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Once we had come up with the idea and developed it into a business plan it was time to give birth to the 1st generation Golf GameBook – a handheld scoring device. The first GameBook devices were manufactured in China and us, two golfers from Finland, ended up getting a technical education on the side. It wasn’t…

It was the year 2006 and both me and the other GameBook co-founder Kalle Väinölä had spent most of our adult lives playing competitive golf. We had made it to tournaments on The Challenge Tour and even The European Tour, but hadn’t really succeeded in making the final breakthrough. As it began to dawn on…

The story of Golf GameBook began almost a decade ago. 10 years might not be a very long time in some contexts, but when it comes to anything digital the world looked very different back in 2006. So different in fact, that nobody really talked about digitalization (especially the digitalization of golf) and people weren’t…

How about winning a round of golf at TPC Sugarloaf with your golf buddies and meeting GameBook Ambassador Stewart Cink? The most active GameBook golfers in Georgia that participated in the Stewart Cink Georgia campaign between August 1st and September 30th were awarded with a round of golf at TPC Sugarloaf and the chance to…

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you got to play golf against some of the best players in the world? It may not sound like you would have great odds playing against the likes of Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson or Ian Poulter, but what if it was match play? And you got to…

You know how they say that “less is more”? Well, we don’t necessarily agree with that. Or what do you think of a golf tournament with over 250,000 participants and more than 100 winners? For the second consecutive year, Golf GameBook organised the biggest (and most fun) golf tournament in Finland. Starting in the beginning of…

It is the week that golfers around the globe await. The U.S. Open arrives to Chambers Bay in the Pacific Northwest for the first time in the history of the tournament. The 115th U.S. Open begins tomorrow, and spectators are anxious to see how the pros will perform. Your Race to Dubai on Golf GameBook…

Your Race to Dubai, our groundbreaking fan game began last week at BMW PGA Championship, the flagship event of The European Tour. It’s a game which brings a whole new meaning to the gamification in golf – or nearly any sport. In Your Race to Dubai you have a chance to take on the brightest…

Golf is such a great game. Anyone could hit one single shot better than Rory McIlroy, the best player in the world. You could even beat him on one particular hole, score better than the four-time major champion. If you are really lucky – and Rory is a bit off – you can do it…

We have done a light facelift on our tournament creation tool Game Manager. It’s been brought visually a bit closer to the GameBook family and the “Apple look and feel” GameBook is known for. In the process, we have done some functional fixes, which have made Game Manager significantly faster and more reliable. In addition,…