In one of my very first posts about the GC, I discussed how to use a putter to chip from off the green. In this post, I’m going to show you how to chip when you are on the green. This situation doesn’t come up often–unless you are playing hole #6 at APBA’s Los Angeles […]
GC Tip: Help Me Help You
Occasionally, GC users will run into problems where the program does something unexpected. They will then often email me a description of the problem. Sometimes, I can figure out from that alone what went wrong. Typically, it’s either user error or a glitch in the GC, where someone has done something I never anticipated and […]
Nicklaus Wins Congressional Tournament Playoff
I recently completed a 45-player, four-round tournament at Congressional (Metro D.C.) using the Game Caddie. All players were from the APBA 1971 season card set. Here is a round-by-round summary of the event: Rd 1 – DeWitt Weaver led after the first day with a 68 followed closely by George Archer. Rd 2 – The […]
Putting Probability Project
I’ve begun work on developing a spreadsheet tool that can help APBA Golf players make smarter decisions about “going for it” on long putts. The Putting Probability Tool shows you the percentage of time an APBA golfer makes putts at different distances and how likely they are to 3-putt from that distance. This tool is […]
Advice for APBA Golf & GC Noobs
I am brand new to the APBA Golf game and community. I just received my first order from APBA about a week ago. It consisted of the base game, the All-Time Greats set, and twelve golf courses. My name is Troy a.k.a. Washmeister. I am 58 years old and live in Salt Lake City. I […]
Revised Chipping Tool
Scott recently updated the game boards to more accurately align with APBA’s boards. This post updates an earlier one about this tool by incorporating these changes and adding Sand lies to the table. When pins are located at the very edges of greens (less than a full square away), the user may also want to […]
Nicklaus Takes Lead in ATG Tourney
Almost two years ago, I began a four-round tournament using all 144 players in the APBA All-Time Greats (ATG) card set. During this past week’s hiatus, I finished round 2 at Badger Links with Jack Nicklaus (1975) atop the leaderboard at -10. Round 1 at Yatch Club was completed in the spring of 2021 with Lee […]
GC Tip: Playing with LPGA Golfers
The APBA Golf Master Game has two optional rules for playing with lady golfers. These are fairly easy to implement using the Game Caddie, as I’ll show you in this post. The first optional rule affects the flight of Wood and Iron shots. The carry on all Woods is reduced by 30 yards. For a […]
GC Tip: Tap-In Tool
From a gameplay standpoint, one of the most frustrating moments is when you are left with a tap-in. This can occur in one of two ways: (1) the result on the Putting Board is “TI” or (2) the result is “P” or “B” but your player doesn’t meet the criteria necessary for the putt to […]
GC Tip: Adding Extra Putt Distance
Sometimes, when determining your lie on either the first dice roll or second from a green-side bunker you get a result (e.g., +8) that adds extra distance to your initial putt if your ball ends up on the green. In this post, I’ll show you how to handle that scenario using the Game Caddie. Let’s […]