Live Golf Scoring

What Live Golf Scoring does

Live Golf Scoring (operating as GolfScoring) is a web-based real-time golf scoring platform founded in 2020 and headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan. The product enables tournament organizers, golf clubs, leagues, and casual playing groups to run golf events with live leaderboards, mobile on-course scoring, automatic handicap calculations, flight and tee-time management, and spectator-friendly link sharing that requires no app download. The platform supports the major scoring formats used in golf — stroke play, match play, Stableford, and team formats — alongside niche features such as a skins calculator with payouts, hole competitions, multi-round event support (up to six rounds with cut management), hole sponsor placement, and custom branding. Cumulative reported metrics include 10K+ rounds scored, 500+ tournaments hosted, 50+ golf course integrations, and 99% platform uptime.

The technical architecture is a web-based responsive application with real-time synchronization across devices, branded under GolfScoring. It is distributed solely through a direct self-serve website at livegolfscoring.com with no app store presence, marketplace listing, or channel partner ecosystem described. The platform integrates with 50+ golf courses and supports shareable scorecards and leaderboards via simple URL links, removing the friction of app installation for spectators.

The business model is a product-led freemium stack. The base platform is free with unlimited events, unlimited golfers, all game formats, and email support. Monetization occurs through one-time per-event upgrades ($10 Advanced Scoring, $15 Multi-Round Events, $15 Hole Sponsors, $35 Custom Branding) and monthly subscriptions ($25 Advanced Features, $99 Complete Package). Reported customer segments include golf tournament organizers (primary), casual golf groups, and social betting/kitty competitions. No funding rounds, management team disclosures, AI/ML capabilities, or partnership/certification disclosures are present in the available source material.

Name

Live Golf Scoring

Website

https://livegolfscoring.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Live Golf Scoring (GolfScoring) is a Lahore-based web platform that provides real-time golf scoring, tournament management, live leaderboards, and handicap support for tournament organizers, golf clubs, and casual playing groups worldwide via a freemium model with paid add-ons and subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Golf Scoring Software

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910), Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391), Spectator Sports (7112)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Golf Tours & Professional Circuits (MPAKAAAK), Individual Sports Events (Tennis, Golf, Boxing/MMA, Athletics) (MPAGAMAC)

Keywords

• Golf scoring software
• Tournament management platform
• Live leaderboard software
• Sports scoring platform
• Golf event tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Lahore

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Freemium Base Tier: Free access to core platform features including unlimited events, unlimited golfers, all game formats, and email support. Serves as acquisition layer for premium upsells.
2. One-Time Event Upgrades: Single-event purchases for Advanced Scoring ($10), Multi-Round Events ($15), and Custom Branding ($35). Target one-off tournaments and annual outings without requiring subscription.
3. Subscription - Advanced Features: $25/month subscription unlocking all scoring features, skins and hole competitions, multi-format scoring, and priority support for all events while subscribed.
4. Subscription - Complete Package: $99 subscription (billing cadence not specified) including custom branding, logo management, hole sponsor management, all scoring features, and premium support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Live Golf Scoring is a web-based, real-time golf scoring platform that enables event organizers to create tournaments, manage flights and tee times, track scores hole-by-hole from mobile devices, and broadcast live leaderboards via shareable links. The platform supports stroke play, match play, Stableford, and team formats, with automatic handicap calculations, skins/kitty competitions, and optional custom branding for professional events.

Product overview

Live Golf Scoring is a unified golf scoring platform that combines a free core product with optional premium add-ons and subscriptions. The base platform offers live leaderboards, tournament management, flight management, mobile scoring, handicap support, and sharing features. Premium monetization is structured as one-time event purchases (Advanced Scoring at $10, Multi-Round Events at $15, Custom Branding at $35) and monthly subscriptions (Advanced Features at $25/month, Complete Package at $99/month). The platform supports scoring formats including stroke play, match play, Stableford, and team formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Golf Scoring Platform Core web-based real-time golf scoring platform offering unlimited events and golfers, all game formats (stroke play, match play, Stableford, team), live leaderboards, flight and tee time management, mobile scoring with real-time sync, automatic handicap calculations, and shareable scorecard links for spectators without app downloads.
• Advanced Scoring Add-on One-time per-event premium upgrade ($10) that adds a skins calculator with payouts, hole competitions tracking, multi-format leaderboards, and combined team and individual scoring for tournament organizers running kitty or competition-format events.
• Multi-Round Events Add-on One-time per-event premium upgrade ($15) that supports multi-round tournaments up to 6 rounds with cumulative event totals, daily round score displays, and cut management features for organizers running multi-day or multi-stage competitions.
• Hole Sponsors Add-on Sponsorship management add-on ($15 per event) that places sponsor logos on scorecards across 19 locations (18 holes plus the leaderboard) with easy logo management, enabling event organizers to monetize events through local or corporate sponsorships.
• Custom Branding Add-on White-labeling add-on ($35 per event) that replaces the platform's branding with the organizer's own logo, custom brand colors, background images per hole, and hole transition ads for professional and corporate golf events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Platform serves 10K+ rounds scored across 500+ tournaments
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Arccos Golf: Arccos provides AI-driven shot tracking and scoring with a strong analytics layer; an adjacent player that overlaps in live scoring while competing for the same golfer attention and event workflows.
• 18Birdies: 18Birdies is a consumer golf scoring and GPS app with social and stat-tracking features; it overlaps on casual live scoring but is broader in scope (GPS, stats, social) and less focused on organizer-side tournament workflows.
• SwingU: SwingU is a golf scoring and GPS app with handicap tracking; it competes for casual golfer usage and overlaps on live scoring, though its primary strength is on-course GPS rather than organizer-side event management.

Direct peers

• Scoreholio: Scoreholio is a mobile-first live scoring app popular for casual golf outings, skins games, and amateur competitions with a similar freemium monetization model and live leaderboard focus.
• BlueGolf: BlueGolf is the leading web-based tournament management platform for golf clubs and organizers in North America, offering live scoring, tee sheets, and event software — directly comparable to Live Golf Scoring's core offering.
• Golf Genius: Golf Genius provides tournament management software used by thousands of golf clubs, leagues, and charity events with live scoring and mobile apps — competing head-to-head with Live Golf Scoring for the same organizer persona.
• BestScore: BestScore is a golf scoring app focused on amateur outings and tournaments with skins and team formats — overlapping use cases with Live Golf Scoring's premium add-ons.
• Tournament Software Solutions (GeniSports): Tournament Software Solutions is a general sports tournament management platform widely used for golf events, offering similar registration, scheduling, and live scoring capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• GHIN (USGA Handicap System): GHIN is the official USGA handicap computation service used by most US clubs; Live Golf Scoring's handicap feature competes and integrates against this incumbent-managed standard.
• GolfNow (NBC Sports Next): GolfNow is a dominant tee-time booking and golf course management platform owned by NBC Sports Next, with adjacent event software capabilities via its course-management suite; an incumbent with deep course relationships that could expand into tournament scoring.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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