HardFore: All-in-One Golf App
Tournaments, Trips & Skins
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
HardFore is the easiest way to run golf with your group — tournaments, leagues, weekend trips, and money games — all with live leaderboards anyone can follow. Free to play. Free to host.
SET UP ANY ROUND IN A MINUTE
Our setup wizard does the heavy lifting. Pick a course, add players, choose a format — you're teeing off in under a minute.
• Individual or team formats: stroke play, Stableford, match play, best ball, scramble, shamble, aggregate
• Automatic handicaps — full, 90%, 85%, gross, or off-the-low — strokes allocated hole by hole
• Add friends or guests, set tees per player
• Smart defaults so you never get stuck
PLAN THE WHOLE GOLF TRIP
Buddies trip this year? Run 1–7 rounds across the weekend from one place.
• Multi-day leaderboards (54 holes and up)
• A different format or game every round
• One shared roster and a running Trip Bank of who owes whom
• A live trip portal everyone follows — Today, Trip, Money, Skins
MONEY GAMES, TALLIED FOR YOU
No more math in the parking lot. HardFore tracks the classics automatically as a simple ledger — no money ever moves through the app.
• Skins (net or gross, with carryovers)
• Nassau with live presses
• Banker, Wolf, 9-Point, Hammer and more
• Manual money for anything else
• Auto settlement: who owes whom, in whole dollars
SCORE LIVE, FOLLOW LIVE
• Hole-by-hole scoring for your foursome
• Real-time leaderboards — net, gross, team, and full scorecard views
• Share a link so friends and family can watch live
• Big Mode for easy reading in the sun
STATS & GPS
• Strokes Gained: Putting — see how your putter stacks up against a PGA Tour baseline
• Track putts, fairways, greens, scrambling and more
• Player profiles, stat history, and a downloadable stats PDF
• Full GPS, including wind and slope readings
FOLLOW YOUR GOLF WORLD
• Follow players and see their live rounds in your feed
• Group chat on every leaderboard
• Opt-in notifications when the action heats up
Thousands of courses are built in — or snap a photo of any scorecard to add a new one in seconds.
HardFore is free to play and free to host. The money games are friendly wagers between players; HardFore keeps score, not your wallet.
more This is the best golf app for live scoring, keeping track of money exchanged, and keeping statistics. Every game is in the system and you can keep track of friends as they play along. The future of golf apps is here.
This is the best golf app for live scoring, keeping track of money exchanged, and keeping statistics. Every game is in the system and you can keep track of friends as they play along. The future of golf apps is here.
I have never tracked strokes gained because it’s such a pain on other apps. But boy this app makes it SO EASY! And it was so fast to set this up on the first tee. Took literally 3 clicks and boom I was ready to go.
I have never tracked strokes gained because it’s such a pain on other apps. But boy this app makes it SO EASY! And it was so fast to set this up on the first tee. Took literally 3 clicks and boom I was ready to go.
Bug fixes and other improvements.
1.33 17h ago
Bug fixes and other improvements.
1.32 2d ago
Bug fixes and improvements.
1.31 5d ago
Bug fixes and other improvements.
1.30 6d ago
• Golden Ball format added
• Settings navigation improved
• Bug fixes
1.29 Sep 9
Bug fixes and improvements.
1.28 Sep 4
Bug fixes and improvements
1.26 Sep 1
Short courses and odd loops
• Rounds that are not 18 holes — a 13-hole loop, a 19-hole course — now keep an exact running score while you play, instead of drifting as holes go in.
• On a 19-hole course, the 19th hole finally counts the way it should.
Foursome money
• Nassau, skins and match settle correctly on a short round.
• Your group's game always reads today's round, so yesterday's money never shows up on this morning's card.
Cards and boards
• Stableford bonus rounds show the stroke dots on your player card, so you can see where you are getting a shot.
• A tidier leaderboard header.
Plus a run of smaller fixes and polish throughout the app.
1.25 Aug 31
- Bug fixes and other improvements
1.24 Aug 29
Your event's private details stay private
• A member event no longer hands its guests' GHIN numbers or email addresses to anyone holding the link.
• Guessing at join codes gets throttled while real scans never do, and one phone can't be pumped with texts.
• Logging out ends the session everywhere, not just in the browser you clicked it in.
Money you can trust
• The Calcutta pays the right people the right amounts, and stays paid.
• A shotgun match's handicap strokes land on the holes the group actually plays.
• A flight scored gross now pays the podium its own board shows — on the payout sheet, the wrap-up and the board captions alike.
