Free Golf Tournament Software - No Hidden Fees
SoftGolf is completely free for tournament organizers.
Create unlimited events, collect unlimited registrations, and manage your tournaments without paying a penny.
SoftGolf is simple & free to use!
Create your event on the dedicated golf tournament marketplace at no cost to you.
We've got everything you need to sell tickets, manage your events, and grow your business.
Registration Features
Always Free
SoftGolf is always free, as well as all tournament registration features!
We only charge for payment processing if you decide to enable it.
- Dedicated tournament page
- Unlimited tournaments creation
- Unlimited administrative users
- Unlimited tickets and golfer registrations
- Tournament & sponsors images and website links
- Custom Registration Questionnaire
- Single view dashboard for registration & revenue
- Golfer foursome management tool
- Create any tickets & sponsorship options
- Automated email reminders to participants
- Export collected data to Excel or as a CSV
- Accept donations
- 24/7 support
- Contact page for tournament hosts
- Searchable tournaments on SoftGolf
- Google Events for more visibility
Add-On Payment Processing
3% credit card fees
Powered by Stripe
2.9% service fees
Need to collect golfers' payments? Simply enable payment processing during your event creation or in your dashboard and ta-da!
No hidden fees. This includes all credit card & platform processing fees. You can choose to pass it on to the golfer tickets directly or absorb it in your ticket sales automatically.
How do we compare with other platforms?
Cost comparison for running a golf tournament with 100 players and $100 tickets*
| Platform* | Their Cost | SoftGolf Cost | Your Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kismet Golf (Basic) | $299/event + $4/player | Free | $299+ per event |
| Kismet Golf (Pro) | $599/event + $4/player | Free | $599+ per event |
| Golf Genius | $500–2,000/year | Free | $500+ per year |
| Eventbrite | $8.39/ticket | $5.90/ticket | $2.49/ticket |
| BirdEase | $6.19/ticket | $5.90/ticket | $0.29/ticket |
*As of March 2026. Golf-specific platform costs are per-event or annual fees. Per-ticket costs include registration, processing, and platform fees for a $100 ticket. This is for comparison only — we do not have any affiliation with or own any trademarks associated with these platforms.
Why SoftGolf over golf-specific platforms?
Feature comparison against the most popular golf tournament platforms
| Feature | SoftGolf | Kismet Golf | Golf Genius |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | Free | $299–599/event | $500–2,000/yr |
| Native mobile app | Yes (iOS) | No (web only) | Yes (2.9★) |
| Scoring formats | Stroke, Match, Stableford | Similar | Extensive |
| Handicap methods | 5 options | Unknown | USGA integrated |
| Live leaderboard | Yes + TV mode | Yes | Yes |
| Team management | Drag-and-drop | Yes | Yes |
| Achievement animations | Yes | No | No |
| Multi-round support | Up to 10 rounds | Unknown | Yes |