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Virtual golf concept set to sweep the UK

One of the most exciting online golf concepts ever to hit the UK launches this month promising to put the Nintendo Wii firmly in the shade.

And, according to co-founder, Andy Driver, Real Fantasy Golf (RFG) is set to galvanise players across the UK to take part in the sports biggest ever 'virtual golf league'.

Almost 2500 golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales have been asked to participate and enter thousands of members into the competition.

Branded under the concept 'The Race to Spain' the top 10 finishers in the league are invited to an expenses paid finals event at one of the best golf courses in Spain. RFG gives golfers the chance to recreate the excitement and highs and lows of competing in the Order of Merit.

It works by tracking club competition scores and converting them into Stableford points. Players are being invited to submit two scores per month (via a simple online form) which will be added to the individual's overall total for inclusion in four main RFG leagues.

The aim is to get thousands of golfers across the UK doing the same, and all scores will be converted by the Competition Scratch Score (CSS) method to ensure a level playing field.

In addition to RFG's competitive element, players will also have the ability to track their scores during the season to find out when their game is hot and when it's not!

Golf entrepreneur and designer Andy, who has devised RFG with fellow golfer Chris Sykes, said: "We are already inundated with enquiries from clubs up and down the country, and many are already putting forward our proposition at specially arranged members meetings, so we are expecting a flood of interest.

"The avid club golfer has a very competitive mindset; it's in the nature of the beast. The average Saturday morning four-ball usually carries a wager of some kind, so what we've done is add to this by giving players the chance to make that score count for something potentially, more exciting. We'd all love to hit the European Tour, but this is as close as most of us will get!"

Andy said that golf clubs up and down the country were fighting to retain members they already had  but maintained RFG would provides excellent added marketing benefits to struggling clubs which also had a benefits package for promoting the virtual initiative.

http://www.realfantasygolf.co.uk/

February 9, 2009