Golf Daddy vs the big golf apps
Apps like 18Birdies, Hole19 and TheGrint are good, and have been going far longer than we have. Here's where Golf Daddy is genuinely different — and where one of them might suit you better.
Where Golf Daddy is different
A handicap without a club
Golf Daddy works out your Handicap Index from the rounds you score — best 8 of your last 20, the World Handicap System method — with no club membership required. Several of the big apps put handicap tracking, or the stats behind it, behind a subscription.
More ways to play
Stroke play, match play, Stableford and Split Sixes, plus the games people actually bet on — Skins, Nassau, Wolf, Vegas and Sixes — and every team format from Four Ball to Greensomes. More formats than any other golf app, all scored automatically.
One index, anywhere
Golf Daddy follows the World Handicap System, so your index means the same wherever you tee it up, on 42,000+ courses worldwide. Net scoring levels the field so any group can compete fairly, whatever their ability.
One card for the whole match
Score everyone in the fourball from your phone — including mates who haven't got the app, as guests. Plenty of apps assume every player is scoring their own card on their own phone.
What's in the app
- GPS rangefinder on 42,000+ courses worldwide
- Your Handicap Index, updated as you play
- Live shared leaderboard with chat and reactions
- Skins, Nassau, Wolf, Vegas and 40+ ways to play
- Apple Watch app for your hole and distance
- AI Golf Coach analysis of your game
- Deep stats and per-course breakdowns
- Guest players who don't have the app
When another app is the better call
We'd rather tell you now than have you download it and find out:
- You need an official handicap accepted in competitions — that means a club membership, iGolf, or a USGA-licensed app if you play in the States.
Other apps change their features and pricing regularly — worth checking their own sites for what they include today.
Try it on your next round
It takes one round to know whether it beats what you're using now.
Curious how the handicap works? Golf handicaps, explained · Browse the course directory.