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Sample player · 10 completed rounds

A 75 shooter. A clearer practice plan.

Fictional example, not a real account. Ten 18-hole rounds on a par-72 course from the same 6,600-yard tees.

Average score
75.0
Average to par
+3.0
Best round
72
Holes played
180

Where the strokes go

Illustrative SG per 18 vs the app’s historical Tour benchmark—not today’s Tour averages. A good amateur can shoot 75 and still lose strokes to that stronger benchmark.

Off the Tee-1.10
Approach-2.40
Around the Green-0.60
Putting-0.90
Total SG / 18−5.00

These SG values are fictional examples, not calculated from the scores below. Real SG needs every shot’s start and finish. SG is not score minus par; distance, lie and the benchmark all matter.

Sample Coach’s Read

Make approach shots your next priority.

Approach shots account for 2.40 of the 5.00 strokes lost per 18 in this example—more than any other part of the game. You hit 107 of 180 greens (59.4%), but hitting the green alone does not tell us how close you finished.

One practice action: Hit 20 balls to a clearly marked green-sized target with a mid-iron. Use the same distance each session and count how many finish on the target.

Measure next: Track that target-hit count, then watch approach SG over your next five fully logged rounds. This points to a practice priority, not a swing diagnosis or a promise of lower scores.

The familiar stats, with context

Fairways hit
62.1%
87 / 140 par-4/5 tee shots
Greens in regulation
59.4%
107 / 180 holes
Putts per round
30.6
306 green-start putts / 10 rounds
Scrambling
46.6%
34 pars or better / 73 missed greens

All outcomes are known in this example. 30.6 putts does not prove good or bad putting: a player starting farther from the hole faces harder putts. SG adds that missing context.

How to use

Welcome to PGA Stats AI

Understand your game. Make your next practice count.

  1. Step 1: Start a round

    Tap Log Round, then start typing your course name. Your saved courses appear first, and matches from the wider course directory appear underneath.

    Pick a directory course and its tees and hole details are added for you. Men's and women's tees of the same name are listed separately because their ratings differ.

    Choose the tees you actually played, the date, and 9 or 18 holes. If a course has no complete hole data, ask JJ to add it.

    Tick “Tournament / competition round” if it counted for something. Leave it clear for a casual round.

  2. Step 2: Record each shot

    Choose where the ball started and finished (its “lie”), and its distance from the hole at both points.

    Enter distance REMAINING to the hole, not how far the shot travelled. Use yards off the green and feet on the green.

    Tap Add Shot and check it appears in your Shot Log. Each shot is saved to your round as soon as it is added — you do not have to finish the hole for it to be kept.

  3. Step 3: Include putts and penalties

    Record every stroke. Select the appropriate penalty on that shot; do not add it twice.

    For standard out-of-bounds/lost-ball relief, record the replay as a separate shot.

    Choose Holed when the ball is in the cup. That saves the shot and moves you straight to your next hole.

    Got something wrong? Use Edit last shot to correct the shot you just entered, or Edit a hole to go back to any hole you have already played. Corrections change the shot that is already there — they never add a duplicate.

  4. Step 4: Finish or resume

    Choosing Holed moves you to the next hole automatically. After your last hole, review the summary and tap Finish — that is what marks the round complete and puts it into your stats. Your shots are already saved before then; finishing is what closes the round.

    Need a break? Just leave. Your shots stay saved and anything you were part-way through typing is kept, so you can pick up where you left off. Your dashboard lists every unfinished round with a Continue round button.

    Stay connected and wait for each shot to save before leaving.

  5. Step 5: Understand your results

    Your Dashboard and Reports show driving, approach, short-game and putting performance.

    Strokes Gained (SG) compares your shots with a historical benchmark: positive means fewer strokes; negative means more.

    SG per 18 puts different round lengths on the same scale. Focus on your progress, not just the comparison.

    Use All rounds / Tournament only / Casual only to switch the whole page — cards, chart and table all change together. Rounds logged before this option existed stay unmarked until you set their type on the round page.

  6. Step 6: Put the feedback to work

    Read Coach’s Read for your main practice priority and coaching guidance. Log several rounds to reveal patterns.

    During this test, tell JJ what was confusing or incorrect and include the course, hole and a screenshot when helpful.

  7. Step 7: Your handicap and the leaderboards

    My Handicap is where you enter the handicap you report yourself. +2.0 is better than 0.0 (scratch). The app does not work a handicap out for you.

    Ability flights on the leaderboards use that reported number. This app is not connected to a handicap service and never sends your scores to one.

    Leaderboards only show people who choose to appear, and only once they have at least 3 rounds and 54 holes in the period. Places are worked out across everyone on the board, equal scores share a place, and searching a name only hides rows — it never changes the places.

    Pick My flight to compare yourself with players of similar reported handicap. If you have not entered one yet, that is the Establishing flight. Choosing Withdraw takes you off the community boards straight away.

    If you coach, you also have a Coach Dashboard as well as your own My Game pages, and you can sort your players into private groups.

  8. Step 8: Passwords and removing things

    On any password box, tap the eye to show or hide what you have typed, so you can check it before signing in.

    You can delete a single shot or a whole round from the round page. Each one asks you to confirm first, tells you exactly what goes, and your scores and stats are worked out again straight away. Deletions cannot be undone.

    Coaches can delete a group or remove a player from their roster. Removing a player never deletes anything of theirs: they keep their account, their rounds and their stats, and you simply lose access.

    If a message says something could not be confirmed, refresh the page before trying again — nothing is reported as done unless it really was.

Open How to Use anytime to revisit this guide.

Wondering why we measure Strokes Gained instead of fairways, greens and putts? Read the 2-minute explainer.

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