In this post I examine two putting factors: (1) using Regular Putting boards vs. Major Tournament Putting boards on overall putts per round and (2) using the Putting Probability Tool and Putting Probability Tool for Major Tournaments to assess whether there is an initial putting distance range at which strategies might change when using these […]
GC 5.2.1: How “If Any” Wind Works
There were a couple of issues that users spotted that necessitated the latest Game Caddie update (version 5.2.1). The first was a typo that reversed the FW and G rolls for Soft course conditions. The other involves how the If Any (wind) checkbox works. A more detailed explanation follows. Rather than get into what didn’t […]
2022 Open Championship Replay: Final Round (Pt. 2)
This is a brief follow-up to an earlier post on my 2022 Open Championship replay. It provides a statistical overview of how Birthplace played over the course of four rounds (256 holes) under mostly favorable conditions with different pin placements. It also highlights some of the challenges of playing Birthplace. A Round-By-Round Statistical Recap of […]
2022 Open Championship Replay: Final Round (Pt. 1)
My four-round, 64-golfer simulation of the 2022 Open Championship wrapped up this past weekend. Before I tell you who won, let me say that some of the statistical comparisons between the actual event and the replay are amazing. More on that below. In previous posts, I have documented the tournament’s earlier round results and how […]
GC 5.2: Wind Magnitude Tool
I recently acquired the Angus Links (Carnoustie) golf course from APBA. While many other courses I’ve played have had hole-specific wind effects (e.g., “Double wind effects on all tee shots.”), this was the first time I encountered a course with amplified wind effects on every hole. Specifically, the course notes for Angus Links tell you […]
GC 5.2: Changing Course Tab Colors
For the aesthetes out there, you can now change the color of course tabs and their backgrounds. Don’t like the azalea pink Magnolia tab? Now you can make it Masters green (well, sort of). The way to do this is to click on the course tab you want to change. Then click on the Rename […]
GC 5.2: New Modified Wind Tools
In my last post, I introduced some new tools in Game Caddie 5.2. These include Auto Roll and On Each Shot checkboxes for the Modified Wind mode. In this post, I’ll provide examples of how you can use them. Modified Wind mode is typically used when you are playing a course that has special rules […]
Preview of GC 5.2
The forthcoming update to the Game Caddie, version 5.2, adds two new sets of tools for playing the APBA Golf Master Game and several new courses. In addition, you can now change the color of a course tab and its background using the existing Rename Course button. This version also fixes a couple of coding […]
2022 Open Championship: R3 Results
Using the yet-to-be-released version 5.2 of the Game Caddie, I flew through round 3 of my 2022 Open Championship replay, logging 64 rounds of APBA Golf in just a couple of weeks. More about GC v.5.2 later in this post. Recaps of rounds 1 and 2, both actual and as replayed, have been described previously. […]
Best & Worst Course Records
In a previous post, I listed the overall best and worst rounds I’ve played using the Game Caddie. Now, I’m going to look at the best and worst rounds by course. Some of these made the earlier list and some didn’t. As of this writing, my Game Caddie Record Book (GCRB) database contains 1,464 rounds […]