The Easiest Way to Run a Golf Tournament

Running a golf tournament with your group shouldn't mean wrestling with paper scorecards or a chaotic group text trying to figure out who's winning. GameDay Golf lets you set it up in minutes—pick a format, invite your group, and watch the leaderboard update live as everyone plays. No app download required.

Free To Get Started
Live Leaderboards
5 min Setup Time
Member-Guest Invitational
1 Team Sandbaggers -8
2 Team Fore Real -6
3 Team Bogey Nation -4

Every Format, One Platform

Score it the way your group actually plays

Stroke Play

Gross and net leaderboards calculated automatically, with full handicap allowances.

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Scramble

Team scoring with handicap allowances for member-guests, corporate outings, and charity events.

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Match Play

Head-to-head brackets with hole-by-hole status tracked live for every match.

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Stableford

Points-based scoring that rewards aggressive play and keeps big numbers from wrecking a card.

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Best Ball

Two- and four-person team formats with the low score on each hole counting toward the team total.

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Skins

Automatic skins calculation with carryovers, run alongside any other format in the same round.

Tournament Day, Under Control

Everything the tournament director needs, in one hub

Championship Flight

Round 2 of 2
Rank Player Thru Score Move
1 Mike T. F -7
2 Dave M. F -5 ↑1
3 Ryan O. F -4 ↓1
4 Chris J. 17 -3

One Leaderboard, Every Flight

  • Gross and net leaderboards, updated after every hole
  • Filter by flight, division, or tee time
  • Ties and playoffs handled automatically
  • Shareable public leaderboard link for spectators
  • Final results archived for every tournament

Flight Assignments

64 Players
Flight A 0-9 HCP Leader: Mike T. (-7) 16 players
Flight B 10-18 HCP Leader: Sam K. (-3) 16 players
Flight C 19-28 HCP Leader: J. Reyes (E) 16 players
Flight D 29+ HCP Leader: T. Wu (+2) 16 players

Fair Competition for Every Skill Level

  • Auto-assign flights by handicap index
  • Or set flights manually for club championships
  • Each flight gets its own leaderboard and prizes
  • Course rating and slope pulled from our course database
  • Works for 8 players or 200

Live Scoring

● LIVE
Mike T. Chris J.
-7 (65) -3 (69)
Thru 18
Dave M. Ryan O.
-4 (68) -5 (67)
Thru 17

Every Group, Every Hole, Live

  • Scores post the moment a group taps them in
  • Spectators and clubhouse follow along in real time
  • WebSocket-powered—no refresh button needed
  • Playoff holes tracked automatically for ties
  • Works on any phone, no app download required

Payouts

$4,200 Collected
Championship Flight 1st Place
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$800 Auto-calculated
Skins Pot 6 skins won
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$60 / skin 2 carryovers

Collect Entry Fees, Pay Out Winners

  • Collect entry fees online during registration
  • Payouts calculated automatically by flight and format
  • Skins pot and carryovers tracked for you
  • Secure payouts via Stripe—no more envelopes of cash
  • Full financial summary after the event

Digital Scorecard That Actually Works

Score on your phone. No paper. No math. No excuses.

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Score As You Play

Quick, tap-based scoring that doesn't slow down the pace of play

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Instant Sync

Scores flow directly to the leaderboard—no manual entry needed

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Handicap Strokes

See exactly where you get strokes on every hole, in every flight

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Share Results

Share the final leaderboard and results with the whole field

9:41 ▲ WiFi 🔋
Oak Hills CC Member-Guest, Round 2
Hole 16 Par 3 • 178 yds HCP 15 • No strokes
3
Net Par
Thru 15 -7
Net -7
Position 1st

Built for Tournament Directors

Everything you need to run a great event, nothing you don't

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Flights & Divisions

Auto-assign flights by handicap or set them manually. Every flight gets its own leaderboard.

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Live Leaderboards

Gross and net leaderboards update hole-by-hole. Share a public link for spectators.

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Skins & Side Bets

Automatic skins with carryovers, run alongside any format. No post-round math required.

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Registration & Payouts

Collect entry fees online and pay out winners securely. No more envelopes of cash.

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Multiple Formats

Stroke play, match play, scramble, best ball, Stableford, skins—pick your format.

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Course Database

Access course ratings and slope for accurate handicap calculations at any course.

Get Your Tournament Running in Minutes

No complicated setup, no learning curve

1

Create Your Tournament

Pick a format, select a course, and set flights. Takes less than 5 minutes.

2

Open Registration

Share the registration link and collect entry fees online, if you're charging one.

3

Play & Score

Every group scores on their phone. Leaderboards update live for players and spectators.

4

Crown the Champions

Final results and payouts calculated instantly by flight. Results archived forever.

Tournament Directors Love GameDay Golf

"We ran our club championship across four flights and never once had to manually calculate a leaderboard. It just worked."

Steve Chen Club Championship Director, Seattle

"Our charity scramble collected entry fees and paid out the skins pot without me touching a spreadsheet. Huge time saver."

Jim Patterson Charity Tournament Organizer, Minneapolis

"The public leaderboard link meant spectators at the clubhouse could follow the whole field live. Felt like a real event."

Tom Richardson Member-Guest Chairman, Dallas

Free to Get Started

No credit card, no commitment—just create and play

Ready to Run Your Next Tournament?

Flights, live leaderboards, and payouts—handled for you

Free to start • No credit card • 5-minute setup