(Chatham, NJ) – VPAR (www.vpar.com) – the award-winning technology company and pioneer of Live Golf Scoring – today announces new features for its popular mobile app.
Now available worldwide, enhanced tools include:
• New digital scorecard: An update to VPAR’s scoring page brings the traditional paper scorecard into the 21st century. The new design is seamlessly adapted for the mobile environment, bringing a simple score input system, the ability to navigate all 18 holes and GPS functionality to one screen. No need to turn your phone horizontally or zoom in.
• The Feed: Share your golfing experiences, keep track of your friends’ scores and read the latest golfing news in your personalized newsfeed.
• Challenges: Compete with friends or fellow VPAR golfers across the country and even around the world. The “Challenges” tab enables entry into a diverse range of prize tournaments and competitions, giving golfers the excitement of seeing where they stand on live leaderboards. This adds continued encouragement to get out and play another round.
These updates offer an additional level of engagement as golfers continue to use VPAR’s live leaderboards, pinpoint GPS, course planner and stat-tracking.
“VPAR’s mission is to innovate and these app updates represent an exciting new frontier for users,” says VPAR President and Managing Director Jason Stoop. “Golf is a social game, and our app’s newest enhancements give players the ability to connect and compete with other golfers globally, as well as keep up to date with how their friends are playing.”
The app upgrades come after the recently unveiled Hilton Golf Championship Powered by VPAR – a live amateur golf tournament across Europe, Africa and the Middle East using the new Challenge feature. Top performers at season’s end will qualify for a final competition in Portugal.
Download VPAR on the iTunes App Store or by visiting www.vpar.com.
About VPAR
VPAR recreates the excitement of a professional tournament by allowing golfers to input scores on handheld devices and create live leaderboard experiences on the course, in the clubhouse and online. Last year, VPAR’s Live Scoring Tournament Service was used to score thousands of outings worldwide for organizations like Audi, Shoprite, The Ronald McDonald House and the New York Yankees.
As the world’s No. 1 golf app and winner of the ‘Best Sports App’ at the Sports Technology Awards, VPAR is the most comprehensive digital scorecard. Any golfer can set up a tournament amongst friends, create live leaderboards on the course or use the GPS and course planner feature at over 30,000 courses worldwide. The new personal newsfeed allows golfers to share their success and experiences with friends or keep up to date with the latest golf news, even when they’re not on the course.
VPAR recently unveiled its Tournament Management System, a web-based platform for PGA Professionals and club managers that enhances golfers’ experiences, streamlines operations, increases course revenue and analyzes data for tournaments, outings and member events.
Contact:
Dan Shepherd
Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group
703.761.1444 ext. 1125
dshepherd@buffalobig.com
Tommy Glasgow
Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group
703.891.3348
tglasgow@buffalobig.com
