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Happy Holidays!

Christmas time is here again and we are approaching the end of year 2013. For us here at GameBook it has been a pretty great year. Our community of golfers has kept growing and we’ve had the pleasure to be involved in some big events around the world as well as form some new partnerships….

How to make a golfer happy this Christmas?

Christmas is just around the corner and this year (just like every other year) I am struggling (just like most people are) with finding the right gifts to friends and family. If your near and dear ones are golfers you can always opt for golf related girfts. Naturally the thing that makes every golfer happy…

Game Formats on GameBook, part 2 – Let’s team up!

In addition to the individually played classic game formats (introduced in part one of this series) GameBook also offers a variety of game formats for teams. While golf is an individual sport – without a question – golf is also very social. And every once in a while it’s good to have somebody else to…

Olympic Golf Speculations

As we know, for the first time since 1904, Golf will be featured on the Olympic stage in Rio de Janeiro. Although Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is still two-plus years away, I though it would be worthwhile to take a sneak peek at what the field would look like if the tournament began tomorrow….

Are You a Birdie Commander?

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We just released our latest iOS update for iPhone / iPad and there’s so cool new feature available you definitely will enjoy: BADGES! […]

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…