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Track Your Handicap & Bets
Short Grass is the free golf app used by golfers at Royal New Kent Golf Club to log rounds, track their USGA handicap index, and run Nassau, Low Medal, and Skins bets — all on the course, in real time.
About Royal New Kent Golf Club
Royal New Kent Golf Club, often hailed as one of Mike Strantz's masterpieces, brings a dramatic and unique links-style experience to the Virginia landscape. Opened in 1999, the course was designed to evoke the spirit and challenge of the legendary Irish links, particularly Royal County Down and Ballybunion. Strantz, known for his artistic and bold designs, sculpted the terrain with massive bunkers, undulating fairways, and towering fescue grasses, creating a visually stunning and strategically demanding layout.
The course underwent a significant revitalization under new ownership in 2019, restoring it to its original glory and enhancing playability while preserving Strantz's distinctive vision. Golfers will find a rugged beauty, where every hole presents a new challenge and a different perspective. The design encourages creative shot-making and strategic thinking, rewarding those who can navigate its complex contours and avoid the numerous hazards.
Playing Royal New Kent is an immersive experience. The course feels isolated, allowing golfers to fully engage with the natural surroundings and the architectural brilliance. The firm and fast conditions, combined with the wind, can dramatically alter the playing strategy, making each round a fresh adventure. It's a course that demands respect, offers immense satisfaction, and leaves a lasting impression on all who play it.
Course Tee Information
All tees play to par 72. Source: www.royalnewkent.com.
Free for all golfers
Track your handicap at Royal New Kent Golf Club.
It takes two minutes to set up.
No credit card required
Everything You Need at Royal New Kent Golf Club
Short Grass is built for golfers who play courses like Royal New Kent Golf Club — where every stroke counts and the bets make it interesting.
Live Handicap Tracking
Log your round at Royal New Kent Golf Club and your handicap differential is calculated automatically using the official USGA World Handicap System formula. No spreadsheets required.
Score History & Trends
See how your game evolves across every round at Royal New Kent Golf Club. Track your scoring average, best rounds, and improvement over time with visual charts.
Hole-by-Hole Stats
Identify your weakest holes on the Royal New Kent Golf Club layout. Discover exactly which holes are costing you strokes and where you can pick up shots.
In-Round Betting
Set up Nassau, Skins, Low Medal, and Short Grass bets before you tee off. The app tracks the money in real time as you play.
Playing Partners
Connect with the golfers you play with at Royal New Kent Golf Club. Compare handicaps, view each other's scorecards, and settle bets through the app.
Leaderboards
See where you rank among Short Grass members who play at Royal New Kent Golf Club. Compete on gross and net leaderboards by course.
Run Your Usual Games at Royal New Kent
Whether your group plays a weekly Nassau or a Skins game on the back nine, Short Grass handles the maths so you can focus on your game. All bets support gross and net (handicap-adjusted) scoring.
Three separate bets — front nine, back nine, and overall 18. The classic format for any foursome at Royal New Kent Golf Club.
Lowest gross or net score wins the pot. Choose Full 18, Front 9, Back 9, or Front & Back 9 together.
Win a hole outright to claim the skin. Ties carry over, building the pot on Royal New Kent Golf Club's toughest holes.
Points for hitting fairways and greens. Rewards the ball-strikers in your group.
Hole-by-hole head-to-head with full handicap strokes applied. Perfect for a challenge match.
- 1Royal New Kent Golf Club's slope of 149 means handicap strokes matter — Short Grass allocates them correctly by hole handicap rank.
- 2Tracking your stats hole by hole shows where you're losing shots and where you can improve.
- 3Virginia golfers play regularly. Short Grass keeps a running handicap index that updates after every round.
- 4All betting games support gross and net scoring — Nassau, Skins, Low Medal, and more.
- 5Free for all golfers. No subscription required to log rounds, track handicap, or run bets.
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Playing Royal New Kent Soon?
Set up your Short Grass account before your next tee time at Royal New Kent Golf Club. It takes two minutes and it's completely free.