About Nova Golf Lite
Welcome to Nova Golf Lite, the finest golfing game on the Mac! A followup to the award winning game GL Golf, Nova Golf is sure to keep you entertained and immersed for countless hours. Redesigned from the ground up, Nova...
Welcome to Nova Golf Lite, the finest golfing game on the Mac! A followup to the award winning game GL Golf, Nova Golf is sure to keep you entertained and immersed for countless hours. Redesigned from the ground up, Nova Golf has everything both casual/hardcore gamers and frequent/weekend golfers could want. . Realistic ball physics - Everyone will enjoy the simple realism while avid golfers will be able to shape every shot and watch the ball react to all surfaces and lies . Stunning 3D graphics - Nova Golf adapts to each computer for the best image quality while always maintaining a smooth framerate . Unique courses - Locations from around the world feature distinct styles of both play and appearance. You'll know if you're in the Pennsylvania forest, Arizona desert, or on the Scottish coastline . Customizable characters - Level up five playing statistics while managing each avatar's wardrobe and physical appearance . Career mode - Play as both an amateur and professional and progress by winning the required qualifiers and tournaments . Multiplayer - Challenge up to three of your friends and play at the same time . Purchase custom clubs and golf balls using both virtual currency earned in game and through In-App Purchase . High replay value - No hole is the same when varying the white/blue/green tees, five pin locations, and three environmental difficulty settings . Custom music made specifically for Nova Golf . Best rounds list for each course/difficulty setting System Requirements: iOS 7+ iPhone 4+ iPad 2+ iPad Mini+ iPod Touch 4th+ If you like Nova Golf, make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's other games, all available for the Mac/iPhone/iPad/iPod. . GL Golf, the predecessor to Nova Golf, is still actively developed and has over 35 unique courses! Thousands of golfers are posting scorecards online every day with this golf classic . Pinball Shuffle and Pinball Massacre are two unique comic book arcade style pinball tables . Barnyard Blaster is a unique shooter with plenty of weapons, animals, and environments . Rocket Golf gives golf a new twist with its unique 2D side scrolling gameplay . Liquid Defense, Hydrothermal, and Escape are our three classic puzzle/simulator games . Fractal 3D and ASCII Art are our first non-game apps
Version History iOS 18 Support (Required) iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 12 Mini, 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus ,14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 15, 15 Plus , 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, 16, 16 Plus , 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, SE (2nd/3rd Gen) Support iPad 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Mini 6th, 7th, Air 4th, 5th, 6th, Pro 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Support Removed iAd and other game advertisements 1.160 11/14/2024 This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. Fixed wind arrow direction Fixed pin location on Spyglass Ridge hole 4 (Nova Golf) Increased certain asset resolutions (iOS) Requires iOS 8.0+ (iOS) Compatible with iOS 9.0+ (iOS) Compatible with iPhone 6s/6s+, iPad Mini 4, iPod 6th Generation (iOS) 1.150 11/07/2015 Less resource usage and memory crashes Fixed rankings on Pinball Shuffle open Improved lag when saving game Fixed pin location on Spyglass Ridge hole 1 1.140 07/30/2015 1.131 ***** Fixed ad placement over swing button on iPhone 6/6+ 1.13 ***** iPhone 6 and 6+ Support (iOS) iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Support (iOS) Fixed a bug where music could not be playing from the device (iOS) Increase resolution iPhone 5s (iOS) Water graphics optimizations Fixed Power Up button from disappearing Fixed lost arrows Fixed gravity effecting particle/text alerts Fixed wind arrow Overhead green view is now the first view in selection mode Several other bug fixes 1.131 11/10/2014 iPhone 6 and 6+ Support (iOS) iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Support (iOS) Fixed a bug where music could not be playing from the device (iOS) Increase resolution iPhone 5s (iOS) Water graphics optimizations Fixed Power Up button from disappearing Fixed lost arrows Fixed gravity effecting particle/text alerts Fixed wind arrow Overhead green view is now the first view in selection mode Several other bug fixes 1.130 10/28/2014 Less memory usage Fixed issue switching between tournaments and the range Fixed wind blowing things away that shouldn't be blown Green Under Regulation stat only counts par 5 holes Fixed future achievement stats Fixed driving range textures User interface tweaks Various other fixes 1.120 07/14/2014 