First Tee Bet
Golf side games & live scoring
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
First Tee Bet — Golf Scoring and Game Manager
Tired of tracking complicated scoring on your scorecard, arguing over what happened 4 holes ago, and forgetting about
presses and bonus points for closest to and sand saves? By the time you reach the 19th hole, it's a big mess.
First Tee Bet is THE golf game management app built for groups who play together regularly and compete for bragging rights.
Set up your round, track live scores hole by hole, and let the app handle the rest.
ORGANIZE YOUR GOLF GROUP
Create a group and invite your regular playing partners to join. Manage multiple groups, join other groups to keep
track of all your golfing buddies.
EASY GAME SET UP
- Search thousands of real golf courses or create your own custom course with full hole-by-hole data
- Choose tees with support for individual tee overrides per player (including women's tees)
- Quick-add guest golfers
- Select from built-in scoring rule sets or customize your own
LIVE SCORING ON THE COURSE
Score every hole in real time with a clean, mobile-first interface. Any player in the group can enter scores.
The scoring engine automatically calculates net scores based on your Handicap Index® and stroke allocations.
All scores sync in real time across every player's device, so the whole group stays up to the second.
CATEGORY-BASED SCORING THAT HANDLES THE MATH
Points are awarded across one or more categories:
- low individual score
- low team score
- birdies (net or gross)
- proximity to the pin
- sand saves.
The app tracks points per team across all categories automatically. No more mental math, no more disputes.
PRESSES
Add presses during the round to raise the stakes. The app manages press multipliers, tracks which holes they apply to,
and can optionally reset on any hole. Once scores are submitted, presses lock to prevent accidental
changes. Every press is logged so there's a clear record for everyone.
UMBRELLA SCORING
A fun and completely optional feature. When one team sweeps all categories on a hole, the app triggers an umbrella —
doubling or tripling the points. You'll know when it happens: animated celebrations and trash talking
messages that get more intense as the umbrellas pile up!
USGA® INTEGRATION
First Tee Bet is a “USGA® Authorized Handicap Data Affiliate”. Link your Handicap ID and the app will automatically
retrieve and keep your Handicap Index® up to date along with your last 20 posted rounds. Completed games can also
be posted directly to the GHIN® system right from the app!
REAL GOLF COURSE DATA
Search thousands of golf courses by name or your location with detailed tee, par, SLOPE®, Course Rating™, yardage,
and hole-by-hole handicap index information. The app uses course data to calculate Course Handicap™ and
Playing Handicap™ for each player automatically when starting a new game.
CUSTOM COURSES
Can't find your course? Create it yourself with the custom course builder and save them to your account for any future games.
STATISTICS AND HISTORY
Track win rate, games played, recent results, and detailed game outcomes. Filter by time period to see trends. Every
completed round is saved so you can look back at any game, any time. Generate an official scorecard with standard
scoring visuals.
WORKS OFFLINE
Spotty cell coverage? Scores save locally and sync when connectivity returns. Cached data keeps the app responsive
without a signal and background sync ensures nothing is lost.
MEMBERSHIP
Manage your subscription at www.firstteebet.com.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Golf groups who play together regularly and want to replace pencils, notepads, and post-round arguments with a system
that just works. If your group plays category-based scoring games and you're tired of scribbling tiny notes on the
scorecard, this app is for you. More games coming!
Questions? Reach us at info@firstteebet.com. We're golfers too!
Multi-Group Games now roll with your day.
No more waiting for the whole field on the first tee. Groups go off on their own tee times, the game goes live when
the first group starts, and more groups can join while it's running — bringing the holes they've already played with
them. When everyone's in, the organizer closes the field, and that's what settles the skins.
PLAYERS CAN COME AND GO
• Someone heading in early? Their group carries on, and every hole they already won still stands.
• Swap a player on the first tee, or slot a late arrival in at the turn.
• A walk-up who isn't in any of your groups can be added on the spot.
A CLEARER LEADERBOARD
• Thru now shows the hole each player has reached.
• Holes still in play are marked as unsettled, so you can tell what's final at a glance.
• Each player's stretch of holes is shown, so seven skins from nine holes makes sense.
• Watching a board you've left? It says so — and what you won still counts.
JOINING A GAME
• Find Multi-Group Games at your course and ask to join.
• Organizers see how far a group has already played before approving them.
• Standings stay hidden until you're in, so nobody joins already knowing where they'd finish.
ALSO IN THIS RELEASE
• Adding a player asks for their Handicap Index® and tee up front, instead of after the fact.
• Rounds you've left, or that someone else ended, drop off your dashboard.
• Clearer answers when a group can't join, can't be added, or a round can't be replayed.
• A group whose roster changes mid-setup can carry on rather than dead-ending.
The developer, Golf Game Technologies LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Golf Game Technologies LLC
- Size
- 23.8 MB
- Category
- Sports
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Contests
Contains
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Golf Game Technologies LLC
