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 […]
The Worst of 2024
In my last post I highlighted some of my best APBA Golf achievements from 2024. In this one I’ll focus on the lowlights. For comparison check out my post on the worst of 2023. Adam Schenk (2023) turned in the worst scorecard in 2024, a 14-over par performance at Acorn Hill (Oak Hill) back in […]
The Best of 2024
Long-time followers of this blog know that every year at this time, I take a look back at the rounds of APBA Golf I’ve played the previous year. This post looks at some of the best rounds and other high points of 2024. This past year I logged 811 rounds of APBA Golf, playing by […]
Searchable Rounds by Golfer and Course
Below is a searchable PDF document containing the 2,926 rounds of APBA Golf I’ve played (alone or with others) from June 6, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Each player is listed by card year for each course played. That makes it easy to see how your favorite player has shot on any of 27 different […]
Course Difficulty Rankings for Men
It’s that time of year again where I begin to reflect on my APBA Golf playing experiences. In this post I share some course stats from all the rounds I’ve recorded using the men’s APBA cards (i.e., PGA players). I also offer my perspective on why some of the numbers are what they are. The […]
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” […]