⛳ NEW COURSE: TBC Sandmine
Pinehurst built something new on an old sandmine site, and it's exactly what you'd hope for. Raw, sandy, and firmly rooted in everything that makes the Sandhills special.
Read more →Pinehurst built something new on an old sandmine site, and it's exactly what you'd hope for. Raw, sandy, and firmly rooted in everything that makes the Sandhills special.
Read more →Sat down with 2nd Flight Golf's SIM Side of Golf Podcast to talk about 10 years of course design, what made RISE click, and where it's headed. Full episode inside.
Read more →Prairie links, Carolina wildness, and the New Zealand coastline that inspired everything. Here's what's been coming out of the Tekbud studio.
Read more →Carved out of the Illinois prairie, 60 miles west of Chicago. If you know Black Sheep Golf Club, you know there's nothing else like it in the Midwe...
Read more →https://tekbud.com/vote to join the next vote!! The votes are in. Pinehurst No. 10 takes Round 26 with 106 community votes. This one's a beauty, t...
Read more →RISE just got a major upgrade — badges dropped and you guys went off. 1,005 rounds played, 198 players grinding, 56% pass rate. RISE doesn't hand...
Read more →It's been five days since RISE went live and I wanted to give you all a real update, not just numbers, but what it actually feels like to play this...
Read more →Hey everyone — A lot has happened in a short amount of time and I wanted to bring you all up to speed. Buckle up. tekbud.com is liveI've been bui...
Read more →The lie is perfect. Improvement isn't. rise.tekbud.com I've been working on something special, and today it's ready for all of you. Introducing R...
Read more →I just pushed a new version of Wasatch Mountain - v2. Enjoy!! Now, let's vote on the next course. I had planned on doing Wasatch Lake course sinc...
Read more →This one is special. I had honestly never even heard of Wasatch Mountain before you all nominated it… and then voted it straight to the top. And n...
Read more →Today I pushed out v3 of Te Arai South. There's been a ton of chat conversation about lighting, specifically that most people DON'T modify lighting...
Read more →Because apparently I don’t know how to shut it down for the holidays. I’m really happy to share that Te Arai South is now live for patrons. This o...
Read more →After a successful playthrough and a round of final tweaks, Te Arai North is officially live for Patreon members. I originally planned to hold Nor...
Read more →I’m reaching a crossroads with the setup for Te Arai and need your input. In real life, this isn't an incredibly difficult course. It’s wide open ...
Read more →We have an incredible stretch of courses coming down the pipeline. I’m currently deep in development on both Te Arai North and South. Let me tell ...
Read more →Today I’m releasing Gunpowder Golf (v1) — a small, scrappy Maryland muni that means more to me than almost any other course I’ve ever stepped onto....
Read more →After a long stretch of refinement, I’m proud to finally release River Course — one of the most scenic, balanced, and natural-feeling projects I’ve...
Read more →What a year it’s been so far I feel like with each course you choose, we make this community stronger Tot Hill Farm kicked things off with a ...
Read more →Some of you will remember my earlier Boston Golf Club project — one of my favorite layouts but also one that had to be pulled down for copyright re...
Read more →Hey everyone — This one’s a little more personal. I’ve been missing something I can’t quite replace — that mix of friendship, competition, and pu...
Read more →Hey everyone — I’ve got a little surprise. There’s a course that’s been hiding for quite some time — one that I had to take down a while ago for co...
Read more →Hey everyone — quick update! I realized after posting yesterday that the initial upload for Wade Hampton didn’t go through correctly. I had to rus...
Read more →Hey everyone — I’m thrilled to finally share Wade Hampton Golf Club with you all today. This one has been on my list for a while, and it turned ou...
Read more →Quick sneak peek — Wade Hampton is coming together nicely. I’m still fine-tuning the overall vibe, aiming for that early-September feel when the Ca...
Read more →As fall and winter roll in, many of us will be spending more time in the sim. I’d love your input on where I should focus my 'extra' energy next. P...
