(New York, NY) – VPAR (www.vpar.com) – the award-winning live scoring innovator – launches the latest edition of the popular VPAR iPhone app with new tools for optimizing the on-course user experience.
Building on the worldwide growth of the “Best Sports App” (2014 Sports Technology Awards), VPAR 4.0 showcases the following new features:
• Simplified Round Creation – The setup process has been simplified to one page, providing users with an array of game formats based on the number of players and tee times.
• New GPS Glance Tool – Front/Center/Back distances are automatically featured on the scoring page, allowing players to quickly decide on club selection at first glance.
• Social Media Sharing – Easily share your round with friends on Facebook and Twitter.
• Performance Improvements – Compatibility across the latest iOS mobile operating system.
These updates will further streamline tasks as golfers utilize VPAR’s live leaderboards, GPS, course planner, stat-tracking and scorecard archiving accompaniments during a match.
“We’ve always envisioned VPAR as the only golf app you’ll ever need,” said VPAR President and Managing Director Jason Stoop. “More than ever with 4.0, we feel that we’re providing amateur golfers with an intuitive and unobtrusive method for accessing the features necessary to enhance their golf experience.”
News of the improved app release comes on the heels of the recently unveiled Your Golf Championship, Powered by VPAR – a live golf tournament across Europe allowing all amateurs who score their round using the app to see where they stand in real-time against golfers on any course, at any time during the summer.
VPAR also supplies its scoring expertise at amateur outings on some of the world’s top golf courses with its tournament scoring management service. Destinations like St. Andrews, Pebble Beach and Pinehurst are among the courses that VPAR has been at this year out of a portfolio of roughly 1,000 annual events globally.
About VPAR
VPAR Live Golf Scoring recreates the excitement of a professional tournament by allowing golfers to input scores on handheld devices and create a live leaderboard experience on the course, in the clubhouse and online. As a tournament scoring management service, VPAR provides dedicated staff, equipment and instruction for about 1,000 annual events in over 20 countries. As the world’s No. 1 golf app and winner of the ‘Best Sports App’ at the Sports Technology Awards 2014, VPAR’s technology is available for all golfers including buddy trips and golf vacations. In addition to live leaderboards, the app also includes GPS & course planner, performance tracking, a directory of 30,000 courses worldwide and full social sharing capability. It is available on the App Store for a yearly subscription of $8.99.
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