Grow Golf: Stanford Men's Golf Pioneers Live Scoring by Golf GameBook
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Posted on March 5, 2012 at 6:07:01 AM
Grow Golf: Stanford Men's Golf Pioneers Live Scoring by Golf GameBook
ESPOO, Finland, March 5, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Stanford Men's Golf [http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-golf ] scored its qualifying
rounds for the 22nd Amer Ari Invitational in January with live scoring and leaderboards
made possible by the free GameBook Live Golf Scorecard iPhone app [http://bit.ly/weEzLK ]
- and has since continued to live score their qualifying rounds with GameBook
[http://www.golfgamebook.com ]. The team now also engages their fans by sharing the live
leaderboards on the team's social media pages.
- GameBook enabled us to be the very first collegiate team with live scoring during a
team qualifying event. It certainly added a great deal to the fun of the day, especially
when birdies were flying on the back nine and the low round title came down to the last
hole, says Stanford Men's Golf Head Coach Conrad Ray. - Loving the GameBook for our play.
It just doesn't make sense to do it any other way. The guys love to know where they stand
when everything is on the line. It's more fun that way, continues Assistant Coach Philip
Rowe.
Friends, family and fans of the players and the team can now follow and comment on the
games live on the Internet or through their own iPhones. - GameBook was extremely proud to
provide live scoring for Stanford. The team has an impressive record with 8 national
championships, says PGA pro and GameBook's CEO/co-founder Kalle Vainola. - GameBook also
enables college players and everyone else to collect personal statistics to improve their
game and compare them with other players.
GameBook recently introduced personal leaderboards
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/grow-golf-gamebook-introduces-live-leaderboard-links-for-every-golfer-140281663.html ]
for every golfer where each game created with the
GameBook app comes with a live leaderboard link for the player to share by e-mail or on
their favorite social media or web page. This is the first time in the history of golf
that technology allows everyone to share their on-course experience live with friends and
family.
Fast, intuitive and simple to use, the free GameBook Live Golf Scorecard iPhone app
provides pro quality real-time scoring, stats and live leaderboards for individual and
team games. With GameBook, players can connect to the entire event unfolding around them
and follow their standings hole-by-hole. Together with the free GameBook Clubhouse web
community, players and their friends can follow each other's play from their iPhones or
online, write comments, post photos, keep and compare stats, build a network of golfing
friends, post scores on Facebook, and much more.
About GameBook
GameBook was founded by PGA professionals and junior golf mentors with the vision of
making golf more relevant, fun and welcoming to all with the aid of today's smartphone
technology. British Open champion Stewart Cink and European Tour player Mikko Ilonen have
also contributed to the making of GameBook. The free GameBook Live Golf Scorecard iPhone
app includes real-time scoring, live leaderboards and a social community, all built-in,
for individual and team games. The app connects to GameBook's web community at
http://www.golfgamebook.com where scores and statistics get stored and where golfers
can continue building their network of golfing friends and follow their friends' games
real-time. GameBook just introduced a live leaderboard link for any team or league to
share on their favorite social media site or web page to engage their friends, family and
fans. An Android version of the smartphone application is being developed. GameBook is a
US and EU registered trademark of GameBook Oy, Finland.
For more information, please contact:
Kalle Vainola, PGA member, co-founder and CEO, GameBook Oy
Tel. +358-400-955-955 | kalle@golfgamebook.com | http://www.golfgamebook.com
Follow GameBook on: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/golfgamebook ] | Twitter
[https://twitter.com/GolfGameBook ] | YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm6u9zfiMuc
]
Source: GameBook Oy
ESPOO, Finland, March 5, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Stanford Men's Golf [http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-golf ] scored its qualifying
rounds for the 22nd Amer Ari Invitational in January with live scoring and leaderboards
made possible by the free GameBook Live Golf Scorecard iPhone app [http://bit.ly/weEzLK ]
- and has since continued to live score their qualifying rounds with GameBook
[http://www.golfgamebook.com ]. The team now also engages their fans by sharing the live
leaderboards on the team's social media pages.
- GameBook enabled us to be the very first collegiate team with live scoring during a
team qualifying event. It certainly added a great deal to the fun of the day, especially
when birdies were flying on the back nine and the low round title came down to the last
hole, says Stanford Men's Golf Head Coach Conrad Ray. - Loving the GameBook for our play.
It just doesn't make sense to do it any other way. The guys love to know where they stand
when everything is on the line. It's more fun that way, continues Assistant Coach Philip
Rowe.
Friends, family and fans of the players and the team can now follow and comment on the
games live on the Internet or through their own iPhones. - GameBook was extremely proud to
provide live scoring for Stanford. The team has an impressive record with 8 national
championships, says PGA pro and GameBook's CEO/co-founder Kalle Vainola. - GameBook also
enables college players and everyone else to collect personal statistics to improve their
game and compare them with other players.
GameBook recently introduced personal leaderboards
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/grow-golf-gamebook-introduces-live-leaderboard-links-for-every-golfer-140281663.html ]
for every golfer where each game created with the
GameBook app comes with a live leaderboard link for the player to share by e-mail or on
their favorite social media or web page. This is the first time in the history of golf
that technology allows everyone to share their on-course experience live with friends and
family.
Fast, intuitive and simple to use, the free GameBook Live Golf Scorecard iPhone app
provides pro quality real-time scoring, stats and live leaderboards for individual and
team games. With GameBook, players can connect to the entire event unfolding around them
and follow their standings hole-by-hole. Together with the free GameBook Clubhouse web
community, players and their friends can follow each other's play from their iPhones or
online, write comments, post photos, keep and compare stats, build a network of golfing
friends, post scores on Facebook, and much more.
About GameBook
GameBook was founded by PGA professionals and junior golf mentors with the vision of
making golf more relevant, fun and welcoming to all with the aid of today's smartphone
technology. British Open champion Stewart Cink and European Tour player Mikko Ilonen have
also contributed to the making of GameBook. The free GameBook Live Golf Scorecard iPhone
app includes real-time scoring, live leaderboards and a social community, all built-in,
for individual and team games. The app connects to GameBook's web community at
http://www.golfgamebook.com where scores and statistics get stored and where golfers
can continue building their network of golfing friends and follow their friends' games
real-time. GameBook just introduced a live leaderboard link for any team or league to
share on their favorite social media site or web page to engage their friends, family and
fans. An Android version of the smartphone application is being developed. GameBook is a
US and EU registered trademark of GameBook Oy, Finland.
For more information, please contact:
Kalle Vainola, PGA member, co-founder and CEO, GameBook Oy
Tel. +358-400-955-955 | kalle@golfgamebook.com | http://www.golfgamebook.com
Follow GameBook on: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/golfgamebook ] | Twitter
[https://twitter.com/GolfGameBook ] | YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm6u9zfiMuc
]
Source: GameBook Oy