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Virtual Eye - September 2020

PGA TOUR TOURCast received a 2020 Leaders Sports Award for Innovation in September, for it's creative disruption of Golf coverage. PGA TOUR TOURCast (developed by PGA TOUR, iX.co and Virtual Eye) runs on the web and multiple devices, tracking the action of golf players playing on the PGA Tour in real-time on an interactive 3D model. Tee shot shapes are shown using TrackMan radar, and SHOTLink (powered by CDW) displays shot trails within the 3D environment. Video clips from the TV broadcast are automatically inserted into PGA TOUR TOURCast.

Since June, Virtual Eye Golf has delivered our tracking graphics to the PGA Tour from our remote operations suite in Dunedin, New Zealand. The European Tour teed off once more in late July, with Virtual Eye supplying our tracking graphics both remotely and with local Virtual Eye operators. In September we were able to cover the Andalucia Masters in Portugal, the PGA Tour Championship in Georgia, the Safeway Open in California, the Portugal Masters, the U.S. Open at Winged Foot and the Irish Open at Galgorm Castle.

Sports Video Group Europe posted in late September about Virtual Eye taking 3D graphics production for sports broadcasting remote over the European summer, using Amazon Web Services to enable our continued global sports broadcasting work during lockdown. At the start of the month Virtual Eye Sailing covered Kiel Week in Germany, and we continued supplying our data-driven graphics and virtual stadiums to the Major League Baseball StatCast 3D product.

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Virtual Eye - August 2020

Virtual Eye continued supplying our data-driven graphics and virtual stadiums to MLB's StatCast 3D throughout August. Broadcasters are taking advantage of the MLB tool, producing their own reviews and recreations.

Virtual Eye Golf is covering both the PGA and European Tours - mostly remote, with local operators on occasion. Both Tour's schedules align so that Virtual Eye Golf brings our graphics and ball-tracking to concurrent tournaments thousands of miles apart. In August, the English Championship at Hanbury Manor coincided with the PGA Championship in San Francisco, the Celtic Classic in Scotland took place alongside the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina - and the Wales Open, the Northern Trust in Boston and the Women's British Open all ran concurrently with Virtual Eye Golf supporting each. The UK Championship at The Belfry and the BMW Championship in Illinois were the final tournaments for the month.

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Virtual Eye News

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    The Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City was the first event on Virtual Eye Golf's Read More
  • October 2023 +

    Virtual Eye Golf teed off for the month providing our tracking and graphics for the Read More
  • September 2023 +

    The historic seaport of Vilanova i La Geltrú hosted the Preliminary Regatta of the 37th Read More
  • August 2023 +

    Virtual Eye technology was used to display dynamic course animations, also incorporating TrackMan ball tracing Read More
  • July 2023 +

    The 2023 Major League Baseball season continued, with game coverage enhanced by broadcasting tool MLB Read More
  • June 2023 +

    Kiel Week 2023 hosted 52 nations in 11 international boat classes holding 250+ races over Read More
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VE News

  • November 2023 +

    The Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City was the first event on Virtual Eye Golf's Read More
  • October 2023 +

    Virtual Eye Golf teed off for the month providing our tracking and graphics for the Read More
  • September 2023 +

    The historic seaport of Vilanova i La Geltrú hosted the Preliminary Regatta of the 37th Read More
  • August 2023 +

    Virtual Eye technology was used to display dynamic course animations, also incorporating TrackMan ball tracing Read More
  • July 2023 +

    The 2023 Major League Baseball season continued, with game coverage enhanced by broadcasting tool MLB Read More
  • June 2023 +

    Kiel Week 2023 hosted 52 nations in 11 international boat classes holding 250+ races over Read More
  • May 2023 +

    Virtual Eye supplied 11 separate graphics outputs for the 2023 PGA Championship, seven of which Read More
  • April 2023 +

    The start of April saw Virtual Eye's John Rendall taking to the stage with Amazon Read More
  • March 2023 +

    In March Virtual Eye continued supporting the PGA Tour, remotely supplying our data-driven graphics to Read More
  • February 2023 +

    Virtual Eye has supported The Ocean Race since the 1997-1998 Whitbread Round The World Race, Read More
  • January 2023 +

    The year began with our Cricket Ops supporting the 3rd Test between Australia and South Read More
  • December 2022 +

    Our Summer of Cricket was in top gear for December, with Virtual Eye graphics supporting Read More
  • November 2022 +

    Major League Baseball's post-season Wildcard, Divisional, League and World Series ended this month, with MLB Read More
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