• Every money game takes your tap the instant you make it, says so out loud when something fails, and survives a dead zone without losing the bet.
Scoring
• One scoring surface: the Scoring Desk absorbs the old console, tee times and starting holes included.
• The bulk scorecard writes a hole exactly the way the live card does.
• An undo commits as a single act instead of leaving half a hole behind.
• Leaving a round works no matter how you got into it.
Trips & flights
• Trip boards join the standard row — round, team and Order of Merit — and the cup's gross board gains a net lens.
• Set a flight's gross or net after you create it, and see exactly who is in each one.
• Bracket boards are redesigned end to end, and a trip format can now count just the rounds you choose.
Speed
• Boards, the lock-screen live card and the feed all do far less work to show you the same thing, and a board can't freeze after a reconnect.
Plus a multitude of improvements and fixes throughout the app.
1.23 Aug 28
Skins that pay the right people
• Skins no longer quietly demand a birdie-or-better on a new event — the bar is whatever you set, and nothing else.
• Team skins now honour the same thresholds, plus Canadian (a tied net hole goes to the low gross).
• A player who withdraws or is disqualified stops paying into pots they can't win, so the pot is the real money on the line.
• Member events can run skins round by round, including "validated" skins — win the hole, then back it up on the next one to keep it.
• Boards show the pot that actually pays.
Leagues
• Standings, Schedule and Members each get their own place, and the commissioner can see the money before it moves.
• A round remembers its field, can be just for fun, and the tee sheet and the event stop drifting apart.
• Print the whole league, run the roster, and settle tells the truth — no points without play.
Picking teams
• One drag-and-tap team picker everywhere teams are chosen, instead of seventeen that each behaved a little differently.
• Tie-break options for team Match Play and Nassau.
Stats & strokes gained
• Stats and Strokes Gained are now their own tabs on a profile, open to everyone.
• Your stat preset sticks instead of reverting.
• Distances measure from where the shot was actually struck — including your own tee, not the tips.
Money games
• The Banker hole card reads like a receipt, and the balance grid shows what each hole was worth.
• The Nassau press hole picker stays open while you use it.
Rounds & setup
• A quick round can tee off on any hole and say what that makes the front nine.
• Trips get the compact round-setup page, and the Start/Continue bounce is fixed.
• Co-managers for a trip, on the trip's own settings.
Plus a multitude of improvements and fixes throughout the app.
1.22 Aug 25
• A new Play button, front and center — one tap to start or join a round.
• Faster first-tee joins: scan the scorecard QR and you're in.
• Clearer messages when a photo or file won't attach.
• Bug fixes and polish throughout.
1.21 Aug 22
GPS & shot tracking
• A full hole log: drop a mark for every shot, move it, name the club, and log putts and penalties — your stats fill themselves in.
• Marking the tee box makes the tee shot a measured shot instead of a guess.
• Aim runs down the hole's play line, so a dogleg starts you in the fairway rather than through the trees.
• Partly-mapped courses fill their gaps instead of being written off as "no GPS here".
Voice scoring
• Say the score and it lands on the card — no confirm sheet, one red/green button.
• Real mic feedback, and tap-or-hold to capture.
Cups & team events
• Nine-hole segments: a cup can play a different game on each nine, and re-pair partners at the turn.
• Handicap allocation is a per-cup setting, with per-player seats for shared-ball formats.
Match play
• One match row everywhere — cards, event home, boards and cups all read the same.
• A press names its own hole, not just the one you are standing on.
Your club
• A club's crest and colours carry through match rows, rounds and dropdowns.
Club Assistant
• Drop in a doc, a spreadsheet or a PDF and ask about it.
Setup & admin
• Re-flight a team after the draw exists.
• A single-group round holds six players, at every door.
• Start over offers to clear the scores in its way.
Plus a multitude of improvements and fixes throughout the app.
1.20 Aug 15
Home club
• Locker rooms and profiles now set a home CLUB, not just a course. A club with several courses is one pick — choose WaterSound Club instead of hunting for Camp Creek, Shark's Tooth or The Third.
Money
• The join page tells you what an event costs before you commit, and lets you decline the optional pots.
• Entry fees, skins and prize pools share one setup everywhere they appear.
Stats
• "Around the green" rebuilt on measured outcomes, with one-tap chip-leave entry while you score.
• Nine-hole rounds now counted correctly.
Setup & admin
• Seed your roster straight into a new member event or tournament.
• Flights: correct order, move a whole team, delete a flight.
• Settings reorganized into sections, and you can change your account email.
Plus a multitude of improvements and fixes throughout the app.
