Get aboard, keep it rolling, and never bogey twice.
One net par or better and you are on the train. That hole just gets you on. From there every hole pays Stableford points, a bogey 1, a par 2, a birdie 3, an eagle 4. Two net bogeys in a row and you are thrown off. A net double bogey throws you off on its own. You keep every point you earned aboard, but you earn nothing more until your next net par gets you back on. Played on net scores, any number of players.
This is a simulated round, not a live game. Four made up players, eighteen made up holes, so you can watch exactly how Train is scored before you ever tee it up.
Big Fairways walks you through every step, hole by hole. No rule sheet in your back pocket and nobody keeping a tally on a napkin.
Your group can scan the QR code to join in the fun, keep their stats, and see the live scoreboard. Send a text link to let your fans, friends and family get updates when you birdie 18 for the win.
Whether you are playing as teams, groups or individually, or all of the above, the points tally correctly no matter how many side games you have going.
No matter how many games you have going at once, or how complex the PRESS math gets, Big Fairways provides a clean scorecard, point total and leaderboard throughout the round, with simplified Settle Up totals at the end.
It is easy to set up tournaments of all sizes and formats with Big Fairways. A three day golf trip with four buddies, or 144 players in a local charity event, we have you covered. And groups inside your tournament can still play their own side games while the competition runs.
Train is a points game where you have to be aboard to score. A net par or better on any hole puts you on the train. That hole gets you on and pays nothing itself. From the next hole on, every hole pays Stableford points: 1 for a net bogey, 2 for a net par, 3 for a birdie, 4 for an eagle. Two net bogeys in a row throw you off, and so does one net double bogey or worse. Being thrown off never costs you the points you already have. It just stops you earning until you make another net par. Big Fairways tracks who is aboard, who is one bogey from the platform, and who has been wrecked.
Train rewards the golfer who keeps it in play and punishes the one who chases. One bogey is a warning light, and the whole group knows the next hole decides whether you stay on. A double bogey is a wreck no matter what, so the lay up short of the water suddenly looks like the smart play. It is a game that changes how people think on the tee.
Pick Train when you set up the round, choose who is in, and start playing. The app prompts you at each step, keeps the running points, and lets you run other side games at the same time without the totals getting tangled. At the end you get one clean total per player and the shortest possible list of payments.
Send one link and your group follows the leaderboard live from their own phones, whether they are in your cart or watching from the clubhouse. Every round you post is saved to your own lifetime scorecard, which only you can see.
Make a net par or better on any hole. That hole only gets you aboard. Every hole after it pays until you are thrown off.
Two net bogeys in a row, or a single net double bogey or worse. Either way you keep the points you have already earned. You just stop scoring until your next net par gets you back aboard.
No. In the Big Fairways version every point you earned aboard stays yours. Some groups play a version where a wreck wipes your total. That is not how it is scored here.
Net. Big Fairways applies handicap strokes on the stroke index holes and works out the net score for you, so everybody in the group has a fair shot at staying aboard.
No. Big Fairways counts points. What your group decides to do with those points afterwards is entirely up to the group, and the app never handles anyone's money.
Yes, free while we build it. Every side game, the live leaderboard, the settle up totals and your lifetime scorecards are all included, and there is nothing to install because it runs in any phone browser.
Set it up in four taps, send the link to the group, and see who stays aboard.
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