a golf trip app built for how Australians play.

Built in Sydney

Most golf trip apps come out of the United States. They score Nassau and Wolf, pull GHIN handicaps and charge in US dollars. That’s fine until sixteen of you turn up at a regional course playing Stableford off Golf Australia handicaps, with half the group on patchy signal.

Caddi runs the whole trip for the person organising it, from the first “who’s in?” to the last leaderboard, and the golf side is set up for the way Australian groups play.

what an Australian golf trip needs

  • Stableford, stroke, match play in singles, foursomes and fourball, Ambrose and best ball, with team sides across the trip, and net and gross side by side.
  • Nearest the pin and longest drive recorded as prizes, with the organiser writing in the winner, rather than scored.
  • Daily playing handicaps worked out with Golf Australia’s formula for the course and tee each player is on that day.
  • Par and stroke index for every hole, from a library of more than 1,400 courses. It started as Australian and now covers New Zealand, Scotland, England, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Fiji, and it grows with every trip.
  • Scoring that keeps going when the signal drops and catches up when it’s back.
  • Pricing in Australian dollars, with GST included. No subscription.

how handicaps work

Each player’s Golf Australia handicap index goes in when they register, and the organiser approves it. From there Caddi works out their daily playing handicap for the course and tee they’re on. Trips overseas use WHS.

The organiser can change any number, and every change is logged, so there’s no argument on the first tee about who adjusted what. Handicaps lock when the trip starts.

Caddi doesn’t post scores to Golf Australia. If you want a round to count for handicap, post it in the Golf Australia Official App as well.

a real four-day trip, fifteen players

In September a group of fifteen spent four days at a links resort in Victoria. Five rounds. Friday and Saturday were 36-hole days: an Ambrose in one session and a tournament round in the other, four groups off the first tee eight minutes apart. The overall winner came from three tournament rounds across the two courses.

Around the golf sat the rest of the trip. A bus from the airport on the Thursday night, three nights on site, breakfast times, lunch on the carts, dinner booked for two nights, a transfer back on the Sunday afternoon.

All of it lived in one link. The draw, the tee times, the bus time and the dinner booking were in the same place as the live leaderboard. When a tee time moved, the players whose morning it changed got a notification.

the rest of the trip

Scoring apps are everywhere. Across more than 70 interviews with golf trip organisers and tour operators, the part that took an organiser 15 to 40 hours in the lead up to a trip was everything but the golf.

  • Getting people to commit. Invite links show who’s opened, confirmed or pulled out, and the organiser can see who’s paid and who hasn’t. Once the roster is full, anyone else goes straight onto the waitlist.
  • Registration and details. Players register once and add their handicap. Forms collect sizes, dietary needs, arrivals and rooming, and polls settle the decisions.
  • Herding cats. A day-by-day itinerary with tee times, rooms, transfers and dinners in one link, FAQs alongside, and a notification when a tee time or group changes.
  • Payments. Players pay their share of the trip, and the organiser sees who’s paid, who’s marked a bank transfer and who hasn’t.
  • Splitting costs at the end, against the same player list.
  • Your group gets its own page at caddigolf.app. Players use it in a browser or from the App Store or Google Play.

what it costs

Free to set up: build the whole trip before you invite anyone. Then A$15 per player, per trip, GST included. A sixteen-player trip is A$240. There’s no subscription and nothing per round. The organiser buys a seat for each player, and most groups pay for it from the trip kitty. On most golf trips it’s a rounding error.

There are no ads, anywhere, and the trip carries your group’s name and look, so it feels like your trip, not a tournament inside someone else’s app.

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where other apps are better

We’d rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one.

  • Squabbit is free to start and has more scoring formats, a course GPS and leagues. If the golf is all you need organised, and you want serious tournament support, start there.
  • Golfify is free to start and suits golf societies with regular fixtures. Its free tier is capped at 8 players per event.
  • The Golf Australia Official App is the one for posting handicap scores. Nothing replaces it for that.
  • MiScore is what many clubs use for competition scoring. If your round is a club comp, it’s already in your pocket.
  • 18Birdies is a player’s app: GPS, shot stats and games between mates. Keep it for your own round.
  • Golf GameBook is a clean social scorecard with a feed for sharing rounds.
  • If your trip is a single day of golf, you don’t need Caddi.

Competitor details from their own websites, checked 23 September 2026. Check them yourself before you decide; products change.

questions

Does Caddi work with Golf Australia handicaps?

Yes. Each player’s Golf Australia index is entered at registration and approved by the organiser. Caddi works out a daily playing handicap for each course and tee using Golf Australia’s formula. It does not sync with Golf Australia or post scores back.

Does scoring work without phone signal?

Scores keep saving through a signal drop mid-round and send themselves when it’s back.

Can we play Ambrose and 4BBB?

Caddi scores Stableford, stroke, match play in singles, foursomes and fourball, Ambrose and best ball, with team sides across the trip, and shows net and gross side by side. Nearest the pin and longest drive are recorded as prizes, with the organiser writing in the winner, rather than scored.

Is there a GPS?

No, on purpose. Everyone already has a rangefinder or a GPS app they like, and Caddi does not try to replace them. A player who likes tracking their stats can keep using their GPS or stats app alongside Caddi.

Do players need to download an app?

No. They can use the trip link in a browser, or install Caddi from the App Store or Google Play. Organisers and players get the same features whichever way they join.

We’re going to New Zealand or Vietnam. Does it still work?

Yes. The course library started as Australian and now covers New Zealand, Scotland, England, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Fiji. If your course is missing, we will add it before the trip departs.

How much is it?

Free to set up. A$15 per player, per trip, GST included, when you invite them in. No subscription.

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