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Emailing a spreadsheet and hoping everyone opens it
Registration, payments, and roster tracking that lives in your inbox and breaks the moment two people edit it.
Golf league & tournament software · Free plan available
Modern golf operations
Stop running your league with spreadsheets and texts.
Back9Ops is the modern operations platform for golf courses, clubs, and leagues. Pairings, scoring, standings, payments, and player communication — all in one place.
Free plan · no time limit
All scoring formats included
Mobile-first scorecards
Live · Free plan available
Replaces spreadsheets & texts
Command Center
One place to run the day
Active events
12 Leagues, scrambles, opensPlayers invited
248 Invite status & linkingUnpaid registrations
31 Track offline paymentsScoring open
3 rounds Live leaderboard readyAuto pairings by handicapClub plan
QR guest scoringNo login needed
Live leaderboardLeague+ plan
Commissioner notesAll plans
Sound familiar?
If you're managing a golf league or tournament, you've probably lived these moments. Back9Ops replaces all of it.
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Chasing payment confirmations in a group text
Back9Ops tracks paid, unpaid, and waived status per player — visible to you in seconds, not buried in a thread.
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Printing pairings 10 minutes before tee time
Generate balanced pairings by handicap automatically. Distribute digitally or print a clean PDF tee sheet.
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Posting results on Facebook because there's nowhere else
Live leaderboard, round results, and season standings — all on a dedicated page you can link from anywhere.
Everything your operation needs in one place.
Built around how golf staff actually work — from first invite to posted results, every step is handled.
Event & league management
Create tournaments or recurring league seasons with a clean wizard. Manage field limits, waitlists, and public registration pages that feel official.
- Event creation wizard — up and running in 2 minutes
- Waitlist with real-time position display for players
- Payment tracking: click to cycle Unpaid → Paid → Waived
- Season standings, round history, biggest-mover tracking
Pairings, tee times & scoring
From manual control to full automation — generate balanced pairings, assign tee times, and watch the leaderboard update as scores come in.
- Auto pairings balanced by handicap (Club plan)
- Manual pairings & tee time assignment (League+)
- USGA-compliant net scoring: CourseHandicap / PlayingHandicap
- One-click results finalization and posting
Player experience
Players get a clean mobile experience from invite through scorecard — no clutter, no confusion about where to go or what to do next.
- Mobile-first scorecard — tap any hole to score, auto-saves
- Personal dashboard: tee time, pairings, round notes in one view
- Live leaderboard link shareable to anyone
- QR guest scoring — scan and score, no account required (Club)
Communications hub
Stop chasing people down. Send targeted messages automatically or on schedule — without leaving the platform.
- Email invites and round reminders (League+)
- Push notifications to players' devices (Club)
- Auto-trigger messages: scoring opens, results posted (Club)
- Segmented messaging: target unpaid, waitlist, or no-shows (Club)
Every format your club plays.
Standard formats are included on all plans. Advanced competitive formats are available on the Club plan.
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Scramble
Team takes the best shot each hole. Requires 2+ players to count per hole — rule enforced automatically.
All plans🏌️
Best Ball
Lowest individual score per hole per team. Net scoring with USGA handicap formula.
All plans🤝
Chapman
Two-player format with specific team-score rules and 60/40 handicap allocation.
All plans🥊
Match Play
Full bracket management with W/L/T standings. Stroke leaderboard tracked separately.
Club plan💰
Skins
Per-hole prize pool with carryovers. Tracks who wins each skin and running totals.
Club plan🏆
Ryder Cup
Foursomes, Four-Ball, and Singles sessions. Full 0.5/1/0 point system with USGA handicap notes.
Club planUp and running in minutes.
No onboarding call. No training. No waiting. Create your first event and see the platform in action right now.
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Create your event or league
Set your format, course, dates, field limits, and handicap rules. The wizard takes about 2 minutes.
2
Invite players and open registration
Send invites, share a QR flyer, or open public registration. Track who's in, who's paid, and who's waitlisted.
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Run the event with confidence
Generate pairings, open scoring, and watch the leaderboard update in real time. Post results with one click.
✦ Club plan · QR Guest Scoring
Players score without creating an account.
Print scorecards with a unique QR code for each player or group. They scan it at the tee, enter scores on any phone — no login, no download, no friction. You see results in real time.
- Charity and fundraiser events with first-timers
- New member guest days where not everyone has an account
- Large tournaments where tech friction slows down the group
- Any event where you want scoring, not support calls
Simple, honest pricing.
Free to start. Upgrade when you're ready. No surprises — see exactly what you get on each plan.
Free
$0/forever
Get started. Zero friction.
- 1 active event at a time
- Up to 20 players per event
- Core scoring (all standard formats)
- Public event pages
- Live leaderboard
- Unlimited events
- League standings & history
- Automation
League
$599/year
$49.92/mo billed annually
Run your full season.
- Unlimited active events
- Unlimited players
- Live leaderboard
- League standings & season history
- Manual pairings & tee times
- Basic email communications
- Auto pairings & tee times
- Advanced formats (skins, match play)
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Club
$999/year
$83.25/mo billed annually
Everything, automated.
- Everything in League
- Auto pairings & tee times
- Skins, match play & Ryder Cup formats
- QR guest scoring (no account needed)
- Push notifications
- Automated & scheduled messages
- Course branding on scorecards
- Priority support
See full feature comparison ↓
| Feature | Free | League | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Events | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Players per event | 20 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Core scoring | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live leaderboard | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| League standings & history | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manual pairings | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto pairings | — | — | ✓ |
| Manual tee times | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto tee times | — | — | ✓ |
| Basic email comms | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Push notifications | — | — | ✓ |
| Automated messages | — | — | ✓ |
| Segmented messaging | — | — | ✓ |
| Scoring automation | — | — | ✓ |
| Match play brackets | — | — | ✓ |
| Skins format | — | — | ✓ |
| Ryder Cup format | — | — | ✓ |
| QR guest scoring | — | — | ✓ |
| Course branding | — | — | ✓ |
| Branded leaderboard | — | — | ✓ |
All plans billed annually. 14-day Club trial available. Questions? sales@back9ops.com
"Back9Ops replaced our spreadsheet, our group text, and our paper scorecards in one shot. Our players stopped asking questions on event day."
Less than a sleeve of balls per day
The Club plan is $2.74/day. League plan is $1.64/day. For unlimited events and players, that's an easy math problem.
Mobile-first where it counts
Every touch target is at least 48px. Scoring, leaderboards, and player dashboards work cleanly on any phone.
Get started today
Your next event is 2 minutes away.
Create your first event for free — no credit card, no onboarding call, no waiting. Or reach out with questions below.
Still have questions?
Use this form to reach us directly. We'll get back to you the same day.
- Onboarding help for your first event
- Questions about formats or scoring rules
- Bulk pricing for multi-course orgs
Or email directly: sales@back9ops.com