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.
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Free to run. Pay only when you collect.
No setup fee, no seat count, no annual contract. The only money we make is a slice of the payments you actually take.
Free
Everything you need to run a tournament, start to finish.
Email support
- Unlimited tournaments and registrations
- Unlimited administrative users
- Live leaderboard with TV Display Mode
- Stroke, Match and Stableford scoring
- Custom registration questions
- iOS app for organizers and players
Premium
PopularCollect entry fees and donations. No monthly fee, ever.
Gold support
- Everything in Free
- Card payments via Stripe Connect
- Payouts direct to your account
- Absorb fees or pass them to golfers
- Refunds handled from your dashboard
- 24/7 support, including event day
Enterprise
Hands-on help and custom work, straight from the founders.
Platinum support
- Everything in Premium
- Direct line to a founder on event day
- Custom features built to request
- Onboarding and setup for your team
- Ongoing help across every event you run
Stripe charges 2.9% + 30¢ for the card. We charge 2.9%. Nothing else is added.
Compare the plans
| Feature | Free | Premium | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited tournaments and registrations | Included | Included | Included |
| Live leaderboard and TV Display Mode | Included | Included | Included |
| Collect entry fees and donations | Not included | Included | Included |
| Payouts and refunds handled for you | Not included | Included | Included |
| 24/7 support | Not included | Included | Included |
| Custom features built to request | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Direct line to a founder on event day | Not included | Not included | Included |
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
- Email support
- Contact page for tournament hosts
- Searchable tournaments on SoftGolf
- Google Events for more visibility
Add-On Payment Processing
2.9% service fee
Need to collect golfers' payments? Simply enable payment processing during your event creation or in your dashboard and ta-da!
- Credit card processingStripe
- 2.9% + 30¢
- SoftGolf service fee
- 2.9%
Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ goes straight to them for handling the card — that half never reaches us. Our 2.9% is the only fee we charge, and it covers payouts, refunds, and support. Nothing else is added. You can pass both on to the golfer at checkout or absorb them in your ticket price 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 | $6.10/ticket | $2.29/ticket |
| BirdEase | $6.19/ticket | $6.10/ticket | $0.09/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 |