1.19 Aug 6
Faster scoring, better games, and a smoother round:
• New games & formats — play Match Play with stakes and presses, run a full Individual Banker (birdie doubles and all), or score a Shamble. Cleaner Nassau scoring, too.
• Order of Merit — follow a season-style points race across every round of a trip.
• Quicker round setup — a redesigned flow to add players, pick your games, and tee off in seconds.
• Sharper leaderboards — color-coded scores at a glance and a cleaner live board.
• Jump in faster — a "I have a code" quick sign-in, and shared or scanned HardFore links now open straight in the app.
• Loads of polish and reliability fixes throughout.
Thanks for playing with HardFore!
1.18 Jul 29
Money game upgrades:
• 1v1 Banker matches now settle every hole automatically — set it up once, no team picking during the round.
• Clearer money displays: plain-English doubles ("One player tripled"), Player vs Player labels for head-to-head games, and per-hole balances that show 0 when you're back to even.
• Trash (junk) bets: simpler entry while scoring.
• Streamlined event settings — foursome games now live in one place.
Plus general fixes and performance improvements.
1.16 Jul 23
What's new in 1.15:
• Score with no signal — offline capture holds every score and money entry, then syncs the moment you're back
• The app now opens with your rounds even in a dead zone, and rides out spotty connections with a calm auto-reconnect
• Back button finally takes you back to where you were, keeping your place on the page
• Practice rounds: players (and their guests) book their own tee times ahead of the event
• Full events get a waitlist — when a spot opens, the next player is promoted automatically
• Directors can message their whole field at once, and courses can embed the live leaderboard on their own website
• 9-hole rounds get true USGA 9-hole handicaps, with boards and scorecards scoped to the nine you played
• A redesigned flowing home screen, plus dozens of accuracy and polish fixes across scorecards, leaderboards, and payouts
1.15 Jul 20
What's new in 1.14:
• Your per-hole stat tracking (putts, fairways, greens) now stays private to you and off the shared leaderboard
• Take money off the top and round payouts to the nearest $5 right in game setup
• Member-guest events get their own Clubhouse TV broadcast board, and single-event match play shows the real live bracket
• Tee times now display in the poster's time zone on the tee sheet
• Payout summaries stay tidy — collapsed until you tap, with cleaner headers
• Multi-course clubs manage every course as one facility
• Scorecard, recap, and leaderboard polish throughout
1.14 Jul 16
What's new in 1.13:
• Trip recap now crowns every winner — the individual champion and the team champions, side by side
• Cleaner trip scorecards: round-by-round gross scores with under-par in red, and your whole group on one card
• Group-stage (pod) trips show each group's final standings next to the championship match
• Live scoring leads with your score to par through the holes you've played
• Trip side-game payout fixes and display polish throughout the recap
1.13 Jul 15
What's new in 1.12:
• Trip recap — day-by-day results, match records, player cards, and trip superlatives
• Bigger, cleaner trip leaderboard with per-game standings and match scorecards
• Live approach Strokes Gained on the round Stats tab
• One-day golf trips, plus easier prize payouts — set them mid-round or pick winners later
• GPS accuracy fixes and restored courses and tee sets
• Stability improvements, including a launch fix for the latest iOS
1.12 Jul 13
What's new in 1.11:
• Shootout formats now appear on the live leaderboard, with projected qualifiers
• Flighted team leaderboard — jump between flights with collapsible sections
• More courses mapped for GPS, plus tee and course-rating corrections
• Cleaner follows list and Settings navigation
• Security and stability improvements
1.11 Jul 10
What's new in 1.10:
• New formats: Eclectic/Ringer, Throw-out (drop your worst holes), and Yellow Ball team play
• Explore any course with live GPS yardages right from the course page
• A sharper clubhouse TV board — course-themed, format-aware live scoring
• Challenge friends in other groups to a match
• Faster tournament setup with a cleaner course picker
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.10 Jul 8
What's new in 1.9:
• Strokes Gained on your profile — compare your game to PGA Tour, scratch, or a target handicap
• Your finished rounds now appear in the feed, grouped by day
• Re-open and share your round cards from any round
• More games: 3-player Wolf, heads-up 1v1 Banker, and Scotch
• Redesigned tournament brackets, cleaner stats and scorecards
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.9 Jul 7
What's new in 1.8:
• Smoother live scoring with cleaner, format-aware leaderboards
• Locker Room and tee-sheet improvements
• Sharper scorecards and printable score sheets
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.8 Jul 3
Bug fixes and other improvements.
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