Your Complete Guide to Starting a Golf Pool
Fantasy golf is one of the fastest-growing niches in sports gaming. Unlike season-long sports which require a daily commitment, golf pools are short, intense 4-day sprints that are perfect for casual fans and hardcore golf nerds alike.
Phase 1: Choose Your Tournament
The best time to start is around the Majors (The Masters, US Open, The Open Championship, PGA Championship) because casual fans already know the stakes. But the Players Championship, the Waste Management Phoenix Open, or the Arnold Palmer Invitational are also phenomenal events for recurring groups.
Phase 2: Establish the Rules of Engagement
Will you score by total cumulative strokes to par? Will you use Position Points (e.g., 100 points to the winner, 90 to second place)? Make sure your scoring method aligns with how much time your group spends watching golf. We strongly recommend adding a "Missed Cut Penalty" so that picking a dud roster doesn't completely end someone's weekend by Friday.
Phase 3: The Invite
TeeUp Pools makes this easy with a single shareable link. There are no apps to force your members to download (they can easily use the responsive web version) and absolutely no manual data entry for the commissioner. Send the link in a group text, and the platform handles the rest.