About Golf Scorecard
Free digital golf scorecard for your phone. Track strokes (and putts) for up to 6 players across 9 or 18 holes. Live Birdie/Par/Bogey badges, front-9 and back-9 totals, saved courses, round history. No app, no signup.
How to use
- Set up the round. Enter the course name (e.g. 'Maple Downs'), pick 9 or 18 holes, and set the default par. If most holes are par 4 with a few par 3s and 5s, leave the default at 4 and adjust the exceptions inline — just tap the par number next to any hole and type the new value. Save the layout with ⭐ Save This Course so you don't have to rebuild it for next time.
- Add players in the Players section. Tap + Add Player and type a name, or skip the name and a default (Player 2, Player 3, etc.) gets used. Each player gets a color dot. Up to 6 players supported, which covers a typical foursome plus a couple of late joiners.
- On each hole, tap + next to a player's name for each stroke. Tap − if you over-counted. As soon as the score is set the Birdie / Par / Bogey / Double badge appears next to it, so you can see at a glance how the group is doing. Under-par scores are red (good in golf — opposite of business UX), bogeys and worse use cooler grays and amber.
- Check the leader card at the top to see who's ahead and by how many strokes. For 18-hole rounds, OUT (Front 9) and IN (Back 9) divider rows appear automatically with each player's nine-hole subtotal — same layout as a paper scorecard. Use the stopwatch if your group is playing ready-golf and tracking pace.
- When the round ends, tap 💾 Save to History inside the Final Results card to keep a permanent record (course, date, every player's score, winner). Past Rounds shows up below the action bar with Load and Delete per entry — great for asking 'did I beat my best at this course?' Tap 🖨️ Print Card for a paper-ready scorecard, or 📤 Export CSV to drop the round into a spreadsheet.
Frequently asked questions
How does the digital golf scorecard work?
Set the course (name, 9 or 18 holes, par per hole), add your players, and tap + to log each stroke. The card shows running totals, score-vs-par labels (Birdie, Par, Bogey, etc.), and front-9 / back-9 subtotals — exactly like a paper scorecard but with the math done for you. Everything saves automatically to your phone, so you can lock the screen between holes, hand the phone around to whoever's adding their score, and your round is safe.
Can I track putts per hole?
Yes. Toggle 'Track putts per hole' in Round Setup and a second stepper row appears under each player's score row labeled with a putter icon. The putt count is capped at the stroke count for that hole (you can't putt more times than you took strokes), and the final results card surfaces total putts for the round. The CSV export includes putt columns too. Most amateur golfers average 36-40 putts per 18 holes; PGA Tour pros average around 29.
Can I save courses to reuse next time?
Yes — and this is genuinely useful if you have a regular course. Set the course name and the par for each hole, then tap ⭐ Save This Course. The full layout (name, hole count, every hole's par) is remembered on your phone. Next visit, pick it from the Saved Courses dropdown and tap Load — par values restore in one tap and your scores reset to zero so you can start a fresh round. You can save up to 20 courses, more than enough for most golfers.
Why are under-par scores shown in red?
It's golf tradition. On a real golf scoreboard or scorecard, scores under par (Birdies, Eagles, Albatrosses) are written in red, par is neutral, and over-par scores are in black or cooler colors. 'In the red' means you're winning — the opposite of business UX where red signals danger. We follow the convention because it's what experienced golfers expect and because it makes great scores feel celebratory at a glance.
What's the difference between this and apps like 18Birdies or GolfShot?
Those apps are full-featured golf platforms with GPS distance to the pin, shot tracking, course satellite imagery, social features, membership tiers, and sign-up requirements. This tool does one thing: keep score. No GPS, no account, no app to install, no upsell. If you just want a paperless scorecard for a casual round with friends, this is faster to open and easier to share around the group. If you want shot-by-shot analysis and a GPS rangefinder, those apps are a better fit.
Does it work offline on the course?
Yes. After the page loads the first time, everything runs locally on your phone. Scores save to your browser's local storage, not a server, so weak cell signal on a back nine doesn't lose data. Best practice: open the scorecard in the parking lot while you still have WiFi or solid signal, set up the course, and then you're set for the round. Don't close the tab and you're fine for 4-5 hours of play.
Can I cap absurd scores (like a 12 on a par 4)?
Yes — toggle 'Cap max stroke to double par' in Round Setup. Once on, the + button won't go above double the hole's par (so par 4 caps at 8, par 5 at 10, par 3 at 6). This is roughly the spirit of the World Handicap System's Net Double Bogey cap and prevents one nightmare hole from skewing your history stats. Default is off so casual rounds can record what actually happened.
What if someone quits halfway through the round?
Tap the 🏳️ flag icon next to their name (in the Players section OR in any hole's score row, so you don't have to scroll up). After confirming, their row dims, their +/− buttons disable, and they show as 'DNF' in the final results — but their existing scores stay recorded. The Final Results card only appears once every NON-forfeited player has finished, so a quitter doesn't block the rest of the group from seeing their leaderboard. Tap ↩ Resume to undo if it was an accident.
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