Read more →Winter is coming!! I’m thrilled to share my latest project — Snowshoe. From a golf perspective, this course takes inspiration from Raven Snowshoe...
Read more →I’m still grinding away on Pine Valley, and as I warned you all — this one’s a monster. Right now I’m deep into bunker work, trying to strike that ...
Read more →I just returned from an unforgettable 10-day adventure through Fiji and New Zealand. The highlight? A personal bucket list experience—playing both ...
Read more →I got Pine Valley through the blender process finally!! Now it’s the time to nominate the next new courses to be voted on. Bring it on!! Courses...
Read more →🧔♂️ Introducing Hero Mode – A New Kind of ChallengeBack in the day, I lived for the old Tiger Woods video games. Not just for the swing stick or ...
Read more →After many hours, a few late nights, and more than a few cups of coffee—Reunion Tides is ready to play. This course is special to me. What started...
Read more →Hey friends — Hope you've had the chance to tee it up on some of my recent Patreon releases — Ballantrae GoT edition, the updated Cabot Cliffs and...
Read more →It’s finally here! Ballantrae—my full-blown Game of Thrones-inspired fantasy course—is ready for you to play. This one’s loaded with moody castles...
Read more →Hey everyone, I was really hoping to get the first beta of Ballantrae out to you all before my trip, but life had other plans... I’m super sorry, ...
Read more →As most of you know, I originally built River Bend for the Chasing Scratch guys a while back. I've been a big fan of theirs since the first season,...
Read more →Inspired by the dramatic cliffs and rolling fairways of McLemore Highlands in Georgia, DPC Highlands brings a rugged elegance to GSPro like few oth...
Read more →Quick heads-up — Golf+ just dropped a sweet deal if you've ever even thought about trying VR golf. They're now directly selling the Meta Quest 3s ...
Read more →I’m excited to drop DPC Natty of Canada — a stealthy tribute to one of the most exclusive and revered tracks in North America: National Golf Club o...
Read more →After reviewing hundreds of comments and reactions, I’ve narrowed the list down to three highly requested courses that are both feasible and exciti...
Read more →Happy Masters Week, everyone! Growing up in Maryland, we had four distinct seasons. I vividly remember feeling like it was officially 'golf season...
Read more →As Georgia Golf Club is coming soon to a close, I have begun looking at Cabot Cliffs. After Cabot Cliffs I’ll need a new course to be chose by you ...
Read more →Good afternoon everyone. I'm stoked about this one. Just played through it myself and I give it a chef's kiss rating. Who wouldn't want to play thi...
Read more →I've just uploaded the new version of Georgia Golf Club for you to test. I named this one simply GGC to differentiate. Please play and provide feed...
Read more →To be perfectly honest, I loaded up the v2 version in my sim and I absolutely hated the overall colors. I don't know if my first version was better...
Read more →New version posting tonight. I had meant to get this out yesterday but didn't have the time to finish it. Unfortunately I've been at the hospital t...
Read more →Ok, the more I think about timing, the more I think my next course should be a Georgia Golf Club update, which I had planned to do and coordinate w...
Read more →Course has released. If you're unsure which is which choose the Tara Iti Golf Club that is in Mangawhai. It's fairly large at 1.8gb so apologies f...
Read more →Really trying to figure out some issues we see so often in oceans while I do this Tara Iti re-build. This one's improving but still needs work. We'...
Read more →Ok, sorry for the long post/rant - I've put a number of things in motion and want to get my ducks in a row for my next builds. I have started on a...
Read more →Lots of changes on this one. I did end up making the desert areas play as rough. Rocks now have colliders throughout (or should.) Lots of aesthetic...
Read more →I have plans on adding more to this course, but I thought I'd go ahead and push out what I have so far to the community to start testing it out thi...
Read more →The second 18 at Pumpkin Ridge is now ready for play. Assuming all goes well, I'll do the final updates to both courses and do the LIV routing as w...
