Outdoor
Golf score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Hit a ball into a hole in as few strokes as you can. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Golf
Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- Play 2 to 8 players or pairs. Each side can be 1 or 2 people.
- Record the finishing order, and each side’s strokes if you like.
- Add the round, like 9 holes or 18 holes.
- Fewest strokes wins. Level on strokes? Pick the order yourself.
The basics
How to play Golf
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- PlayersUsually 2 to 4 play together. Pairs can play as a team.
- How to winTake the fewest strokes over the round.
- The official gameThe R&A and the USGA write the Rules of Golf together. A full round is 18 holes.
- How groups differGroups often allow a free second shot, called a mulligan, or give short putts. Agree before you start.
- Start from the tee and play toward the green. Finish each hole by holing out.
- Count every stroke you swing, plus any penalties.
- Play the ball where it lies. Don’t move it unless the rules let you.
- A ball out of bounds or in the water costs a penalty stroke.
- The player with the lowest score on a hole tees off first on the next.
- Par is the strokes a good player takes on a hole. One under par is a birdie.
Play better
Golf tips
- Grip lightly and keep your head still.
- Take a practice swing.
- Aim for the middle of the green.
- Keep the pace up. Let faster groups play through.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Golf, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
Log a game · Results everyone approves · Head-to-head records · Guest players · Cups and tournaments · How to play guides
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Questions
Golf in log8: questions
Can I keep Golf scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Golf is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Golf?
Take the fewest strokes over the round.
How many people play Golf?
Usually 2 to 4 play together. Pairs can play as a team.
Do people play Golf differently?
Groups often allow a free second shot, called a mulligan, or give short putts. Agree before you start.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Golf rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team