18BIRDIES BLOG

We're excited to introduce GPS distances on your Apple Watch with the 18Birdies app! Here's everything you need to know: The GPS distances on your Apple Watch are based on the location of your watch, not your phone. This means that you don't have to carry your phone around on the course to get accurate distances.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the new Community tab in the 18Birdies app. This update is designed to improve your experience and help you stay connected with your golfing community. With the Community tab, you will be able to easily manage your leagues and tournaments, follow your friends, view their scores, and stay up-to-date with all the latest activities in your golfing circles. Let’s take a closer look at the key changes:

We have two drills for you, the first is if you’re in a rush and only have a minute or two to practice your putting before a round, and the other drill is if you have a longer time to practice.

Try our favorite chipping drill to get up and down from anywhere! Here's how it works: Grab 10 balls from your bag. Step out a distance of 5 yards, 10 yards, 15 yards, and 20 yards from any hole on the practice green. At each distance location you’ll hit 10 shots, and will earn points for each…

With 18Birdies, you can manage your league or tournament in one place, making it easier and more efficient for you to do your job. No more spending time on tedious spreadsheets or multiple software programs. Our new golf league management tool is designed to help golf tournament & league organizers manage all of the aspects of their leagues & golf tournaments with ease.

We know that hitting a certain score can be a challenge. That's why we've made it easier for you to set those goals and track your progress with Scoring Goals. Just set a Scoring Goal and 18Birdies will provide you with a full stat breakdown of what it takes to reach your Scoring Goal. We'll automatically suggest Targets for birdies, pars, greens in regulation, and fairways hit for you to reach based on other players who have achieved your Scoring Goal.

We're happy to introduce an update to 18Birdies, the #1 rated golf GPS and scorecard app! With app version 13.15, 18Birdies has amazing new features that will help you reflect on your golf highlights from 2022 and set scoring goals to continue improving in 2023. The End Of Year Summary lets you view your performance from the past year, such as your best scores, courses, and more. With Scoring Goals, you can set a goal and 18Birdies will automatically set Targets for each round of golf you play.

Golf tournament event organizers are constantly on the lookout for an easy-to-use and efficient way to manage their tournaments. With recent advances in technology, the 18Birdies mobile app, available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, has developed the powerful and user-friendly tournament management tool for organizers.

We have a brand new way to get the most accurate representation of the distance you hit each club in your bag. It’s called True Distance and it even factors in on-course conditions like wind, slope, temperature, rain & more. True Distance can also intelligently determine which shots are the best…

Your next tournament outing just got easier. Disable skins carryover is back along with the introduction of more player management tools. We're committed to improving your ability to manage group outings with ease. Our latest release was focused on improving your tournament experience.  Ready to manage your next tournament?

Let’s talk about course management. You’ve probably heard the term before but what does it mean? Course management in a nutshell is about giving yourself the best chance to shoot low scores while not overthinking on the course. And the best place to get started is before a round. That’s why at…

We've received great feedback, and we've used it to improve tournaments. A fully revamped version of the 18Birdies tournament feature has been released. This update includes a bunch of cool new features and some major improvements as a result of feedback from 18Birdies golfers.

In our latest release, we've made a few updates to improve the overall experience,including your distance from the tee box and the GPS screen. We've also made it easier to track one shot to the next, and a way to make suqick edits to narrow in your shot distance accuracy.

18Birdies is proud to introduce Always Go For The Green as an official brand partner and 18Birdies Athlete! Tanner is a Western Golf Association (WGA) Evans Scholar/Caddy graduate from the University of Wisconsin. His content includes the original golf hack along with various satire and a fresh look at the lighter side of the sport we love, along with fun 18Birdies clips/videos.

With 18Birdies, you can plan and manage your in-person or virtual golf tournaments and golf outings with friends. Create any style of tournament you want, including stroke play, stableford, scramble, and best ball, & invite your friends to join you. When friends or tournament participants enter their score for each hole, anyone in the tournament can instantly see who is leading, and how they’re performing vs others.