Help
How the app works, what each feature is for, and the rules of every game you can add to a round.
Using the app
- Groups and invitationsA group is the people you play with regularly. Invite them by email, and they accept in the app.
- Starting a roundThree ways in: a round on your own, a quick game with friends, or a scheduled group round with RSVPs.
- Joining with a code, and guest playersJoin a round with a six-character game code, and play with people who have no account — they can claim their spot later.
- Scoring liveEveryone scores from their own phone and the leaderboard updates as the scores go in — or one person keeps score for the group.
- Confirming and finalizing a roundThree steps: you confirm your card, your group confirms its cards, and the Commish confirms the round.
- Adding games and setting the moneyRun several games on one round, all scored from the same scores, each with its own holes and its own money.
- Side games during a roundQuick side games added during the round — Closest to the Pin, Next Birdie Wins and Longest Drive.
- Settling upWhen the round is final, the app works out who owes whom across every game. It never moves money itself.
- HandicapsThe app keeps its own World Handicap System index from your rounds, and groups can run their own handicaps too.
- StatsPutts, fairways, greens in regulation and penalties, recorded as you play and broken down on your profile.
- Cup ModeA Ryder Cup–style team event: two teams, sessions of four-ball, foursomes and singles, and net match play. Set up by the Cup’s organiser.
- SeasonsSeason-long points and standings for a group, across every finalized game in a date range.
Game rules
All 18 games in the Add Game list. Several can run on the same round, all scored from one set of scores.
Individual games
- SkinsEach hole is worth one "skin." Lowest score wins the hole. Ties carry over to the next hole.2+ players
- WolfRotating "wolf" picks a partner after seeing tee shots, or goes alone ("lone wolf"). Best ball of the team vs. the other players.4–5 players
- Low NetLowest net score wins; pays the top finishers2+ players
- StablefordPoints per hole based on score vs par — most points wins. Payout is handled by the payout settings (winner-take-all by default).2+ players
- Bingo Bango BongoThree points per hole: Bingo (first on the green), Bango (closest to the pin once everyone is on), Bongo (first in the hole). Classic no-handicap play — strict order of play is the honor system that keeps it fair. Amount is the $ per point.2+ players
Head-to-head games
Team games
- Best BallTeam best score on each hole4+ players
- 2-Man Best Ball (Random Teams)Random 2-man teams drawn after the round; best net ball counts4+ players
- Progressive Best BallTeam format where the number of scores counting increases as the round progresses. Default: 1 ball first 6, 2 balls next 5, 3 balls next 5, 4 balls last 2.4+ players
- ScrambleTeam format where all players hit, best shot is selected, and all play from there. Repeat until holed out.4+ players
- ShambleTeam format: all players tee off, best drive is selected, then each player plays their own ball from there. Best 1 or 2 scores count.4+ players
- Alternate Shot (Foursomes)Two-player teams alternate shots on each hole. Partners also alternate tee shots on odd/even holes.4+ players
- Modified Alternate Shot (Greensomes)Both players tee off, select the best drive, then alternate shots from there.4+ players
- Vegas2v2: each team's scores pair into a number (low digit first, 45 beats 54); the low team wins the difference in points. Birdies flip the opponent's number, eagles double the hole. Amount is the $ per point.4 players
- Sixes (Hollywood)4 players, three 6-hole 2v2 best-ball matches — partners rotate every 6 holes so everyone partners everyone (pairings come from the player order). Amount is the $ per 6-hole match.4 players
- MP Special4 players, rotating 2v2 partners every 6 holes. Each hole plays for 2 points — Low Ball (lowest individual net) and Low Total (lowest combined net). Amount is the $ per point (or per 6-hole match).4 players
- Scotch2v2, own ball. Six points a hole: low ball (2), low team (2), birdie (1) and closest-to-pin (1). Opposing points cancel; sweep the hole and the umbrella doubles it. Amount is the $ per net point.4 players
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