This post summarizes the results from the final round of my 2023 PGA Championship Replay at Oak Hill (Acorn Hill). Previous posts have discussed the history of the event, day conditions in 2023, and results for rounds 1, 2, and 3 for both the replay and actual tournament. Acorn Hill is a tough par 70 with a 7-Iron club restriction […]
APBA Courses Survey
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Watson Sets Records at Seaside
The winds were blustery and the course conditions firm, but that didn’t stop Tom Watson (1977) from breaking two GCRB records at Seaside (Pebble Beach). Watson turned in the all-time lowest round score for that course, a 63 (-9), and fewest number of putts in any round (18). This happened over the course of two […]
2023 PGA Championship Replay: R3 Results
This post summarizes the results from round 3 of my 2023 PGA Championship Replay at Oak Hill (Acorn Hill). Previous posts have discussed the history of the event, day conditions in 2023, and results for rounds 1 and 2 for both the replay and actual tournament. Acorn Hill is a par 70 with narrow fairways and a 7-Iron club restriction […]
2023 PGA Championship Replay: R2 Results
This post summarizes the results from round 2 of my 2023 PGA Championship Replay at Oak Hill (Acorn Hill). Previous posts have discussed the history of the event, day conditions in 2023, and round 1 results for both the replay and actual tournament. By way of recap, Acorn Hill is a par 70 with narrow […]
2023 PGA Championship Replay: R1 Results
This post describes the results of the first round of my 2023 PGA Championship Replay at Oak Hill (Acorn Hill). Previous posts have addressed some of the specific challenges of playing this course, setting up the day conditions, history of the event, and the tournament outcome in 2023. As always, I will summarize what happened […]
2023 PGA Championship Replay Setup: Part 2
This is the second of two posts on setting up my replay of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill (Acorn Hill). The first post described the Day Conditions as well as some of this course’s particular challenges. This one will recap the actual tournament results and give a bit of history on the event. […]
2023 PGA Championship Replay Setup: Part 1
This is the first of two posts describing the setup of my 2023 PGA Championship replay. In this one, I cover the usual factors pertaining to Day Conditions as well as some of the specific challenges of playing Acorn Hill (Oak Hill Country Club – East Course). The actual tournament took place May 18 – […]
Selecting Holes to Measure Average Driving Distance
Game Caddie 6.2 offers two ways to measure Average Driving Distance. It will automatically calculate the Average Driving Distance for all non-Par 3 holes, and you can also select two holes to make a separate calculation. The PGA reports both stats, yet to my knowledge the LPGA only reports the stat that accounts for all […]
Åberg Owned It But Schenk Stank
In preparation for my next tournament replay, the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, I have been logging a few practice rounds on Acorn Hill (par 70). The reason for doing this is to assess how the course plays in order to create the most realistic APBA replay possible. As such, I’m choosing both good […]