Help & FAQ

Click “Create Your Pool” from the homepage or navigate to the admin dashboard. Select a tournament, name your pool, set a pick deadline, and you’re done. You’ll get a shareable invite link immediately.

No. Participants never need to create an account, download an app, or sign in. They simply click the invite link, enter their name, pick their golfers, and they’re in.

If you have an invite link, just click it. If you have a pool code, go to the Join page and paste it in. You’ll be taken directly to the pick sheet.

Any PGA Tour event – all four majors (Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, The Open), signature events like The Players Championship, and regular season tournaments throughout the year.

In the classic format, you pick one golfer from each of four tiers – 4 golfers total. Tiers are based on world rankings, so every team has a mix of favorites and sleepers.

Yes, as long as it’s before the pick deadline. After submitting, you’ll get a personal edit link. Bookmark it or save it – it’s the only way to change your picks.

The pool admin sets a pick deadline when creating the pool (typically before the first tee time on Thursday). After the deadline, no new entries or edits are allowed.

Contact your pool admin. They can see all entries in the admin dashboard but cannot edit picks on your behalf. For now, if the link is lost and the deadline hasn’t passed, you may need to submit a new entry.

Your pool score is the combined to-par score of your golfer picks. Lowest total wins. For example, if your four picks are –6, –2, –1, and E, your total is –9.

Golfers who miss the cut receive their score at the cut line plus an 8-stroke penalty. This makes the cut a meaningful part of strategy.

If a golfer withdraws before Round 1, they’re treated as a missed cut (+8 penalty). If they withdraw during the tournament, their score at the time of withdrawal stands with no extra penalty.

Ties are broken by the lowest single round score across all of a participant’s picks. The participant whose golfer posted the lowest individual round wins.

Scores update every 5 minutes during tournament rounds, pulled directly from ESPN. The leaderboard auto-refreshes every 60 seconds.

Yes. The admin dashboard shows all entries with their picks, submission dates, and email addresses (if provided). You can also delete entries if needed.

Yes. There’s no limit on how many pools you can create. Each pool gets its own invite link and leaderboard.

Ready Golf Pools is free to get started. Create a pool, invite your friends, and enjoy live scoring – no credit card required.