Open golf fans head for the digital fairway
Golf fans around the world have the chance to take part in this year's Open at St Andrews — well, virtually.
The R&A site.
- Published in the Courier : 16.04.10
- Published online : 16.04.10 @ 12.07pm
To celebrate the 150th Championship, the R&A has created an online tournament and challenged fans to take part.
Played on a photorealistic representation of the Old Course, it has been produced in partnership with World Golf Tour (WGT).
More than 100,000 HD images were captured, geo-referenced and placed into a patented physics simulator, allowing World Golf Tour to replicate the course to an accuracy of within one and a half inches.
Qualifying rounds take place from June 1 on www.opengolf.com, www.wgt.com and www.espnarcade.com, before the leading 156 competitors contest two championship rounds the week after The Open. A practice version of the game is already available to play.
One winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip for two to St Andrews.
To register and play the game, visit the website.