1.112 ***** Fixed power bar automatically choosing zero power after resuming game Fixed cancel button not allowing a new power to be selected Improved performance on iPad 2/Minis iCloud backup enabled by default for new installs 1.111 ***** Fixed a potential crash on iPad Minis Fixed icon boarder transparencies 1.110 ***** Stability enhancements Fixed edge of terrain for large lakes and oceans Fixed bug where game could get locked up in confirmation window (Lite) Particles effected by wind Fixed terrain double drawing in certain locations Fixed course boarder from floating Correct fog height for holes without water Less fog volume Fixed random holes scoring and Game Center best rounds Fixed demo hole scoring (Lite) New icon (Lite) Reduced memory usage, more stability for older devices 64-bit support (iOS) Updated Google Ads SDK (iOS) Requires iOS 7.0+ (iOS) 1.112 04/07/2014 1.111 ***** Fixed a potential crash on iPad Minis Fixed icon boarder transparencies 1.110 ***** Stability enhancements Fixed edge of terrain for large lakes and oceans Fixed bug where game could get locked up in confirmation window (Lite) Particles effected by wind Fixed terrain double drawing in certain locations Fixed course boarder from floating Correct fog height for holes without water Less fog volume Fixed random holes scoring and Game Center best rounds New icon (Lite) Reduced memory usage, more stability for older devices 64-bit support (iOS) Updated Google Ads SDK (iOS) Requires iOS 7.0+ (iOS) 1.111 03/27/2014 Fixed Barnyard Blaster tournament from being disabled Stability enhancements Fixed edge of terrain for large lakes and oceans Fixed bug where game could get locked up in confirmation window (Lite) Particles effected by wind Fixed terrain double drawing in certain locations Fixed course boarder from floating Correct fog height for holes without water Less fog volume Fixed random holes scoring and Game Center best rounds Fixed demo hole scoring (Lite) New icon (Lite) Reduced memory usage, more stability for older devices 64-bit support (iOS) Updated Google Ads SDK (iOS) Requires iOS 7.0+ (iOS) 1.110 03/17/2014 Volumetric fog appears on certain holes Smooth transitions between views Driving range mode Random holes mode New cloud textures Match play multiplayer mode New course selection screen Increased resource size/quality New in-game scorecard Fixed iCloud backup overwriting newly purchased items Improved water reflection resolution Requires iOS 7.0+ Improved pin placement on certain holes iPad Air and iPad Mini 2 support Merged Mac and iOS Game Center Added mulligan in-app purchase 1.100 01/08/2014 New in-game helpers, power boost and recovery shots Character clothing pack available as in-app purchase Level overdrive, level up past the maximum level, available as in-app purchase iPhone 5S/5C compatibility Green reading dots show during close approach shots Increased maximum level from 50 to 51 Requires iOS 6.0+ Fixed bug where unspent credit notification could prevent new games from playing Fixed errors on tournament scoreboard screen Increased character texture resolution Moved sun down in sky to be more visible New affiliate links, removed Linkshare 1.090 09/30/2013 Four new balls available in the pro shop for credits or in-app purchase Fixed Nova Desert hole 10 pin d on lower terrain quality settings Improved distance control on partial-power shots Different player skins for multiplayer games Better display of vertical distance to hole Water has current and wind surface flow Fixed a potential crash changing profiles Computer players shoot more realistic scores based on tournament round difficulty and tees Reduced memory use for less crashing on older devices 1.08 06/26/2013 Added non-fixed width fonts to certain areas Extended blue and green tees to be 1.5 and 3% longer respectively Fixed several bad font characters Notification system for Nuclear Nova Software announcements Optimized project code - Faster and less buggy 1.07 05/07/2013 iCloud syncing - Backup profiles and more, transfer between iOS devices and Macs Hole overview for each hole shown on scorecard NNNotificationCenter added to inform users of new games Fixed pin not always being removed on all par 3 putts Less memory use on older devices, helps prevent unexpected crashing Fixed tee-time order on rounds 2-4 of tournaments Render all multiplayer balls on hole overview Cancel button to Unplayable Lie button New 3D model format, smaller size and faster loading Added frog ambient noise Ball slamming off cup noise Bigger spin/squirt effect from unlevel lies Double eagle color on scorecard Tighter ball particle trails Faster loading on older devices Fixed scores for tournaments New game banner icons Remove all scores of 0 on best rounds list 1.06 02/19/2013 iPhone 5 display support iPad 3rd and 4th generation retina display support iPad Mini support Fixed discontinuous