Glossary

Tournament terms and app features from A to Z

From flights to shotgun starts to live leaderboards — find every term about organizing golf tournaments and using Tournament Caddie, explained in short, with a link to the full article.

Tournament Organizing

7 Things a Golf Leaderboard Does That a WhatsApp Group Cannot

Still settling scores over text messages at the 19th hole? Here's everything your group actually needs to know about golf leaderboards, from live scoring to beer fund side-bets.

Best Golf Scoring Apps for Tournaments in 2026

Best golf scoring apps for tournaments compared — what Unknown Golf, Cleek, Scrolf and others do well, and when you need something different for a group or company tournament.

Collecting Entry Fees Online

"I'll transfer it to you later" is the sentence nobody follows through on three weeks later. Here's how the entry fee gets collected right at sign-up.

Flashscore Golf

Love checking live golf scores on Flashscore? Imagine having that same thrill for your own tournament. Here's how to bring the pro leaderboard experience to your group.

Flights and Tee Times, Planned Properly

Who plays with whom is best decided at the kitchen table, not shouted out at the first tee. Here's how to set up flights without a backup on the course.

Gamification in Golf

Who wants a ball lost on hole 14 officially logged somewhere, just because you felt like a bit of competition? You don't need the handicap system for that.

Golf Genius vs Tournament Caddie

Golf Genius is the big name in tournament management, but is it actually built for your golf day? We cut through the pricing, setup drama, and app install friction so you can get back to what matters: playing.

Golf Scores Explained

From Stableford to skins, stroke play to match play — everything your group needs to know about golf scores, plus how to finally ditch the soggy scorecard for good.

Golf Tournaments Without Internet

The prettiest course is usually exactly where the signal drops out. Here's how score entry keeps working anyway.

How Rory McIlroy Won the Masters

Eleven years of waiting, two double bogeys, a ball in the creek and a sudden-death playoff: Rory McIlroy's 2025 Masters win was the best drama of the golf year. Then he went and did it again.

How to Organize a Golf Tournament

No club, no handicap paperwork, just you, your friends, and the course. Here's the complete game plan for a golf tournament everyone will actually remember.

How to Organize a Golf Tournament With Friends

No club, no handicap paperwork, just you, your friends, and the course. Here's how to turn your round into a tournament without everyone remembering a different score.

Live Leaderboards for Golf Rounds

The sneaky phone check to see if you're still leading only works with a live leaderboard — paper scorecards don't give you that moment at all.

Organizing a Charity Golf Tournament

The good cause is the fun part, tracking entry fees and donations afterward usually isn't. Here's how to keep the books clean without counting cash.

Organizing a Company or Friends' Golf Outing, No Club Membership Required

Volun-told to organize the team outing but you've never even joined a club? You don't need membership or a handicap system — just a plan.

Organizing a Golf Trip With Friends

By day three of a golf trip, the overall standings are buried in the group chat. Here's how to keep them trackable across every round.

Organizing a Shotgun Start

Everyone starts at once, nobody waits two hours for the last group — as long as everybody actually knows which hole they're starting at.

QR Code Golf Scorecards Explained

How QR code golf scorecards work — from scanning to automatic sync, even without signal on the course.

Scoring Apps Compared

Most scoring apps solve a problem your friend group doesn't have: official, personal handicap tracking.

The Course Library

"What's par on this one, anyway?" — the standard question on every new course. With course data loaded in advance, it doesn't even come up.

App Features

Configuring a Round

Course data, holes, tees and round status — everything about round configuration.

Course Library

Create courses once and reuse them for tournament rounds.

Creating a Tournament

How to create a new tournament — name, type, language and rounds.

Flights & Tee Times

Create flights, auto-assign players and set tee times.

Live Scoring and Marker Mode

How hole-by-hole score entry works during your round — including marker mode and scorecard signing.

Managing Players

Add players, CSV import, QR codes and email delivery.

Offline Mode & Install App

How score entry works even without reception on the golf course.

Player Slots & Payments

Buy player slots, payment overview and slot management.

Profile & Settings

Change profile data, password, payment overview and delete account.

Push Notifications

How players receive push notifications for rounds, flights and results.

Registration & Login

Create an account, verify your email, sign in and reset your password.

Results & Leaderboard

Confirm or reject scorecards and the public leaderboard.

Score Entry

How players enter their scores on their smartphone.