Leaderboard

Quite honestly, Leaderboard makes all other golf simulations look clumsy and antiquated in comparison!

Getting Started

When the Select Player screen appears the game has finished loading. Please note that you must leave the Play, Fast Forward or Rewind Button down while playing. The Fast Forward key is recommended. You may remove the tape if you wish, but this must be done while in the Select Number of Players screen. At any other point one of the above buttons must be down or the game will not operate.

Setting Up

1. Select Number Of Players
   Leader Board can accommodate up to four players. Press 1, 2, 3 or 4.
2. Enter Player Names And Ability Levels
   Type in the name for the first player (up to eight characters) and press ENTER.
   
   Now select the ability for the first player. Each player can compete under any one of three skill levels. Press N for Novice (shots not affected by hook, slice or wind), A for Amateur (shots not affected by wind) or P for Professional (shot affected by all three). Repeat this procedure for all other players.
3. Select Number Of Holes
   You can play from 18 to 72 holes with computerised scoring. To select number of holes:
   1. 18 Holes
   2. 36 Holes
   3. 54 Holes
   4. 72 Holes
4. Selecting Courses
   There are up to four different courses you can select each of 18 holes. If you select more than 18 holes to play, you can play the courses in any order.

Playing The Game

1. Select A Club
   Club selection is made by moving the joystick up or down. The following table lists the range of each golf club.
   
   

   Club	Short	Long
   1 W 1 Wood	156	271
   3 W 3 Wood	135	245
   5 W 5 Wood	128	234
   1 | 1 Iron	110	220
   2 | 2 Iron	100	210
   3 | 3 Iron	88	202
   4 | 4 Iron	70	189
   5 | 5 Iron	67	181
   6 | 6 Iron	55	169
   7 | 7 Iron	50	153
   8 | 8 Iron	36	138
   9 | 9 Iron	26	117
   PW Pitching Wedge	11	83
   Putter*	1"	64'

   * The computer automatically selects the putter for you when you are playing on the green (within 64 feet of the hole).

2. Aim Your Shot
   Use the cursor to aim the direction of the flight of the ball. The cursor is located in front of the golfer. To control the cursor, move the joystick from right to left.
3. Wind
   (Professional Level Only) Wind can affect your golf shot. To control it, learn to read the wind indicator on the right of the screen.
   
   
   
   White: indicates wind velocity. The larger the stake, the higher the wind velocity.
   
   Blue: indicates the direction the wind is blowing.
4. Swing The Club And Hit The Ball
   Once you have selected your club and aimed your shot, there are three more things to do before the ball is on its way: start the swing, set the power, and snap your wrists to control hook or slice.
   
   Step 1: Start the swing by holding down the button
   Step 2: Set power by releasing the button during the backswing.
   
   Power is at maximum only at the top of the backswing. Release the button at the top to set maximum power. Release the button just before or after the top to reduce the power slightly. Release the button well before or after the top to reduce the power.
   
   The amount of power available is shown on the upper left portion of the power/snap indicator. When the button is released, the setting you have chosen will be locked on the indicator.
   
   
   
   Step 3: Set the snap by pressing the button at or near contact with the ball. Snapping just as the club hits the ball (or at the Tee Bar on the snap indicator) will produce a straight hit. Snapping too soon will cause the ball to "hook" (go left). Snapping too late will cause the ball to "slice" (go right). When the button is pressed, the point of the snap will be locked on the indicator.

Putting

Once within 64 feet of the hole, the computer will automatically place you on the green and remove the pin. To putt the ball, you need to do two things - aim your shot and set the power.

Use the cursor to aim the shot. The ball will start out in this direction. The ball may break left or right depending on the slope of the green. To determine the amount and direction of break, learn to read the slope indicator which appears on the green to the left of the golfer.

Estimate the power needed by noting the distance to the hole. Press the button and hold it until the power level is sufficient to reach the hole. The golfer will putt automatically.

Reading The Score

The scoring indicator is displayed on the right of the screen showing which player is hitting, which players are in the hole, how many strokes each has taken to this hole, and how each player's total score compares to par for the course.

Scoring Indicator

Rules For Scoring

1. You receive one stroke each time you hit the ball, regardless of the distance it travels.
2. You receive a distance penalty if you hit a ball out of bounds, into a water hazard or into the mud.
3. Low score wins.

Rules Of The Game

1. Play as it lays:
   You must play the ball from the position in which it lands. Exceptions out of bounds, in the water or mud (See below).
2. Out of bounds:
   If your swing takes the ball out of bounds, you will hear a Buzzer. You are penalised distance and the ball is returned to its original position. It is still your turn.
3. In the water:
   If your ball lands in water, you will see and hear a 'splash'. You are penalised distance and the ball is automatically placed back at the point from which you took your shot.
4. In the mud:
   If your ball hits the side of an island, it will stick in the mud and have to be replayed.
5. The computer:
   will take the same point of view as the player in determining the playability of a ball. If, after moving up closer, the ball is found to be in mud or water, the computer will place a small pad under the ball so the player can hit it.

Methods Of Play

1. 1 Player
   In this game you play alone, either against par or your own best score. You do not play against the computer.
2. 2 Or More Players
   1. After each player has teed off on Hole 1, the player who is farthest away from the hole shoots first, the player who is next farthest away shoots second, etc. If, after your shot, you are still farthest from the hole, it is still your turn.
   2. When a player has hit his ball and his turn is over, his ball will not appear on screen again until his turn.
   3. Decide the order in which players tee off when names are typed in at the beginning of the game. This order will determine which score readout is yours throughout the game. If you tee off second on Hole 1, the second readout will always indicate your score.
   4. After a hole has been played, the player with the lowest score on that hole tees off first on the next hole.

Methods Of Scoring

1 Player Against Par:
Compete against your best score and the golf course by trying to come in under par.

2 Or More Players
Medal Play (Singles or Partners)
The winner is determined by a total of all strokes (points) for the entire game. Low score wins.

Match Play (Singles or Partners)
Each individual hole is awarded to the player or team with the lowest score on that hole. At game's end, the player or team with the most holes won wins.

Best Ball (Partners only)
Method of scoring for either Medal or Match Play. Best score by either partner on a team is used as the team's score.

Note: On a Match Play or Best Ball game, you will need to keep track of your scores on a separate sheet of paper.

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