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Game Formats on GameBook, part 1 – We call them the classics

As many of you might already know, GameBook originally started as a project of two Finnish golf professionals Kalle Väinölä and Mikko ”Mane” Manerus. They knew – just as well as anyone who has played for a long time – that golf can sometimes be hard. Very hard. Especially when you need to be keeping…

We are now working together with IMG

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We are happy to announce a partnership with the world’s leading sports, fashion and media company for worldwide management and marketing representation – IMG. […]

The Story of St Andrews

St Andrews is called the Home of Golf for a reason. Golf as we know it today originated on what is now known as the Old Course at St Andrews. The view from the 18th hole with the iconic Swilcan Bridge and the Old Course Hotel on the background is familiar to all golfers. If…

GameBook 24/7 Challenge – Announcing new winners and new prizes in Canada

GameBook 24/7 competition concept has been introduced to both UK and Canada this season with great results. In addition to these 10-week long contests, the 24/7 competition called Audi A3 Challenge has been going on in Finland all summer and still continues for as long as the golf season lasts. The UK contest ends this…

Beginner’s Guide to GameBook, part 5 – There’s no going back

I have been using GameBook for about a month and a half now and I’ve had it with me on every single round of golf I’ve played during this time. Last week I started to wonder what it felt like to play without GameBook, using just the good old method of pen and paper for…

Quote Game Manager

This is a great tool. I love the random assigning of players as this is how we do our Saturday games. Sunday we allow people to pick their groups. James, USA

Over 40 and Winning

TigerWoods

I started playing golf in the mid 1990’s. That’s around the same time the young Tiger Woods turned pro. He rose to the top of the world ranking in June 1997 making the fastest-ever ascent to no. 1. And looking at the most recent world ranking from last week – he is still on top. […]

Beginner’s Guide to GameBook, part 4 – The Universe of GameBook

I finally got to go back out there and play some golf this week and it was great! I didn’t play a whole lot better than previously, but the weather was really nice. The fall is definitely coming and lately it has been raining a lot here in Finland, so I really enjoyed the sunshine…

The Most Famous 19th Hole in Golf

The pompous title of the most famous 19th hole in golf belongs to The Jigger Inn located within putting distance of the legendary Road Hole at the Old Course in St Andrews. The building of The Jigger Inn dates back all the way to 1850’s, when it was the station master’s lodge in the St Andrews…

Beginner’s Guide to GameBook, part 3 – Socializing

Since my last post here I’ve gotten the flu and haven’t been able to play golf for a while. Luckily GameBook can be enjoyed outside of the golf course as well. It has saved my days when I’ve been trying to recover under the covers. Lately I’ve been hanging out on the online service, but…