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” […]
Category: Tournaments & Replays
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). […]
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 […]
2024 Women’s Open Replay: R1 Results
This post details the first round results for my 2024 Women’s Open replay at St. Andrews (Birthplace). It also compares the actual R1 results with those from my replay. An earlier post described the setup procedure for this replay, based on actual tournament conditions and results. Actual Event The first round of the 2024 Women’s […]
2024 Women’s Open Replay Setup
For my latest APBA Golf tournament replay, I am taking on the 2024 Women’s Open at St. Andrews. This post discusses the actual event and the setup for my replay. The Actual Tournament at St. Andrews Tournament Background The AIG Women’s Open, originally the Women’s British Open, began in 1976 at Fulford Golf Club in […]
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 […]
Basic Game Tournament Format & Results
Earlier this year Craig Carothers started playing APBA Golf. He reached out to me this past summer for a copy of the Game Caddie, which at the time was version 6.2.1. (Version 6.5 will be released shortly.) He told me about the short tournament format he uses, and I invited him to share the details […]
2023 PGA Championship Replay: How Realistic is APBA Golf?
This post examines how realistic APBA Golf is by comparing certain statistics between the actual 2023 PGA Championship and my replay of it. For the replay setup and results, please consult the Recent Posts section. The 2014 Master Game rules were followed with two exceptions: Balls landing on tree squares were subject to a “homebrew” […]