SCORING &
LEADERBOARDS
HOW IT ALL WORKS
A New Take on Competition
Whether you're a single-digit handicap or playing with an index for the first time, our fun twist on competitive golf allows members of all skill levels to participate in tournaments when and where they want.
Unlike traditional one-day events with fixed fields determined in advance, AGS fields are variable on a weekly basis, both in terms of the total number of participants and their individual handicaps. As a result, we've created a unique scoring structure for both weekly and season-long leaderboards, ensuring fair competition to test all members.
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Tournament Scoring & Points System
To start, simply play an 18-hole round at the designated host venue, then use the AGS app to post your hole-by-hole results. From there, your net score will be determined based on your Handicap Index at the time of play and the course slope/rating from the tees you chose to play.
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Upon completion of the event, all participants will be evenly distributed among three net flights based on their Handicap Index, ensuring that you'll only be competing against golfers of a similar skill level while also creating flights of equal size. The specific ranges of each flight may vary week to week, as will the total number of competitors.
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Points are awarded to all participants based on the size of the field: larger fields = more points awarded from 1st to last place. As members are equally distributed across all three flights, a 3rd place finish in Net A will earn the same amount of points as a 3rd place finish in Net B and Net C.
Points earned by all participants in weekly net competitions then flow into a season-long leaderboard for each AGS region, with three separate tiers based on how often you can play. Click the Season-Long Standings tab to learn more.
Round Verification and Tournament Management
Our flexibly-scheduled tournament play is a bit different than what most golfers are used to. To ensure the integrity of our weekly and season-long competitions, AGS has collaborated with our Allied Golf Association partners to operate a five-point, data-driven system to manage our leaderboards. Combining round verification from playing partners with automated HDCP reviews used to identify trends and red flags, the entire process is transparent and visible to membership through weekly reports and publicly-facing files. To learn more about how we manage our competitions, see below.