Introduction
MyGolfman is a browser-based golf scorecard and caddie app available at mygolfman.com. Open it on any phone or tablet — no app store required. It calculates your Stableford score hole by hole, shows your distance to the pin via a live GPS satellite map, displays current course weather, and builds up a full analytics picture of your game over time.
The app has two tiers:
| Feature | Free | ⭐ Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Full Stableford scoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Course search (GPS + place search) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1 player per round | ✓ | ✓ |
| Last 5 rounds history | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works offline | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPS satellite map + yardage arcs | — | ✓ |
| Live course weather | — | ✓ |
| Up to 4 players per round | — | ✓ |
| Unlimited round history | — | ✓ |
| Course Stats & By Hole charts | — | ✓ |
| Cloud sync across devices | — | ✓ |
Sign in (or create a free account) and tap Get Pro in the app header to upgrade. You can cancel anytime.
1. Getting Started
Opening the App
Open your phone's browser and go to mygolfman.com, then tap Open App →. The app loads at mygolfman.com/app/.
On iPhone/iPad: tap the Share button in Safari, then Add to Home Screen.
On Android: tap the three-dot menu in Chrome, then Add to Home Screen or Install App.
MyGolfman will appear as a native app icon and open without browser chrome. It also works offline once installed.
Creating an Account
An account is optional for free scoring, but required for cloud sync and Pro features. To sign up:
Signing In
Tap the account icon in the header → enter your email and password → tap Sign In. A green pulsing dot appears in the header while syncing. Your rounds and Pro status load automatically.
What You See First
The home screen automatically requests your GPS location and searches for golf courses nearby. Within a few seconds, a list of courses sorted by distance appears below.
If you have a round in progress from a previous session, a green card appears at the top offering to resume where you left off.
2. Finding a Course
Courses marked with a blue OpenStreetMap badge came from live map data. They use standard default par and stroke index values — you can correct these using the Edit Hole Data screen before starting, or submit a correction to improve the data for everyone.
Edit Par & Stroke Index (Optional)
Before starting, tap ✏️ Edit Par / Stroke Index to adjust any hole's par or stroke index. All 18 holes are listed with editable fields. Tap Save & Start Round → when done — your edits are remembered permanently for this course on this device.
3. Round Setup
Live Course Weather Pro
When you start a round, MyGolfman automatically fetches current weather for the course location — no setup needed. You'll see temperature, wind speed and direction, and rain probability. This feature is available to Pro subscribers.
Slope Rating
Enter the course slope rating (usually printed on the scorecard — typically between 100 and 150). This adjusts your playing handicap using the World Handicap System formula:
Playing Handicap = round( Handicap × Slope ÷ 113 )
Leave slope blank to use your exact handicap directly.
Adding Players
By default there is one player — you. Pro subscribers can tap + Add Player to add up to 3 more (4 players maximum). Each player gets their own handicap and Stableford score.
Values save when you leave a field (tap elsewhere or move to the next field), not while you are typing. This prevents the app from resetting your entry mid-keystroke.
Round Type
| Button | Holes played | Handicap allocation |
|---|---|---|
| Full 18 | Holes 1–18 | Full handicap across all 18 SI values |
| Front 9 | Holes 1–9 | Handicap re-ranked across 9 holes by relative difficulty |
| Back 9 | Holes 10–18 | Handicap re-ranked across 9 holes by relative difficulty |
You can switch round type at any point — all entered scores are preserved.
4. Entering Scores
How to Enter Shots
- Tap the shots field on any hole card — your phone's number keypad appears
- Type the number of shots you took on that hole
- Your Stableford score appears immediately as a colour-coded badge beneath the field
- Move to the next hole and repeat
Score Badge Colours
Entering a Zero
If you picked up your ball (didn't complete the hole), enter 0 in the shots field. The app records 0 Stableford points — it will never calculate a score from zero shots.
The Map Button Pro
Each hole card has a small 🗺️ map button in the top corner. Pro subscribers can tap it to open the GPS satellite view for that hole (see Section 5).