terrain transitions artifacts iAds added 1.05 11/16/2012 1.04 ******* Same device multiplayer mode, play with three friends all at once Ball leaves roll/splash marks in the sand Flag colors based on green placement. Red close, white middle, blue far Scorecard screen shows current hole progress instead of zero Resuming game loads correct profile model Resuming game no longer recalculates the wind speed/direction Fixed a bug where the next hole would't eventually load after sinking a shot Fixed bug where replaying a shot after resuming could lock game Fixed a bug where the career profile name has extra characters Fixed ties on career scoreboard sorting Fixed Game Center score re-submission after failing on first attempt Improved pin locations on several holes 1.03 ******* Fixed a bug where 25% of the time the flag/hole didn't show on Nova Links hole 2 Stopped asking users to get more equipment/stats after maxing them out 1.04 08/31/2012 Female Golfer Option Half power shot option inside 50 yards Fixed putter distance control issues, especially around the fringe and with low terrain quality settings Increased quality of Low/Medium terrain settings Fixed crashing when changing Music preference Fixed unfair greens/pins on Nova Links hole 2-3 Improved power bars Larger gameplay text Total score on scorecard always adds up correctly Wind effects the ball 40% more More draw/fade with irons/wedges Removed blades of grass from the green Pin shows up on minimap Ball path preview now ends up the same size as the white landing zone Ball preview gets more opaque as accuracy stat is leveled up Fixed a bug where mulligans could improperly be used as the ball is sinking in water Requires iOS 5.0 to fix certain rendering bugs Fixed links to other nuclear nova games 1.02 07/17/2012 1.0 05/22/2012
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Nova Golf Lite since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-27 22:30:52.
The latest version is 1.160 and it was updated on 2026-06-09 19:47:46. See below the changes in each version.
Nova Golf Lite version 1.160
Updated At: 2026-06-09
Changes: Version History iOS 18 Support (Required)
iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 12 Mini, 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus ,14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 15, 15 Plus , 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, 16, 16 Plus , 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, SE (2nd/3rd Gen) Support
iPad 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Mini 6th, 7th, Air 4th, 5th, 6th, Pro 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Support
Removed iAd and other game advertisements 1.160 11/14/2024 This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
Fixed wind arrow direction
Fixed pin location on Spyglass Ridge hole 4 (Nova Golf)
Increased certain asset resolutions (iOS)
Requires iOS 8.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iOS 9.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iPhone 6s/6s+, iPad Mini 4, iPod 6th Generation (iOS) 1.150 11/07/2015 Less resource usage and memory crashes
Fixed rankings on Pinball Shuffle open
Improved lag when saving game
Fixed pin location on Spyglass Ridge hole 1 1.140 07/30/2015 1.131
*****
Fixed ad placement over swing button on iPhone 6/6+
1.13
*****
iPhone 6 and 6+ Support (iOS)
iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Support (iOS)
Fixed a bug where music could not be playing from the device (iOS)
Increase resolution iPhone 5s (iOS)
Water graphics optimizations
Fixed Power Up button from disappearing
Fixed lost arrows
Fixed gravity effecting particle/text alerts
Fixed wind arrow
Overhead green view is now the first view in selection mode
Several other bug fixes 1.131 11/10/2014 iPhone 6 and 6+ Support (iOS)
iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Support (iOS)
Fixed a bug where music could not be playing from the device (iOS)
Increase resolution iPhone 5s (iOS)
Water graphics optimizations
Fixed Power Up button from disappearing
Fixed lost arrows
Fixed gravity effecting particle/text alerts
Fixed wind arrow
Overhead green view is now the first view in selection mode
Several other bug fixes 1.130 10/28/2014 Less memory usage
Fixed issue switching between tournaments and the range
Fixed wind blowing things away that shouldn't be blown
Green Under Regulation stat only counts par 5 holes
Fixed future achievement stats
Fixed driving range textures
User interface tweaks
Various other fixes 1.120 07/14/2014 1.112
*****
Fixed power bar automatically choosing zero power after resuming game
Fixed cancel button not allowing a new power to be selected
Improved performance on iPad 2/Minis
iCloud backup enabled by default for new installs
1.111
*****
Fixed a potential crash on iPad Minis
Fixed icon boarder transparencies
1.110
*****
Stability enhancements
