How It Works
Join in the Fun
Grab a mate and register your team for the 2025-'26 Golfies Tournament. Entry Fee is $179 per person.
Create Your Team
Create your 2-player team of men, women or mixed.
All players must have an official
golf handicap and 6 registered handicapped rounds in the last 12 months.
Only one team member can have a handicap lower than 5.
Two reserve players can be nominated to support your team throughout the tournament.
Access Your Member Benefits
As a Golfies member you will receive free gifts or discounts from our sponsors and partners, special offers to retailers and regular prize giveaways and competitions.
Check Your Draw
Once registrations are closed, Golfies will create your tournament draw with the closest teams registered
in your area. You will be provided with your opponent's contact details to schedule your first match.
Tournament Begins
The tournament will begin on October 1st. If you lose a match in the first 2 rounds, you will enter into
the 2nd chance draw.
Winning team of the 2nd chance draw win a
Stinger Golf Bundle each, including;
Buggy, Golf bag and Range finder (Valued at $1350).
Schedule & Play your Matches
Matches must be scheduled with your opponents and played within a 4 week period per match.
Eg First Match must be played between October 1st - October 28th. View Schedule.
The Home team gets to decide where the match is played.
Win the Golf Trip of a lifetime
Win just 8 matches and your team are off to the Grand final on a 6 day all expenses paid golf trip to Thailand.
Including flights, accommodations, food, drink, 4 rounds of golf, entertainment and more...
Valued at $25,000 per team!!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can anyone play the Golfies tournament?
To play the Golfies tournament, each team member must have a current golf handicap with Golf Australia. Maximum handicap is 26. If your handicap is above 26, you can still play, but for integrity purposes you will be allocated a 26 handicap.
You should also be located within 150km of the major cities the tournaments are running: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide and Perth.
If you are outside 150km of the city, please contact us to check if you are eligible to enter.
Which Cities are the Golfies Tournaments Running?
The Golfies tournaments will be operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane/Gold Coast, Adelaide and Perth. Spots are limited so get in quick!
If you live outside 150km from these cities, please contact us before registering for the tournament.
Where will my opponents be located?
You will be matched with opponents that are closest to your local area first (Your team location is set by the golf club you nominate during registration). Maximum distance will be 150km from the city.
Which courses do we play at?
The “Home” team gets to decide which course the match is played at. The Golfies app will use an algorithm to select the home and away teams fairly. You do not need to play on your home course if you don’t want to or are unable to schedule the match there.
Do we have to pay green fees?
Yes, if you are not a member at the golf club, you will need to pay green fees as usual.
Each player will pay their own green fees.
How do we keep score?
Both team captains will use the Golfies App for scoring after each hole.
You will enter the total score and which teammate’s ball was used for the tee shot for both teams.
This will ensure your scores and tee shots match and it will alert you if there is a discrepancy. (the app will adjust the nett score automatically using the handicaps and display the match score and how many tee shots each player has used to keep track.)
What is included in the Thailand golf trip for the winners?
The Golf trip of a lifetime will ensure players receive the royal treatment from the time they step off the plane. Including:
* Flights
* Luxury airport transfers
* 5-Star accommodation
* 4 rounds of golf on some of the best golf courses in Thailand
* Amazing prizes
* All food and drinks (including alcohol)
* Entertainment and activities
* The experience of a lifetime
Valued at $25,000 per team!
What is the prize for the 2nd Chance Tournament?
How is my teams handicap calculated?
Your teams’ handicap will be calculated on the Golfies scoring app using your daily handicaps from Golf Australia.
You will be required to enter the par, slope and scratch rating for the tees you are playing from prior to tee off (ask the proshop to confirm).
The formula used to calculate your Daily Handicap is:
(GA Handicap x (Slope Rating÷ 113) + (Scratch Rating – Par)) x 0.93.
Once the app has calculated your individual daily handicaps, your team handicap is calculated by adding the sum of your daily handicaps and dividing by 4 (rounded to the nearest whole number). Eg 10 handicap and 18 handicap. Team handicap will be 10 + 18 = 28 divided by 4 = 7 handicap for your team.
For the match handicaps, the team with the lowest handicap will go back to zero and their opponents will be deducted the same amount.
eg
Team A has a handicap of 4.
Team B has a handicap of 10.
Team A will go to 0 (4-4).
Team B will go to 6 (10-4).
Team B will have 6 shots on the first 6 indexed match play holes (the Golfies app will calculate this for you).
Dont worry if this is confusing, the app will do all the calculations for you.
Can we form a team using 2 low handicap players?
Teams can only have 1 player under handicap of 5 (4.9 or below). The other player must be over 5 handicap at the start of the tournament. Teams may have another reserve player under 5 handicap but the 2 players under 5 handicap may not play together at any time.
If both teammates’ handicaps fall below 5 following registration and prior to the tournament starting, and you are unable to participate or do not want to use a reserve player, you may request a full refund.
What if my partner is unavailable to play?
Two reserve players can be nominated to support your team throughout the tournament.
You can use either of your reserve players and they can change as long as they have not been used throughout the season.
You will need to add them to your profile with their golf links number at least 24 hours prior to your match.
Which tees do we play from?
You can play from whichever tees you all agree on (All men must play from the same tees). Women can play from the forward tees if they wish. Use the Golfies app to select your tees which will adjust yourt handicaps accordingly.
Some Golf Clubs do not have the slope rating for women on the back tees or men on the forward tess so they are not able to be played, but if you can select the tee in the Golfies app you will be able to play that tee box.
