Question 1

Creating your account

Accepted Answer

Sign in with your phone number — enter your number, confirm the code we text you, and you're in.

Question 2

Linking your GHIN

Accepted Answer

Link your GHIN to GolfApp to automatically pull your handicap index and post scores back to GHIN after each round.

Question 3

How to add friends

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Search by name, browse smart suggestions, or send requests from profiles throughout the app.

Question 4

Adding players who don't have the app

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You can add golfers to a round even if they haven't downloaded the app yet — invite them or add them manually.

Question 5

How to create a round

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Pick players, choose a course, select tees, and start playing in under a minute.

Question 6

How to invite players

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Choose a date, set your spots, and send invites with push notifications, texts, or emails.

Question 7

How listener invites work

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Listener invites let you open up rounds to friends when you don't know who's playing yet. First come first serve or hand-pick your group.

Question 8

Setting up a trip

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Set up golf trips, bachelor parties, and multi-group events using multi-group rounds, custom pairings, and invites.

Question 9

Using Groups

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Save your golf trip, weekly game, or league as a Group — friends and non-friends alike — then add everyone to a round or a game with one Select All.

Question 10

Editing a round after it's created

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Change players, course, tees, or date — even after scoring has started.

Question 11

Searching your round history

Accepted Answer

Tap the search icon at the top of the History tab and type part of a course, round, or player name. Searching "Greg" finds rounds with Greg and Gregory; "Pine" finds Pine Valley and Pinehurst.

Question 12

Adding photos to a round

Accepted Answer

Open a round from your History tab, scroll to Photos, and tap the camera tile to add photos from your library. Tap the pencil on your own photos to replace or delete them.

Question 13

How to add games to a round

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Add games before or during a round from the Home tab, Action tab, or the floating add button.

Question 14

Using Live Activities

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Live Activities put your game's status on your Lock Screen — the hole you're on, where the game stands, who's getting a handicap stroke, and what you're up or down.

Question 15

Changing your Live Activity game

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Press and hold a game tile on the Action tab and tap Activate Live Activity to move your Lock Screen to that game.

Question 16

Running games across multiple groups

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Run Nassau, Skins, Stroke Play, and other games across multiple groups. Compete with friends even when you're not in the same foursome.

Question 17

Game variations and settings

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Each game has unique settings and toggles you can adjust during creation — from Nassau presses to Skins carryovers.

Question 18

Manual presses in Nassau

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Any golfer in the match can press at any time. Tap a hole's column on the Nassau scorecard, set an amount, and pick a starting hole in the past or the future.

Question 19

Mixing multiple games

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Stack Nassau, Skins, and more on top of individual stroke play rounds. Most games can be mixed together.

Question 20

How to enter scores

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Tap in each golfer's score hole by hole — the app advances automatically. Anyone in the group can score.

Question 21

How to fix a scoring mistake

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Go back and fix any score at any time. Corrections save instantly and update all games.

Question 22

Reading the round scorecard

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The round scorecard shows course handicaps, handicap dots, round details, and individual scores for every player.

Question 23

Reading a game scorecard

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Game scorecards show raw scores, calculated results, subtotals, and final totals for any game format.

Question 24

Posting scores back to GHIN

Accepted Answer

Post your completed rounds from GolfApp directly to GHIN. No need to open a separate app or log in to GHIN separately.

Question 25

Updating your handicap

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If linked to GHIN, your handicap updates automatically. You can also set a manual estimate or override per round.

Question 26

How GHIN integration works

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GolfApp is an official USGA GHIN partner. The integration pulls your handicap, adds your home course, and lets you post scores.

Question 27

Managing your profile

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Update your name, photo, home course, and other account settings from your profile page.

Question 28

Showing a betting pool on a TV

Accepted Answer

Open the pool on the web from a computer connected to the TV and click TV View. Show the whole field a page at a time or rotate through one flight at a time, then go full screen.

Question 29

Scores aren't updating

Accepted Answer

Check the checkmark indicator to confirm scores have synced. Offline caching keeps your data safe, and scores sync automatically when you're back online.

Question 30

I can't find my round

Accepted Answer

Check the Home tab and History tab. Rounds may not appear if you weren't added as a player or if the round was created under a different account.

Question 31

Contact support

Accepted Answer

Reach out to our support team by email. We typically respond within 24 hours.

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