GPS & Distances

• Real-time GPS distances to front, center and back of green
• Hole map showing your position relative to the hole
• Satellite view with tee-to-green orientation — you always play up the screen
• Works on over 40,000 courses worldwide
• Courses cached after first visit — works without internet on return visits

Atlas AI Caddy

• Shot recommendations based on distance, wind, altitude and your bag
• Tells you the exact club, target line and shot shape
• Fires when you're ready — no partial data, no guessing
• Voice readout — hear the recommendation without looking at your phone
• Works for every shot: tee, fairway, approach, recovery

Scoring — All Formats

• Stroke Play — total shots, lowest score wins
• Stableford — points per hole, handicap applied automatically
• Match Play — holes up/down, running score, automatic result
• Skins — hole winner takes the skin, ties carry over
• Bogey — match against par, running + or –
• Betterball — best ball of your team per hole counts
• Greensome — both drive, pick best, alternate from there
• Chapman — both drive, swap, both play second, pick best, alternate in
• Scramble Drive (2 player) — both drive, pick best, play own ball from there
• Scramble Drive (4 player) — all drive, pick best, play own ball from there
• Full Scramble — best shot counts every time, all the way to the hole
• 2 player and 4 player support across all formats
• WHS handicap automatically applied — correct strokes per hole per SI
• Gross and net scores displayed simultaneously

Post-Round Coaching Report

• Full hole-by-hole scorecard
• Atlas AI analysis of your round — strengths, weaknesses, patterns
• Club performance insights based on actual shot data
• Specific training recommendations tailored to your weaknesses
• Equipment suggestions if club gaps are identified
• Voice readout — hear your full report hands-free
• Export as PDF, share via WhatsApp or email, send to your coach

Accessibility

• Full voice/TTS support — blind players can use every feature by ear
• Full text display — deaf players see everything clearly on screen
• Ask Atlas by voice — speak your question, hear the answer
• Designed from the ground up for all golfers, including disabled players

Pro Tab — Ask Anything Golf

• Ask any golf question and get a professional answer
• Rules of golf explained in plain language
• Club fitting advice based on your bag and game
• Swing tips, training drills, course management
• Your personal golf pro, always available Golf Game Formats — How to Play & Score

BGSA Caddy supports 11 different golf formats. Here's how each one works and how scoring is calculated. All handicaps are applied automatically — you just play.

Stroke Play

The most common format. Every shot counts. Add up your total shots for the round. Lowest total score wins. Handicap version: subtract your course handicap from your gross score to get your net score.

Stableford

Points-based scoring. You earn points on each hole based on your net score versus par. Double bogey or worse = 0 points. Bogey = 1 point. Par = 2 points. Birdie = 3 points. Eagle = 4 points. Most points at the end wins. Great format because a bad hole doesn't ruin your round.

Match Play

Head-to-head. You play against one opponent, hole by hole. Win a hole and you go 1 up. Lose a hole and you go 1 down. Halve a hole and it stays the same. First player to be more holes up than there are holes remaining wins. e.g. 3&2 means 3 up with 2 to play.

Skins

Each hole is worth a skin (and its value). Lowest score on a hole wins the skin. If two or more players tie, the skin carries over to the next hole making it worth more. Most skins at the end wins. Great for groups of 2–4.

Bogey / Par

You play against the course (par) as your opponent. Win a hole (net birdie or better) = +1. Halve a hole (net par) = 0. Lose a hole (net bogey or worse) = -1. Your running score shows how you stand against the course.

Betterball (BB)

Team format for 4 players (2 teams of 2). Each player plays their own ball. On each hole, the best net score from each team counts. The team with the better score wins the hole. Most holes won at the end wins. Handicap: 85% of each player's course handicap.

Greensome

Team format for 2 players. Both partners drive on every hole. The team picks the best drive. Both players then play a second shot from that position. The team picks the best second shot, then alternate from there to the hole. Handicap: 60% of the lower handicap partner plus 40% of the higher handicap partner.

Chapman

Team format for 2 players. Both partners drive. Players swap balls and both play the second shot. The team then picks the best second shot and alternate from there all the way to the hole. Handicap: 50% of each player's handicap combined.

Scramble Drive (2 Player)

Popular South African social format. Both players drive. Pick the best drive. Both players play their second shot from that spot. From the second shot, each player plays their own ball to the hole. Best score of the two counts. Handicap: 35% of lower + 15% of higher handicap.

Scramble Drive (4 Player / Foursomes)

Same as 2-player Scramble Drive but for a group of 4. All four players drive. Pick the best drive. All four play their second shot from that spot. Each player plays their own ball from there. Best score of the four counts. Ideal for club fun days and corporate golf.

Full Scramble

The most popular social format in South Africa. All players drive, pick the best. All play from that spot, pick the best again. Repeat every shot all the way to the hole — every single shot, the best one counts. One team score per hole. No individual scores. Pure team golf. Handicap: 20% of each player's handicap averaged across the team.