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October 20, 2026
A golf group app keeps a regular game, league or outing in one place: who is playing, the course and tee times, invitations and a live leaderboard that updates as everyone scores. In TheGrint, the Groups feature does this job and is free for every member.
Groups and Leaderboards are separate features: once a Group exists, you can add a Leaderboard to it so several foursomes compete in one shared competition. This guide covers three common ways to use Groups, then shows how to create a Group, add a Leaderboard, choose who can see it and join on game day.
A Group runs on the rounds your players already track in TheGrint, and it works alongside TheGrint's golf games: a Group-wide competition and a smaller game inside one foursome can run at the same time.
Three common uses for a golf group app are running a recurring game or league, finding playing partners for an open tee time, and organizing a larger outing with several foursomes. One Group can be as small as one tee time with four golfers or as large as a league or outing with many tee times.
If you are the one who books the tee times and rounds everyone up each week, a Group puts that work in one place. Grinters use Groups for games such as these:
As organizer, you keep who is playing, the course and event details, the leaderboard setup, game settings, invitations and day-of-play scoring together. Share the Group link in your group text, WhatsApp chat or email list so players can join. Once the habit sticks, the first tee is about pressing Play rather than sorting out scorecards.
Groups help in both directions: hosts can fill open spots in a tee time, and golfers without a game can find one.
You can message the host of a Public Group even if you are not friends on TheGrint. Hosts use the Group description and messages to share practical details such as tee boxes and games, plus anything else players should expect from the round.
Groups also handle one-off events. Say 16 friends meet once a year, book four foursomes and always play Medal. The organizer sets the course, date and number of tee times, the player list, who can see the Group, the competition format and the leaderboard.
For that outing, Friends privacy keeps the Group visible to the organizer's friends, and an Individual Leaderboard with Medal as the format ranks all 16 players together. Invite other Grinters straight from your friends list and they get an app notification. Anyone who does not have TheGrint yet can get the link by text, WhatsApp or email, create an account and then join.
You create a Group from the 9-dot menu in five steps, and once it exists you can add a Leaderboard and invite players.
Choose Public to recruit new players, Friends for your existing golf circle and Private for invitation-only events. The table shows how each level behaves.
| Privacy level | Who can see the Group | Where it can appear | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Everyone on TheGrint | Groups Discover and the Activity Feed | Filling open spots with players outside your friend list |
| Friends | Your friends on TheGrint | Friends' Activity Feeds; friends with relevant notifications enabled can get a notification | Regular games and outings among people you know |
| Private | Only you, by default | Through the invite link you send to your players | Closed outings and invitation-only groups |
Once the Group exists, tap Add Leaderboard, pick Individual or Teams and set the format. The leaderboard is what turns a list of players into a live competition, because it updates across every foursome and scorecard as golfers enter their scores.
| Leaderboard type | How players compete | Format examples |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Leaderboard | Each golfer competes on their own | Medal, Stableford, Skins |
| Teams Leaderboard | Golfers are divided into teams | Scramble, Best Ball, Added Scores, Alternate Shot |
If your group plays a scramble, choose a Teams Leaderboard and pick Scramble as the format. For mixed-ability groups, Stableford keeps one blow-up hole from sinking a round, since a double bogey or worse scores 0 points. For more on formats and settings, see how to set up a leaderboard in TheGrint.
Invited golfers join a Group from their app notification or by searching in Groups, and on game day they join the Group leaderboard from Play or from the Group page. Either way, the round opens with everything already set.
Once you join, the Score Tracker launches with the players, tee boxes, games and competition settings already in place. Track your round as normal and the Group leaderboard updates across every participating scorecard. Each foursome should have at least one Grinter entering scores; non-Grinters can still play and stay visible in the standings.
Yes. A Group-wide competition and a smaller game inside one foursome can run at the same time, and you can add the foursome game after the round has started.
Six core games, including Stableford, Match Best Ball and Skins, are available to all members; see the games every member can play and what Free and Pro include. All TheGrint games are points-based.
TheGrint covers the full group workflow: organizing before the round, live scoring during it and results after it. Groups handle who is playing, invitations and communication, while the attached Leaderboard handles the live standings.
Leaderboards are available in TheGrint app on iOS and Android. For a multi-round team event, such as a golf trip or club-versus-club match, set up a Teams Cup, which adds multiple Sessions, team match points and a competition summary.
Yes. Scramble is one of the Teams Leaderboard formats you can choose when you add a Leaderboard to a Group, alongside Best Ball, Added Scores and Alternate Shot. Players are divided into teams and the live leaderboard ranks them as scores are entered. For a multi-round team event, Teams Cup also offers Scramble as a Session format.
Yes. A Group keeps the league's players, event details, invitations and leaderboard setup in one place, and Leaderboards can support a season-long points competition. The organizer decides how many points each finishing position earns, points build up across events, and the golfer with the most points at the end of the season wins.
Groups are built for large groups with many tee times as well as small ones. A Group can be one tee time with four golfers, several foursomes, a league with dozens of players or an outing that spans many tee times, and one Group leaderboard can rank players across all of those foursomes and scorecards.
No. Each foursome needs at least one Grinter to enter scores for that group, but non-Grinters can still take part. They can be added to a scorecard, or to a Leaderboard by email address and handicap, and a Grinter in their foursome enters their scores. Non-Grinters stay visible in the standings.
Yes. Groups is free for every member. Groups and Leaderboards are separate features: you create the Group first, then add a Leaderboard to it when you want a live competition. You can make a Group Public, Friends-only or Private and invite players by app notification or by sharing a link.
No. Live Leaderboards are available to both Free and Pro members on iOS and Android, and Pro is not required to create or take part in a standard live Leaderboard. Teams Cup is also available to Free and Pro members. Pro adds five more core games, including Wolf and Vegas, for foursome-level play.
Create a Group, add a Leaderboard and send the link to your players, and the next round starts with everyone in one live competition. TheGrint is free on iPhone and Android. Get started with TheGrint.
