TOURCast
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| TOURCast | |
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| Developed by | IBM, Sportvision |
| Initial release | February 2003 |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| Website | www.pgatour.com/tourcast |
TOURCast is an interactive internet application that allows users to track the action of golf players playing on the PGA Tour in real-time. It is subscription-based, accessible through the PGA Tour's website, with a limited free version available to users as well. ShotLink, the PGA Tour's data gathering information system is used to provide the necesssary real-time information to TOURCast.
TOURCast was introduced in 2003, at the Nissan Open hosted by Pacific Palisades's Riviera Country Club. In 2005, TOURCast received an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Achievement" in the category Advanced Media Technology for the Enhancement of Original Television Content.
