Tournament and League Operators Can Now Add Fantasy Experience for Their Golfers
Wayne, PA: Golf Genius today announced the launch of Waggle Golf by Golf Genius (“Waggle”), a mobile app experience that includes fantasy games and pools, insider tips, valuable stats, and analytics.
Developed through a partnership with Secret Golf, Waggle integrates with Golf Genius TM Club Premium and Golf Genius TM Association thereby allowing tournament and league operators to create fantasy games (including single-round, multi-round and tournament-long contests) based on PGA TOUR events and invite their community of golfers to participate in these games.
Anyone can download the free Waggle app to join games, select their team of tour players for each game, and track their game performance. Waggle handles payments and payouts in more than 30 states in the U.S. (plus Canada) while free games are available to users in all locations. In addition, Waggle offers exclusive interviews, professional insights, tournament analytics, player stats and more. Featured content includes the Tour Report where two-time PLAYERS champion and PGA Championship winner Steve Elkington and his co-host Diane Knox Balas offer expert insights into course strategies, player strengths and picks for weekly tour events.
Chris Kallmeyer, Co-CEO of Golf Genius, said: “Golf is about community which is embodied through the camaraderie found at public courses and private clubs around the world. Every day, golf professionals and league managers use Golf Genius TM to enrich their golfing communities by operating great tournaments and fun leagues. Adding fantasy golf to Golf Genius TM allows operators to more deeply engage their golfing community and enhance the golfer experience. To make this possible, we’re excited to partner with Secret Golf, an established provider with deep experience in fantasy golf and a producer of terrific content.”
Vito Palermo, CEO of Secret Golf, added: “We’re thrilled to partner with Golf Genius to deliver fantasy golf and related content to the Golf Genius user community of 10,000+ clubs, tens of thousands of tournament and league operators, and millions of golfers while also making Waggle available to the general public for anyone who wishes to create games, participate in games organized by friends, or access our fantasy golf content.”
The Waggle mobile app for iOS and the Golf Genius TM integration are both available immediately.
About Golf Genius:
Golf Genius provides innovative software and services to over 10,000 private clubs, public courses, resorts, associations, and tours in over 60 countries. Golf Genius also serves national associations including the USGA, Golf Canada, England Golf, Golf Ireland, Golf Wales, Singapore Golf Association, the Legends Tour, the DP World Tour, and the PGAs of America, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Holland, Japan, Portugal, and New Zealand. The company has over 200 employees, including 72 PGA professionals, with sales and support operations in the United States, Canada, the UK, Europe, and Australia.
About Secret Golf:
Secret Golf is a developer and operator of fantasy golf games, media and analytics services to enhance the tour golf fan experience. Secret Golf is an award-winning producer and publishes millions of videos each year through its syndication partners and social media networks. Its headline show, The Tour Report, provides weekly tournament predictions combining expert knowledge with player statistics and authoritative insights into all aspects of tournament golf throughout the golf season.
