Last January, Arccos Golf announced plans to collaborate with Microsoft. In the year since, that partnership produced an artificial intelligence platform called Arccos Caddie. The data-rich golf aid, meant to take the guesswork out of the game, is now approved by the USGA for use under the rules of golf under certain conditions.
The Arccos 360 mobile app with Arccos Caddie can be used in competitions when distance-measuring devices such as rangefinders are allowed — so long as the app is toggled to “Tournament Mode,” which turns off the live display of elevation and Plays Like distances in order to conform to the rules of golf.