A golf scorecard app with shot tracking and stats
Wedge is an iPhone golf scorecard app with GPS distances and shot tracking on a course map. Enter a score in one tap, add fairways, greens and putts if you want them, and log each shot by tapping where it finished, with no clip-on sensors.
By Donato Di Ferdinando, creator of Wedge. Updated .
How it works
- On the Play tab, tap Track a round, pick the course and choose your tees.
- Choose what to track. Accuracy tracking adds fairway, green and putts to each hole, and Shot tracking adds a list of every shot. Both start from the defaults you set in Settings, and you can change them for any round.
- On each hole, the header shows the hole number, par, yardage and stroke index, and the distance card shows the yards to the pin, the front and back of the green and the bunkers, plus the wind, the elevation change and the distance the shot plays.
- Enter your score. With accuracy tracking on, mark the fairway and green as hit or missed left, right, short or long, and set the number of putts.
- To track shots, open the Map and tap where each shot finished. Wedge measures the distance and asks for the club and any other details you have switched on. When shots are logged, the fairway, green and putts for the hole fill in from them.
- Finish the round. Wedge shows a review of your card that names any hole still missing a score, then the Round Complete screen, where you can post to GHIN and share the round.
What it tracks
| Area | What you get |
|---|---|
| Scoring | Average, best and high scores, and your average score against par on par 3s, par 4s and par 5s. |
| Accuracy | Fairways and greens in regulation, with which side you miss on. |
| Short game | Putts, scrambling and chip-ins. |
| Clubs | Average and longest distance, shot quality on a 5-point scale, how often you start on line and your most common miss for each club in your bag. |
| Matches | Your win, loss and tie record and the money you have won or lost. |
| Handicap | Your Handicap Index and its trend, from GHIN or calculated by Wedge. |
Every stats card can be filtered to your last 20 rounds, this year, last year or other ranges. Shot details include the club, the lie, the shape and the quality of the strike, and penalties such as water and out of bounds are recorded on the map.
The map also has a Target mode. A tap there shows the distance to that spot without logging a shot, which helps when you are laying up or picking a line off the tee. On courses with a public course map, Wedge places the tees and greens for you, and you can drag the pin to where it is that day.
How much tapping per hole
The common complaint about golf scorecard apps is time spent on the phone. Wedge lets you choose how much to record, and each level adds only what it needs.
| Tracking | What you tap |
|---|---|
| Score only | One tap records par. Each tap of plus or minus moves the score by one stroke from there. |
| Score and accuracy | The score, then one tap for the fairway, one for the green and the putts. |
| Shots | One tap on the map for each shot and a tap to pick the club. Every other detail can be skipped or switched off under After each shot, ask for in Settings. |
If you keep the card for your group, each other player gets one row with a tap for par and plus and minus buttons, so four players fit on one screen. Players who keep their own score in Wedge enter it on their own phones.
On Apple Watch, start the round on your iPhone and open Wedge on the watch. It shows the distance to the front, center and back of the green, and you can enter scores and log shots from your wrist.
Price
Wedge is free to download. Playing rounds, which includes scoring, GPS distances and shot tracking, needs Wedge Pass at $29.99 a year, and new subscribers get a 3-month free trial. Your round history, stats and feed stay available without a pass.
Compare scorecard apps
If shot tracking is your main reason for an app, see Wedge vs Golfshot, which compares GPS and stats, and Wedge vs 18Birdies. If you also want your scores posted to GHIN, read Wedge vs TheGrint. The Stableford guide explains how points are counted if your group scores that way.
Get Wedge
Wedge keeps your scorecard, GPS distances and shot tracking in one place on iPhone and Apple Watch. Fairways, greens and putts fill in from the shots you log, and every round adds to your stats.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need sensors to track shots in Wedge?
No. You tap the map where each shot finished and Wedge measures it from your previous position. There is nothing to attach to your clubs.
Can I use Wedge just to keep score?
Yes. Turn off accuracy and shot tracking and each hole is a score only, which takes one tap for a par.
Does Wedge work on Apple Watch?
Yes. Start the round on your iPhone, then use the watch for distances to the green, scores and shots.
Does Wedge show yardages without tracking shots?
Yes. Each hole shows the distance to the pin, the green and the bunkers whether or not you log shots.
Which stats does Wedge track?
Scoring average, scores by par, fairways and greens with miss direction, putts, scrambling, chip-ins, distances by club, and your match record and money.
Can I score for the rest of my group?
Yes. The player keeping the card enters everyone's scores, and players with Wedge accounts approve their own card when the round is finished.
Related
- Wedge vs GolfshotGolfshot is built around GPS, automatic shot tracking and analytics. Wedge is built around money games, golf trips and your group. Here is how they compare.
- Wedge vs 18Birdies18Birdies is a free GPS and scoring app with a long list of side games. Wedge posts to GHIN, works out who owes whom after each match and runs Ryder Cup trips. Here is how they compare.
- Keep your GHIN handicap current from your scorecardLink GHIN once and Wedge imports your Handicap Index, works out course handicaps for every match and posts your round to GHIN hole by hole.
- A golf betting app for your regular gameWedge scores Nassau, match play and stroke play bets as you play, adds presses on its own and works out who owes whom when the round ends.
- How Stableford scoring worksStableford awards points for your score on each hole instead of counting strokes. Here is the points table, how handicap strokes apply and a worked example.
- Handicap Index calculatorEnter your recent scores with each course's rating and slope to see every score differential and the Handicap Index the World Handicap System works out from them.