at times, frustrating. Previous posts detail the tournament setup […]
2024 Women’s Open Replay: R2 Results
This post summarizes the results of round 2 for the 2024 Women’s Open at St. Andrews and my replay at Birthplace (par 72). Previous posts describe the replay setup and both sets of results for round 1. The wind died down a bit on day two of the tournament, shifting from Blustery in R1 to […]