Fixed edge of terrain for large lakes and oceans
Fixed bug where game could get locked up in confirmation window (Lite)
Particles effected by wind
Fixed terrain double drawing in certain locations
Fixed course boarder from floating
Correct fog height for holes without water
Less fog volume
Fixed random holes scoring and Game Center best rounds
Fixed demo hole scoring (Lite)
New icon (Lite)
Reduced memory usage, more stability for older devices
64-bit support (iOS)
Updated Google Ads SDK (iOS)
Requires iOS 7.0+ (iOS) 1.112 04/07/2014 1.111
*****
Fixed a potential crash on iPad Minis
Fixed icon boarder transparencies
1.110
*****
Stability enhancements
Fixed edge of terrain for large lakes and oceans
Fixed bug where game could get locked up in confirmation window (Lite)
Particles effected by wind
Fixed terrain double drawing in certain locations
Fixed course boarder from floating
Correct fog height for holes without water
Less fog volume
Fixed random holes scoring and Game Center best rounds
New icon (Lite)
Reduced memory usage, more stability for older devices
64-bit support (iOS)
Updated Google Ads SDK (iOS)
Requires iOS 7.0+ (iOS) 1.111 03/27/2014 Fixed Barnyard Blaster tournament from being disabled
Stability enhancements
Fixed edge of terrain for large lakes and oceans
Fixed bug where game could get locked up in confirmation window (Lite)
Particles effected by wind
Fixed terrain double drawing in certain locations
Fixed course boarder from floating
Correct fog height for holes without water
Less fog volume
Fixed random holes scoring and Game Center best rounds
Fixed demo hole scoring (Lite)
New icon (Lite)
Reduced memory usage, more stability for older devices
64-bit support (iOS)
Updated Google Ads SDK (iOS)
Requires iOS 7.0+ (iOS) 1.110 03/17/2014 Volumetric fog appears on certain holes
Smooth transitions between views
Driving range mode
Random holes mode
New cloud textures
Match play multiplayer mode
New course selection screen
Increased resource size/quality
New in-game scorecard
Fixed iCloud backup overwriting newly purchased items
Improved water reflection resolution
Requires iOS 7.0+
Improved pin placement on certain holes
iPad Air and iPad Mini 2 support
Merged Mac and iOS Game Center
Added mulligan in-app purchase 1.100 01/08/2014 New in-game helpers, power boost and recovery shots
Character clothing pack available as in-app purchase
Level overdrive, level up past the maximum level, available as in-app purchase
iPhone 5S/5C compatibility
Green reading dots show during close approach shots
Increased maximum level from 50 to 51
Requires iOS 6.0+
Fixed bug where unspent credit notification could prevent new games from playing
Fixed errors on tournament scoreboard screen
Increased character texture resolution
Moved sun down in sky to be more visible
New affiliate links, removed Linkshare 1.090 09/30/2013 Four new balls available in the pro shop for credits or in-app purchase
Fixed Nova Desert hole 10 pin d on lower terrain quality settings
Improved distance control on partial-power shots
Different player skins for multiplayer games
Better display of vertical distance to hole
Water has current and wind surface flow
Fixed a potential crash changing profiles
Computer players shoot more realistic scores based on tournament round difficulty and tees
Reduced memory use for less crashing on older devices 1.08 06/26/2013 Added non-fixed width fonts to certain areas
Extended blue and green tees to be 1.5 and 3% longer respectively
Fixed several bad font characters
Notification system for Nuclear Nova Software announcements
Optimized project code - Faster and less buggy 1.07 05/07/2013 iCloud syncing - Backup profiles and more, transfer between iOS devices and Macs
Hole overview for each hole shown on scorecard
NNNotificationCenter added to inform users of new games
Fixed pin not always being removed on all par 3 putts
Less memory use on older devices, helps prevent unexpected crashing
Fixed tee-time order on rounds 2-4 of tournaments
Render all multiplayer balls on hole overview
Cancel button to Unplayable Lie button
New 3D model format, smaller size and faster loading
Added frog ambient noise
Ball slamming off cup noise
Bigger spin/squirt effect from unlevel lies
Double eagle color on scorecard
Tighter ball particle trails
Faster loading on older devices
Fixed scores for tournaments
New game banner icons
Remove all scores of 0 on best rounds list 1.06 02/19/2013 iPhone 5 display support
iPad 3rd and 4th generation retina display support
iPad Mini support
Fixed discontinuous terrain transitions artifacts
iAds added 1.05 11/16/2012 1.04
*******
Same device multiplayer mode, play with three friends all at once
Ball leaves roll/splash marks in the sand
Flag colors based on green placement. Red close, white middle, blue far
Scorecard screen shows current hole progress instead of zero
Resuming game loads correct profile model
