# Fairways: Golf Club Manager — Golf Course Tycoon & Builder

> Golf Course Tycoon & Builder (iPhone/iPad app by Luke Welch.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fairways-golf-club-manager/id6822689691 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Luke Welch](https://appshunter.io/developer/6788811381)
- Category: Games, Sports, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: $7.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 236 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-19
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Fairways?

Design the golf course you've always wanted to play, then turn it into a famous club.

Fairways starts you with an empty plot, a small budget and room for three holes. Lay out every tee, green, bunker and lake yourself, then watch golfers play what you built, shot by shot, and decide how the club grows from there.

DESIGN EVERY HOLE
• Place tees and greens and the game works out yardage and par for you
• Bend fairways into doglegs, shape custom greens and move the pins
• Raise, lower and smooth the land, dig lakes and streams, add pot bunkers
• Plant woods, lay paths and roads, build walls, fences, hedges and footbridges
• No hidden design score: build the course you like and let the golfers judge it

WATCH IT PLAY
• Every golfer picks a club, aims and hits, and real scores come from your layout
• Beginners, casual players, keen golfers and low handicappers all want different things
• Follow any group round the course and see where your hardest hole bites
• Slow play, full tee sheets and tired grass all show up, so you can choose what to fix

RUN THE CLUB
• Set green fees and memberships, and take bookings from societies and company days
• Hire greenkeepers, marshals and a club pro from a shortlist
• Build a clubhouse, pro shop, café, driving range and halfway house, then upgrade them
• Research new tools, buy neighboring land and borrow from the bank to expand
• Keep an eye on the books: every bit of income and spending is in the ledger

GROW TO A CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE
• Add championship tees and stretch the course for longer events
• Climb from the club championship to hosting the biggest tournaments in the game
• Weather and seasons change how the course plays, from summer evenings to winter frost

MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD
• Built for touch: drag to pan, pinch to zoom, twist to turn
• Plays fully offline, with no ads, no energy timers and no account
• Choose a parkland or coastal setting, a map size and a difficulty, or play in Sandbox with everything unlocked

Fairways is a single-player management sim for anyone who's ever stood on a tee and thought, "I'd have put the green over there."

## Chart rankings

- #199 in Top Paid · Simulation (US App Store)
- #168 in Top Paid · Strategy (US App Store)

## Is Fairways safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Fairways.

## Is Fairways legit?

Fairways: Golf Club Manager appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Fairways is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-10-26

Achievements are here, with Game Center: 30 to earn, from your first hole to the grand clubhouse.

• Run your own buggy fleet: buy buggies, set the rental price and keep them running
• Hire a club pro who gives paid lessons, grows famous and brings in an endorsement sponsor
• New staff: a head greenkeeper to lead the crew, and a mechanic for the buggies
• Build a chipping area for the short game
• Upgrade the pro shop, café and buggy shed, from a fitting studio to a bar and grill
• Fixes and polish throughout

### 1.1 — 2026-10-21

Fairways now plays on iPhone, with a layout made for the smaller screen. Touch and hold to place things exactly where you want them. Hole numbers no longer peek out from behind the minimap. And there's a new Mac version: one purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, with your clubs shared through iCloud.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-19

No release notes.

## More apps by Luke Welch

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All apps by Luke Welch: https://appshunter.io/developer/6788811381

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