Read more →Someone on Facebook mentioned that the back of 13 green (the short par 3 in the image above) actually originally had the back portion of the green ...
Read more →My oldest son made the golf team this year which is pretty cool, his sport is basketball but this is is senior year in high school and he knows bas...
Read more →I couldn't be more excited for Tot Hill Farm golf course to release. What a special place this is and instantly added to my IRL bucket list. I cert...
Read more →As we wrap up the year, I just wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your incredible support. Whether you’ve been here sin...
Read more →Well, it happens I guess. Turns out that while some of the Summit Club Vegas course has lidar, some of it is not covered and/or just has bad data....
Read more →Remember John from TGC? I know that a lot of people hated John so if you did, please just ignore this post. For those of you that rather enjoyed be...
Read more →I can't think of a better way to kick off the winter than a trip to Hawaii. This was my first course in Hawaii and the last course on my commission...
Read more →You asked for it, Alotian that is... I had to rename this one, HERE IT IS AND IN RECORD TIME!! From the research I have done on Alotian, guests ar...
Read more →The community has repeatedly asked for Irish Courses. Unfortunately we course designers haven't been able to bring any to you, since the lidar for ...
Read more →Update** - I had to remove this course from Patreon. The person that commissioned said that as part of him getting the lidar data for the course, t...
Read more →At 8,098 yards and 7000+ elevation, the Signature Nicklaus Painted Valley Course is one of the most challenging courses to play, and one of the lon...
Read more →Huge turnout for Q4's poll - largest ever for sure - which is great!! After calculating the results and taking into account the additional votes th...
Read more →Commissioned course j - A privately owned, members-only golf club located in the rolling hills of Long Island's north shore, just 10 miles from the...
Read more →I took a golf trip to Nebraska about a month ago and had the opportunity to play a few outstanding golf courses. Crater Dunes is a fun, dark course...
Read more →One of the first courses I ever built was Shinnecock. It's been updated a few times but really needed an overhaul. Shinnecock is thought to be one ...
Read more →I just uploaded your choice for 2024 Quarter 3, Treetops Jones Masterpiece v1. I have more details I will be adding to it in time but wanted to get...
Read more →I'm diligently working on my next course for Patreon subscribers. I PROMISE this will be a wonderful course to play. I'm so psyched about it, I'm s...
Read more →Brand new course release!! Experience the breathtaking beauty and serene ambiance of Zen Alpine, my newest course reimagined with an Asian theme. E...
Read more →I am thrilled to announce the grand opening of my latest and most challenging golf course, Anaconda, exclusively available to Patreon subscribers. ...
Read more →As if this course isn't already hard enough IRL, I had to go and make it harder and move it to the jungle?? Sick and twisted...
Read more →Blue Lakes is now updated to version 2 and I believe complete. I've finished the cliff walls and added the bridge, as well as cleaned up a number...
Read more →Cacapon I built for a buddy that has a big tournament coming up there. Traditional state park golf course in WV with some nice scenery that I built...
Read more →This presidential course is now released and ready for you to play. It's revision one and will still have work done to it, but it's perfectly playa...
Read more →Various fixes applied to both courses. Newport South has some additional waves crashing and some ocean sounds added. Cart paths now playing as conc...
Read more →North course is uploading now. Enjoy and please provide any feedback that you may have.
Read more →Have you ever just wanted a flat practice putting green to test out your putting skills on short, medium, and longer putts on GSPro?? Well, I was a...
Read more →Good morning all. Quick update on where things stand. I am still working on Q1 and Q2 courses for 2024 - Pelican Hills North and South. I will have...
Read more →New course added to the Patreon exclusive library this morning - Las Sendas Golf Club, a desert course in Mesa, Arizona. Enjoy!!
Read more →A few noteworthy items - I hope that everyone enjoyed Grizzly Point. I really love that course and am very pleased with how it came out. Now, I'm...
Read more →Hey everyone! I'm currently uploading my latest design - Grizzly Point. This is another fantasy course based around an IRL course in the mountains....
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