Resuming game no longer recalculates the wind speed/direction
Fixed a bug where the next hole would't eventually load after sinking a shot
Fixed bug where replaying a shot after resuming could lock game
Fixed a bug where the career profile name has extra characters
Fixed ties on career scoreboard sorting
Fixed Game Center score re-submission after failing on first attempt
Improved pin locations on several holes
1.03
*******
Fixed a bug where 25% of the time the flag/hole didn't show on Nova Links hole 2
Stopped asking users to get more equipment/stats after maxing them out 1.04 08/31/2012 Female Golfer Option
Half power shot option inside 50 yards
Fixed putter distance control issues, especially around the fringe and with low terrain quality settings
Increased quality of Low/Medium terrain settings
Fixed crashing when changing Music preference
Fixed unfair greens/pins on Nova Links hole 2-3
Improved power bars
Larger gameplay text
Total score on scorecard always adds up correctly
Wind effects the ball 40% more
More draw/fade with irons/wedges
Removed blades of grass from the green
Pin shows up on minimap
Ball path preview now ends up the same size as the white landing zone
Ball preview gets more opaque as accuracy stat is leveled up
Fixed a bug where mulligans could improperly be used as the ball is sinking in water
Requires iOS 5.0 to fix certain rendering bugs
Fixed links to other nuclear nova games 1.02 07/17/2012 1.0 05/22/2012
Nova Golf Lite version 1.160
Updated At: 2024-11-14
Changes: iOS 18 Support (Required)
iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 12 Mini, 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus ,14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 15, 15 Plus , 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, 16, 16 Plus , 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, SE (2nd/3rd Gen) Support
iPad 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Mini 6th, 7th, Air 4th, 5th, 6th, Pro 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Support
Removed iAd and other game advertisements
Nova Golf Lite version 1.160
Updated At: 2024-11-14
Changes: Nov 14, 2024
Version 1.160
iOS 18 Support (Required)
iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 12 Mini, 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus ,14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 15, 15 Plus , 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, 16, 16 Plus , 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, SE (2nd/3rd Gen) Support
iPad 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Mini 6th, 7th, Air 4th, 5th, 6th, Pro 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Support
Removed iAd and other game advertisements
Nova Golf Lite version 1.150
Updated At: 2015-11-07
Changes: Nov 7, 2015 Version 1.150
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Fixed wind arrow direction
Fixed pin location on Spyglass Ridge hole 4 (Nova Golf)
Increased certain asset resolutions (iOS)
Requires iOS 8.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iOS 9.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iPhone 6s/6s+, iPad Mini 4, iPod 6th Generation (iOS)
Nova Golf Lite version 1.150
Updated At: 2015-11-07
Changes: Nov 7, 2015 Version 1.150
This app has been updated by Apple to use the latest Apple signing certificate.
Fixed wind arrow direction
Fixed pin location on Spyglass Ridge hole 4 (Nova Golf)
Increased certain asset resolutions (iOS)
Requires iOS 8.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iOS 9.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iPhone 6s/6s+, iPad Mini 4, iPod 6th Generation (iOS)
Nova Golf Lite version 1.150
Updated At: 2015-11-07
Changes: 7 Nov 2015 Version 1.150
Fixed wind arrow direction
Fixed pin location on Spyglass Ridge hole 4 (Nova Golf)
Increased certain asset resolutions (iOS)
Requires iOS 8.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iOS 9.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iPhone 6s/6s+, iPad Mini 4, iPod 6th Generation (iOS)
Nova Golf Lite version 1.150
Updated At: 2015-11-07
Changes: Nov 7, 2015 Version 1.150
Fixed wind arrow direction
Fixed pin location on Spyglass Ridge hole 4 (Nova Golf)
Increased certain asset resolutions (iOS)
Requires iOS 8.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iOS 9.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iPhone 6s/6s+, iPad Mini 4, iPod 6th Generation (iOS)
Nova Golf Lite version 1.150
Updated At: 2012-05-22
Nova Golf Lite version 1.150
Updated At: 1970-01-01
Changes: 2015年11月7日 Version 1.150
Fixed wind arrow direction
Fixed pin location on Spyglass Ridge hole 4 (Nova Golf)
Increased certain asset resolutions (iOS)
Requires iOS 8.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iOS 9.0+ (iOS)
Compatible with iPhone 6s/6s+, iPad Mini 4, iPod 6th Generation (iOS)
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