| The Virtual Open Golf Championship Tournament | | | | The free online version of The Open will ultimately |
| is played on the very accurately digitised | | | | have 156 competitors in the actual tournament |
| simulation of The Old Course at St Andrews and | | | | but they will need to qualify first and competition |
| is the absolute highlight of the digital Golfing worlds | | | | is expected to be very healthy indeed. Qualifying |
| year. | | | | is now open and there is no limit to how often |
| Scheduled to run in parallel with the real physical | | | | you can attempt to qualify so the quicker you |
| version of the British Golf Open championship & | | | | start the more chances you will have and hence |
| developed with the approval of the organisers | | | | the more likely you are to end up playing in the |
| (the prestigious Royal & Ancient Golf Club) of the | | | | Championship. Its possible of course you may |
| actual UK Golf Open. The free online version of | | | | even win one of the fantastic range of prizes on |
| this ancient competition (probably the earliest | | | | offer (unfortunately not the 5 Million pounds prize |
| established Golf competition in the world) is sure | | | | money in the real life version), not to mention the |
| to be as eagerly followed as the real thing by the | | | | sheer enjoyment of the game and the standing |
| online golfing community. | | | | you will be held in by your digital Golfing |
| Its fitting that the free online Golf game version | | | | contemporaries for actually making the grade. |
| of the oldest Championships out of the four | | | | The game play also seems to have been |
| 'majors' (annual Golf championships) played every | | | | improved even further, especially for the virtual |
| year has been chosen to be put through the | | | | open version, compared to the previous rounds I |
| advanced technological process of digitisation. | | | | have played on The Old Course at St Andrews I |
| Mixing the best of the old physical game with new | | | | have noticed a considerable difference. Whilst I did |
| computer game development technology to bring | | | | not think it was possible the game play is even |
| a truly incredible computer game & virtual golfing | | | | more sensitive and responsive and much more |
| experience. | | | | difficult. The putting greens and fairways seem to |
| The Open is the only one of the Golf 'majors' to | | | | have every single bump and depression accurately |
| be played in the UK and is played on The Old | | | | represented making it all the more challenging. |
| Course at St Andrews, usually every 5 years or | | | | I have completed previous games on The Old |
| so, the rest of the time you will find it being | | | | course on par (well almost) but in my current |
| played on any one of the nine other UK Golf | | | | attempts at qualifying I find myself scoring double |
| courses that can host The Open. The Open is not | | | | bogeys on almost every hole and winning the |
| played exclusively on The Old Course but it has | | | | bronze and tin awards for worst player. These |
| been very regularly since 1873. Due to its | | | | improvements in game play have clearly resulted |
| popularity and history it is the course that has | | | | in a much more challenging course which should |
| been chosen for the virtual version of the UK | | | | make the Virtual Open a very interesting |
| Open. | | | | tournament indeed. |