With version 5.0, the Game Caddie continues to move away from its original design concept that was first featured in GC 1.0. Those early versions of the Game Caddie tried to ensure that the user could type anything they wanted into cells. If the user violated the ‘rules’ of the Excel program (e.g., by entering […]
Author: smohler9
Getting Started with GC 5.0
The first time you use Game Caddie 5.0 you will want to open the Configuration Menu. You can do this in one of two ways: (1) press CTRL + O or (2) click the Configuration Settings button from any Caddie tab. It’s adjacent to the All in One Menu button at the lower right of […]
Preview of GC 5.0
Although it will be a while before it’s ready for official release, Game Caddie 5.0 will be a major update that will make it easier to play some of APBA’s more complex courses. It will also provide more options for those Master Game players who prefer to use some of the rule “enhancements” that Dr. […]
Putting Probability Tool 1.005
A few updates to the Putting Probability Tool were made this past month. Most importantly, the dataset now includes putting probabilities for 72 of the 144 APBA All-Time Great (ATG) players. The goal is to get all of them entered before the end of 2022. For those who may be unfamiliar with the tool, it […]
Back-to-Back Chip-Ins!
Today, in Round 3 of my All-Time Greats (ATG) Tournament, J.H. Taylor (1913) and Harry Vardon (1899) had back-to-back chip-ins on hole #11 at Gopher Lakes (Hazeltine). Not only did the shots happen one right after the other, but they occurred from the identical spot–but using different clubs. Both players were sitting at 450 R15, […]
Future Directions
Today, the latest update to the Game Caddie (version 4.4) was released. The timing of this release has to do with the fact that I anticipate it will be quite a while until the next update, and I didn’t want to ignore some known problems or hold off on making Sooner Hills available to users. Although […]
GC 4.4 Now Available
The latest update to the Game Caddie (version 4.4) contains the following changes: Sooner Hills (Southern Hills) has been added to the Course Import tool and proofed, raising the total number of courses in the GC to 35. Scores below par on the Scorecard and Tournament Tracker now appear in red (per PGA convention). A […]
GC 4.3 Now Available
Game Caddie 4.3 was released today. It contains 34 proofed courses, several improvements based on user feedback, increased functionality for some tools, and additional warning messages when user-error is suspected. Here is a list of the changes since version 4.2.1: You can now enter Wind and Course conditions on the Conditions tab manually or by […]
GC Tip: Putting Into the Water
In a comment to my recent post about Mac Smith and his wild round at Gopher Lakes (Hazeltine), ishmael66 raised a question as to how the GC would handle putting off the green into the water as can happen on Hole #10. In this post, I propose three ways of dealing with this problem. The […]
GC 4.2.1 Now Available
Today, Game Caddie 4.2.1 was emailed to all existing GC users. It fixes a code typo in version 4.2 that caused the GC to “recognize” a Player 2 when there was none. Since version 4.2 was released additional courses have been proofed and created, but these are not included in GC 4.2.1. Many thanks to […]