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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…

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…

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…

Over 40 and Winning

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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. […]

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…

Golf GameBook 24/7 Challenge goes Canada

Golf GameBook 24/7 Challenge starts today in Canada. Our friends in the UK have been enjoying the biggest competition ever played in their country for almost six weeks already. And now it’s Canada’s turn. Canadian golfers are welcome to participate and the competition is completely free of charge. The only requirement is that you play golf…

Winner of The Road to the RBC Canadian Open

  As a result of the GameBook pre-launch campaign with Golf Canada, The Road to the RBC Canadian Open, we have been holding the number one spot on the list of most downloaded free sports apps on the Canadian App Store. That’s a fantastic start! The grand prize of our competition was a VIP experience…