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In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 3

This story is a continuation of the previous blog post “In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 2“… Give me your phone and go to the line An independent trip to North Korea is impossible. The only chance is to join a group that travels together 24/7 in North Korea. You are absolutely not allowed…

In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 2

This story is a continuation of the previous blog post “In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 1“… The North Korean Amateur Open was organized by British travel agency Lupine Travel. The idea was originally from company’s head, Wigan-based Dylan Harris who had organized tourist trips to North Korea since 2007. Lupine Travel is not…

In the Middle of the Dictatorship, part 1

I got feedback from one of our British reader (thank you for your email Paul) that he would like to hear more about my trip to North Korea, which I wrote shortly in my first blog post. You can imagine that Paul isn’t the first person to ask how it was. It was so different…

The Man With the Spirit On the Board Again

I’m still thrilled and can’t wait for this year’s Ryder Cup! Watched yesterday Team Europe’s Captain Jose Olazabal’s press conference live from the web when the legend Spaniard announced his wild card picks. Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts and England’s Ian Poulter were perfect picks in my opinion. What Ryder Cup would be without Poulter. That guy…

Three Golf Cups With Two Different Jackets

One of the ”categories” we can choose as a theme to our blog post is Golf Fun. Golf should be FUN, right? Most of time it definitely is FUN! There was very nice 7-page cover story in Finnish Golf Magazine’s the latest edition (5/2012) about Golf GameBook.Founders Mane & Kalle underlined specifically that at the…

Each of Us has an Idol

All of us have an idol or role model, and although not all are prepared to grant we all have our favorite player(s), whose interesting moves we follow relentlessly. I started to play golf when I was 11 years old and still remember very well the first major tournament I watched from TV. It was…

What Every Golfer Should Do

Have you guys ever read lists like 101 Things to do Before You Die? I have, latest about five minutes ago. On the top of the most these kind lists are things like travel around the world, see the World’s Seven Wonders, learn a new language, run a marathon, write a book etc. All good…

Where is the Future Home of Golf?

As everyone has probably noticed, blog’s title is “The Future of Golf” – a fascinating subject, isn’t it? Finnish golfers will surely remember the debate from couple of years ago, around commitment & non-commitment playing. Here in Finland we still are in that fortunate position that number of golfers has increased every year. Someone says…

An Unusual Champion with a Golf-Ball-Shaped-Heart

This is the first blog post by our latest entrant to the GameBook team, Olli Lehtonen. He is our new Marketing Manager, also an avid golfer, triathlon lover, and something that maybe will surprise you. Read more here below. What makes a person to travel to North Korea? Or to swim, cycle and run almost…

Another Legendary Golf Moment

  In the GameBook office we have a nice photo wall of the many great golf professionals and the real golf legends that some of my colleagues have had an honor to meet. Speaking of legendary persons brings the topic of legendary golf events into my mind. Especially the classic, the Ryder Cup. During my…