Auto-Save
Your scores save automatically about half a second after you stop typing. If you close the app or lose your connection, you can pick up exactly where you left off when you return.
5. GPS Satellite Map Pro
Tap the 🗺️ button on any hole card to open a full-screen satellite map with live GPS tracking and yardage arcs. This feature requires a Pro subscription.
What You See
| Element | What it shows |
|---|---|
| 🔵 Blue dot | Your current position — updates live as you walk |
| 🟢 Green pin | The centre of the green for this hole |
| White dashed arc | 100 yards from your position |
| Gold dashed arc | 150 yards from your position |
| Orange dashed arc | 200 yards from your position |
| White dashed line | Straight line from you to the green |
| Distance (top right) | Yards to the pin — updates live as you move |
Stand in open sky away from trees and buildings. GPS typically settles within 5–10 metres after 10–15 seconds. The distance shown is straight-line — account for doglegs, elevation, and hazards yourself.
6. Live Course Weather Pro
When you start or resume a round, MyGolfman automatically fetches current weather for the course location using the Open-Meteo weather service. No setup or API keys required — it just works.
What's Shown
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Condition icon | Weather emoji (☀️ ⛅ 🌧️ ❄️ etc.) matching current sky conditions |
| Temperature | Current temperature in °C |
| Wind | Speed (mph) and compass direction |
| Rain probability | Chance of precipitation in the current hour (%) |
Weather is fetched live each time you start a round. It is not cached for offline use. If you're playing without signal, the weather card will show a fetch error — this does not affect scoring.
7. Viewing Results
When you've entered scores for all holes, tap Calculate Stableford → at the bottom of the scoring screen.
Leaderboard
Each player gets a coloured card showing their total Stableford points. The winner (highest total) gets the darkest green card and a 🏆 prefix.
Detailed Scorecard
If playing with multiple players, tap any player's name tab to switch to their detailed scorecard.
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hole | Hole number |
| Par | Par for the hole |
| SI | Stroke Index |
| Str | Handicap strokes you received on this hole |
| Shots | Gross shots you took |
| Pts | Stableford points scored (colour-coded) |
Your round is automatically saved to history when you reach this screen. If you're signed in, it also syncs to the cloud immediately.
8. Round History & Statistics
Tap 📋 Round History on the home screen or from the Results screen to open the analytics centre.
Free accounts see their most recent 5 rounds. The Course Stats and By Hole analytics tabs require a Pro subscription. Upgrade to unlock your full history and all charts.
Choosing a Course
Select a course from the dropdown at the top. All tabs filter to show data for that course only.
Rounds Tab
- A line chart shows your Stableford points per round, oldest on the left — great for seeing improvement trends
- Each round is listed with date, type, handicap, shots, and total points
- Tap a round to expand the full hole-by-hole scorecard
- Tap 🗑️ on any round to delete it (you'll be asked to confirm first)
Course Stats Tab Pro
- Best, Average, Worst Stableford totals at this course
- Average shots per round
- A bar chart showing your score on every visit, chronologically
By Hole Tab Pro
Eighteen circle buttons — one per hole — colour-coded based on your average score:
| Colour | Average points | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Dark green | ≥ 2.5 pts | Your strongest holes — consistently above par net |
| 🟢 Green | ≥ 1.5 pts | Solid — you're usually on the board |
| 🟡 Amber | ≥ 0.8 pts | Inconsistent — worth working on |
| 🔴 Red | < 0.8 pts | Trouble hole — discuss with your pro |
Tap any hole button to see a line chart of your points on that hole across every round, plus a data table showing date, shots, strokes given, and points — newest first.
9. Cloud Sync Pro
When you're signed in as a Pro subscriber, your rounds automatically sync to the cloud after each round. A green pulsing dot in the header shows that sync is active.
How Sync Works
- Rounds saved locally are uploaded to the cloud when you sign in
- Cloud rounds are merged back to your device — you never lose a round
- All your devices share the same history once signed in
- If you change phones, sign in and your full history downloads automatically
Any round you score without signal is saved locally and will upload the next time you open the app with a connection while signed in.
