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⛳ 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.

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Talking RISE on 2nd Flight Golf: Career Mode for Simulator Golf

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.

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GSProNew Releases

What's Been Dropping Lately

Prairie links, Carolina wildness, and the New Zealand coastline that inspired everything. Here's what's been coming out of the Tekbud studio.

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GSProCourse Release

🐑 NEW COURSE: TBC Sugar Grove

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...

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🏆 Round 26 Winner: Pinehurst No. 10

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...

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🏅 Badges are now live. You've already earned 343 of them.

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...

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RISE Update: 5 Days In and The Numbers, The Grind, and My Personal War with Jacks Point

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...

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🚀 Big Update: tekbud.com, New Voting Portal & RISE Launch

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...

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GSProRISE

Introducing RISE🏌️

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...

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Please vote on next course

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...

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Wasatch Mountain now live - What a fun course!!

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...

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Te Arai South v3 - Pushing some boundaries...

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...

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GSProUpdate

🎄 Christmas Eve Drop: Te Arai South is Live (Plus a North Update) 🎄

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...

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Te Arai North is Live

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...

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Help me dial in the difficulty for Te Arai ⛳️

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 ...

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GSProCourse Release

Te Arai, Wasatch, and the Lowest Price of the Year (One Week Only!)

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 ...

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Course Vote Time + Bonus (Gunpowder Golf)

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....

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GSProCourse Release

New Course Release: River Course

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...

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2025 Update YTD

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 ...

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🏌️‍♂️ New England National — Now Live!

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...

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🏌️‍♂️ An Idea That’s Been Sitting on My Heart: The Private Online Country Club

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...

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🪶 Bringing One Back to Life

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...

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🏌️‍♂️ Wade Hampton – Version 2 Now Live

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...

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Wade Hampton Golf Club – Now Live!

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...

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Wade Hampton Update 🌲

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...

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“Fantasy? Range? Real Courses? You Choose!”

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...

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GSProCourse Release

❄️ New Course Release: Snowshoe

Winter is coming!! I’m thrilled to share my latest project — Snowshoe. From a golf perspective, this course takes inspiration from Raven Snowshoe...

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Pine Valley Update – A Doozy of a Build

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 ...

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GSProCourse Release

Trip of a Lifetime + What's Coming Next.

I just returned from an unforgettable 10-day adventure through Fiji and New Zealand. The highlight? A personal bucket list experience—playing both ...

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Next course - time to nominate.

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...

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Hero mode??? What in the world????

🧔‍♂️ 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 ...

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GSProUpdate

🟩 Reunion Tides Is Now Live 🟩

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...

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You Vote. I Build. But Sometimes… I Sneak One In.

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...

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GSProRISE

🏰 Ballantrae – Game of Thrones Themed Fantasy Course Is Now Live!

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...

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Update Before my Vacation

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, ...

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Riverbend v2 – The Chasing Scratch Update

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,...

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DPC Highlands - It's time to take flight

Inspired by the dramatic cliffs and rolling fairways of McLemore Highlands in Georgia, DPC Highlands brings a rugged elegance to GSPro like few oth...

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Golf+ Deal!

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 ...

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New Course Release: DPC Natty of Canada ⛳️

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...

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Next Build Vote: Three Big-Time Contenders

After reviewing hundreds of comments and reactions, I’ve narrowed the list down to three highly requested courses that are both feasible and exciti...

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A few administrative notes...

Happy Masters Week, everyone! Growing up in Maryland, we had four distinct seasons. I vividly remember feeling like it was officially 'golf season...

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Quick Update

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 ...

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GSProCourse Release

Georgia Golf Club Fall edition now available

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...

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Georgia Golf Club Update - time to test!

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...

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GSProCourse Release

Tara Iti v3 now available for download

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...

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Tara Iti update (updated!) v2

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...

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Change of Plans... in a good way...

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...

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Tara Iti rebuild - let's rock!

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...

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Tara Iti Re-build slowly coming along...

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'...

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New course poll. Please vote!

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...

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Wolf Creek v2 - Released!

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...

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Wolf Creek - Beta1 released

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...

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Pumpkin Ridge Ghost Creek - Released!

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...

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Tot Hill Farm Update v3

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 ...

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Meadows - Just for fun...

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...

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Tot Hill Farm - Released!!

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...

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Happy Holidays and Thank You for an Incredible Year!

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...

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Bit of bad news...

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....

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Commentary App - please download and try if you're game

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...

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Kuki'o Golf and Beach Club - Released!

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...

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Your Next Choice - Arkansas Golf Club - Released!!

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...

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GSProCourse Release

Tek's Treasure will release with GSPro v3.0

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 ...

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Caesarea Golf Club, Israel - Added/Removed

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...

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New Course Released - Promontory Painted Valley - Park City, UT

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...

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Q4 Poll - Results

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...

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New Course v1 release - Baiting Hollow Club - Long Island, NY

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...

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New fun course - Crater Dunes - added for subscribers only

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...

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Time to add a new coat of paint to an old legend...

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 ...

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Q3 Voter's Choice - Treetops Jones Masterpiece v1 Now Available!!

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...

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Late summer updates

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...

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2 New Courses!

Brand new course release!! Experience the breathtaking beauty and serene ambiance of Zen Alpine, my newest course reimagined with an Asian theme. E...

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Grand Opening: Anaconda Golf Club

I am thrilled to announce the grand opening of my latest and most challenging golf course, Anaconda, exclusively available to Patreon subscribers. ...

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Sneak peak at the upcoming 'Anaconda'

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...

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Updates abound! Happy July 4th weekend!!

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...

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Two new exclusive courses- Blue Lakes CC & Cacapon State Park. Poll Results.

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...

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New Exclusive course for Patreon subscribers - Lake Manassas Golf Club

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...

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Newport North and South courses updated

Various fixes applied to both courses. Newport South has some additional waves crashing and some ocean sounds added. Cart paths now playing as conc...

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Newport Golf Club North - released!

North course is uploading now. Enjoy and please provide any feedback that you may have.

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Galactic Practice Putting Green - now available

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...

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Happy Saturday Patreon - It's June wow!!

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...

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New desert course - Las Sendas

New course added to the Patreon exclusive library this morning - Las Sendas Golf Club, a desert course in Mesa, Arizona. Enjoy!!

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Tekbud Patreon - News and Notes

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...

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Grizzly Point - Uploading to server now

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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