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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…

Innovative Steps Towards Golf 2.0

We all have noticed the interesting development within golf industry. Just take a look at course design or the innovation speed of the equipment industry. During the last 10 years the game has been changing along the rapid technology development, and with our society. There are some sensitive topics as well. For example, there’s a…

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…

Golf & South Carolina in My Mind

The world’s best golfers are right now competing in the 94th PGA Championship for the final major title of the year on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, in South Carolina. As it happens, I have many memorable golf experiences from South Carolina and I’ve had the pleasure of playing the Ocean Course a…

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…

Stewart Cink Inside The Ropes

  This years Ryder Cup is approaching and that brings my friend and Georgia Tech golf team mate Stewart Cink into my mind. As you might know Stewart is a 5-time Ryder Cup player and the 2009 British Open Champion, in other words, he already has an amazing golf career. I am privileged to know…

My Post Open Feelings

Wrote earlier about my visit to this years’ The Open in Royal Lytham & St Annes. My colleague Mane wrote about the openness of the event. Here is couple of thoughts, so to speak, post Open. Well, my prediction for The Champion Golf of the Year was G-Mac, Graeme McDowell, who finished respectable Tied 5th,…