<s>
TOURCast	B-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
internet	O
application	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
action	O
of	O
golf	B-Application
players	I-Application
playing	O
on	O
the	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOURCast	B-Application
lets	O
viewers	O
follow	O
players’	O
progress	O
around	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
,	O
by	O
exploring	O
the	O
graphically	O
traced	O
results	O
of	O
each	O
shot	O
by	O
leveraging	O
ShotLink	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ShotLink	O
,	O
the	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
's	O
data	O
gathering	O
information	O
system	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
necessary	O
real-time	O
information	O
to	O
TOURCast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
TOURCast	B-Application
takes	O
shot	O
trails	O
a	O
step	O
further	O
by	O
depicting	O
the	O
course	O
through	O
interactive	O
3D	O
renderings	O
produced	O
via	O
overlaying	O
high-resolution	O
imagery	O
captured	O
by	O
low	O
flying	O
aircraft	O
on	O
to	O
computer-aided	O
design	O
(	O
CAD	O
)	O
wireframes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOURCast	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
replay	O
the	O
video	O
for	O
every	O
shot	O
captured	O
on	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
feeds	O
are	O
passed	O
through	O
an	O
AI-driven	O
video	O
highlight	O
cutting	O
and	O
posting	O
program	O
,	O
facilitated	O
by	O
WSC	O
sports	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
every	O
shot	O
captured	O
by	O
a	O
PGA	O
TOUR	O
camera	O
being	O
immediately	O
posted	O
to	O
TourCast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
featured	O
group	O
,	O
that	O
means	O
virtually	O
every	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
shots	O
will	O
be	O
viewable	O
through	O
TOURCast	B-Application
in	O
near	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
TOURCast	B-Application
was	O
built	O
by	O
IBM	O
and	O
Sport	O
Vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ShotLink	O
,	O
the	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
's	O
data	O
gathering	O
information	O
system	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
necessary	O
real-time	O
information	O
to	O
TOURCast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOURCast	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Nissan	O
Open	O
hosted	O
by	O
Pacific	O
Palisades	O
's	O
Riviera	O
Country	O
Club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
TOURCast	B-Application
received	O
an	O
Emmy	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
Advanced	O
Media	O
Technology	O
for	O
the	O
Enhancement	O
of	O
Original	O
Television	O
Content	O
.	O
</s>
