In a previous post, I explained how my Putting Probability Tool works. Since then, I have calculated probability data for all 144 golfers from the original All-Time Greats set and made an updated version of the tool (v.1.006) available on my Downloads page. The tool is an Excel spreadsheet, which means you can manipulate and […]
GC 5.0: Setting Day Conditions
Based on user feedback, a few slight changes have been made to the Conditions tab. Now, instead of typing in a Pin Number and Course Conditions, you can just point-and-click. In addition, the Course Condition roll values for fairway (FW) and green (G) will be filled in for you. Here’s a partial screenshot of the […]
GC 5.0: Miscellaneous Tools
Besides the new Game Configuration and Wind Rolls menus, Game Caddie 5.0 comes with several tools not seen in earlier versions. This post describes how to use them. The first two tools we’ll look at are the Tree Bounce and Scramble Adj. buttons, as shown below: Let’s start with the Tree Bounce tool. This optional […]
Managing Wind in GC 5.0
There are four wind settings in Game Caddie 5.0. You select the one you want using the Configuration Menu at the start of play or anytime you want to make a change. Typically, though, you would keep the same setting for an entire round. This post describes in detail what the different wind settings do. The […]
The Thinking Behind GC 5.0
With version 5.0, the Game Caddie continues to move away from its original design concept that was first featured in GC 1.0. Those early versions of the Game Caddie tried to ensure that the user could type anything they wanted into cells. If the user violated the ‘rules’ of the Excel program (e.g., by entering […]
Getting Started with GC 5.0
The first time you use Game Caddie 5.0 you will want to open the Configuration Menu. You can do this in one of two ways: (1) press CTRL + O or (2) click the Configuration Settings button from any Caddie tab. It’s adjacent to the All in One Menu button at the lower right of […]
Preview of GC 5.0
Although it will be a while before it’s ready for official release, Game Caddie 5.0 will be a major update that will make it easier to play some of APBA’s more complex courses. It will also provide more options for those Master Game players who prefer to use some of the rule “enhancements” that Dr. […]
Putting Probability Tool 1.005
A few updates to the Putting Probability Tool were made this past month. Most importantly, the dataset now includes putting probabilities for 72 of the 144 APBA All-Time Great (ATG) players. The goal is to get all of them entered before the end of 2022. For those who may be unfamiliar with the tool, it […]
Back-to-Back Chip-Ins!
Today, in Round 3 of my All-Time Greats (ATG) Tournament, J.H. Taylor (1913) and Harry Vardon (1899) had back-to-back chip-ins on hole #11 at Gopher Lakes (Hazeltine). Not only did the shots happen one right after the other, but they occurred from the identical spot–but using different clubs. Both players were sitting at 450 R15, […]
Future Directions
Today, the latest update to the Game Caddie (version 4.4) was released. The timing of this release has to do with the fact that I anticipate it will be quite a while until the next update, and I didn’t want to ignore some known problems or hold off on making Sooner Hills available to users. Although […]