10. Submitting Course Corrections
If a course has wrong par values or stroke index numbers, you can submit a correction to help improve the data for all users.
11. Managing Your History
| Action | How to do it |
|---|---|
| Delete one round | Rounds tab → tap 🗑️ next to any round → confirm |
| Delete all history | Tap 🗑️ Clear All in the header card → confirm |
Deleting a round removes it from both your device and the cloud (if you're signed in as Pro). There is no undo.
12. Stableford Quick Reference
| What you score | Net result vs par | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Picked up (enter 0) | — | 0 |
| Double bogey net | +2 | 0 |
| Bogey net | +1 | 1 |
| Par net | Level | 2 |
| Birdie net | −1 | 3 |
| Eagle net | −2 | 4 |
| Albatross net | −3 | 5 |
You're 20 HCP, slope 125. Playing handicap = round(20 × 125 ÷ 113) = 22. On a par 4 with SI 3: you receive floor(22 ÷ 18) + (3 ≤ 22%18 ? 1 : 0) = 1 + 1 = 2 strokes. You take 6 shots. Gross = +2, but net = +2 − 2 strokes = level par = 2 Stableford points.
13. Tips & Tricks
Keep your phone screen on
Go to your phone's display settings and increase the screen timeout (or set it to "Never") while on the course. Nothing interrupts a flow quite like re-authenticating mid-round.
Add an unlisted course
- Search for the nearest town using Place Search
- The course should appear from OpenStreetMap data
- Tap it and select Edit Par / Stroke Index to enter the correct hole data
- Your edits are saved permanently for that course on your device
- Optionally, submit a course correction so others benefit too
Share the app with playing partners
Just tell them to open mygolfman.com on their phone. They can use it immediately for free, or create their own account.
Playing without internet
Install to your home screen at least once with a connection — the service worker caches everything. After that, GPS distances and all built-in courses work offline. Weather, cloud sync, and course search require a connection.
Correct a mistake after calculating
From the Results screen, tap ← Edit Scores to return to the scoring grid. All your values are still there. Correct any entry and tap Calculate Stableford → again — the history entry updates with the corrected round.
14. Troubleshooting
| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| Location permission denied | Open your phone's browser settings, allow location for mygolfman.com, then tap Retry Location. Or use Place Search instead. |
| No courses found near me | Use Place Search with a town or region name nearby the course. |
| Course has wrong par or SI | Tap ✏️ Edit Par / Stroke Index from the Selected Course panel before starting. Consider submitting a course correction too. |
| Score badge not showing on a hole | Make sure you've entered a handicap for that player. Without a handicap, no Stableford score can be calculated. |
| GPS map shows wrong distance | Stand in open sky for 10–15 seconds. If the green pin appears in the wrong place, OpenStreetMap may not have green data for this course — the distance will show to the course centre instead. |
| GPS map is locked (shows 🔒) | GPS map requires a Pro subscription. Tap the card to see upgrade options. |
| Weather not loading | Weather requires an internet connection. Check your signal. If you're online and it still fails, tap anywhere outside the weather card to dismiss and continue scoring. |
| Pro features not available after signing in | Pro is only active when your account has been upgraded. Tap Get Pro in the header to subscribe. If you've already subscribed and features aren't showing, sign out and sign back in. |
| Round not in history after finishing | History saves when you reach the Results screen by tapping Calculate Stableford →. If you closed the app before that, the round was not yet saved. |
| App not loading offline | Open the app once with a network connection so the service worker can cache it. After that it works offline. |
| Player name reverts to "Player 2" | Type the name and then tap a different field (or tap elsewhere on screen) to confirm. Names save on blur, not on keypress. |
| Switched round type and lost scores | Scores are always preserved when switching between Full 18, Front 9, and Back 9. If scores appear missing, they may be on holes outside the current active range — switch back to see them. |
| Confirmation email never arrived | Check your spam folder. If it's not there, go to the sign-in screen and use the "Resend confirmation" option, or contact support at hello@mygolfman.com. |