The APBA Golf club boards contain information about shot restrictions for working-the-ball (WTB) and tree clearance (TC), but sometimes you have to check multiple boards to find a club that will work. Fortunately, the Game Caddie pulls all this information together into one chart. If you use the All in One Menu, you can access […]
Do All-Time Greats Putt Better?
In a comment to my recent post “Are There Putting Patterns?” ishmail66 speculates that my APBA average putting scores (1.57/hole) may be slightly lower than those of real-life pros from the past couple of seasons (1.61/hole), because my dataset probably has quite a few All-Time Greats (ATG) included in it. He’s not wrong. The dataset […]
Are There Putting Patterns?
For some time, I have believed that par 3’s in APBA are more difficult to one-putt than par 4’s or par 5’s. I reasoned that it has to be harder to get the ball closer to the pin on a par 3, since there aren’t really any short approach shots involved (a few 100-yard par […]
Hitting Through Trees
In some cases, the Master Game rules are not explicit about how to handle certain scenarios. Since their publication, the game’s designer and others have attempted to clarify how some of these situations should be dealt with. This post is my take on how to handle hitting through trees. The Master Game rules are clear […]
Tendencies of Today’s Bombers
[Ed. Note: This post by ishmail66 is in response to an earlier post, “Tendencies and Probabilities” by me.] Understanding the Left and Right tendencies of a player can really help hitting the smaller greens on some courses and getting it close to the pin on others. I’ve also noticed something else with the more recent […]
Chipping Tool
In his recent post, Scott (smohler9) discussed the importance of roughly understanding the odds when planning shots. I want to take that a step further and look at Approach shot tendencies based on lie and the player’s Average I. While the Average I bonus does not apply to Approach shots, Player Result Numbers (PRNs) […]
GC 4.1 Preview
The next significant update to the GC, version 4.1, is in the works. Among other things, it will contain some enhancements to the All in One Menu. Currently, the All in One Menu recognizes the type of lie you have and applies any effects for you automatically. But it doesn’t enforce any club or shot […]
Shot Tendencies & Probabilities
If you are new to APBA Golf (or an old pro), there are a few things you should keep in mind about shot tendencies. In this post, I’m going to cover the bare minimum you need to know to have any chance of scoring well (dumb luck aside). We’ll use Lee Trevino’s 1971 All-Time Great […]
New Download Feature Added
I have added a very basic download feature to this site. To kick things off, I am making available two files that are for any APBA Golf Master Game player, not just users of the Game Caddie. The first file is a summary of rules and procedures that I created when I was initially learning […]
GC Tip: Optional Putting Tools
When you are new to the GC, there’s a lot to learn and remember. It’s easy to focus on those things that matter most to you and overlook “extra” features. Two of those options are on the Putting Board of the Clubs tab. If you play or replay tournaments, you may want to consider using […]