Short Grass is the free golf tracker that handles your handicap, scorecard, stats, side bets, and analytics — all in one app, all completely free. No GHIN fee. No subscription required.
Handicap, scorecard, stats, analytics, practice, bets — all free.
Short Grass calculates your official USGA Handicap Index using the World Handicap System formula — completely free. No GHIN subscription, no Golf Canada fee, no third-party app. Post a round and your index updates automatically.
Score every hole on your phone with a clean, fast digital scorecard. Running totals update in real time, front and back nine are split automatically, and the completed round posts straight to your handicap tracker.
Go beyond just the score. Track fairways hit, greens in regulation, putts per hole, sand saves, and scrambling percentage — all for free. Detailed stats show you exactly where strokes are being lost.
See your handicap trend over time, your best and worst courses, your average score by month, and which holes are costing you the most strokes. Short Grass turns your round history into a personal performance dashboard.
Every round you post is saved forever — hole-by-hole scores, stats, course, tee box, and conditions. Go back and review any round, compare your scores at the same course over time, and share scorecards with your group.
Log every range session, putting practice, and short game drill. Set practice goals, track time spent on each area, and see how your practice habits correlate with lower scores on the course.
Run Nassau, Skins, Low Medal, Wolf, and 4 more betting games — all free. Set up your bets before the round and Short Grass tracks them automatically as you enter scores. No mental math, no disputes at the 19th hole.
Connect with your regular playing partners, create groups for your weekly game, and compete on a shared leaderboard. Short Grass is a free golf tracker with a full social layer built in — not bolted on.
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Comparison based on publicly available feature information as of April 2026. Features may vary by plan or region.
Real golfers. Real results. All free.
"I was paying $35 a year just for GHIN. Short Grass gives me my handicap plus a full scorecard, stats, and side bets — all free. I cancelled GHIN immediately."
"The analytics are what got me. I finally know my GIR percentage, my average putts per hole, and which courses I play best. That's worth paying for — and it's free."
"I've tried Golfshot, 18Birdies, and a few others. Short Grass is the only one that does everything in one place without charging me for the basics."
"The practice log changed how I prepare. I log every session, track my time on putting vs. the range, and I've dropped 3 strokes in 2 months."
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Join golfers who track their handicap, scorecard, stats, and side bets — all for free — on Short Grass. No GHIN fee. No subscription. No excuses.
Free forever for core tracking features. Premium unlocks betting analytics, advanced stats reports, and more.