Find your match.
Set the stakes.
Settle on the green.
Bring a Bag pairs you with verified golfers near you, locks your wager in escrow, and runs every game format from a friendly Nassau to a full-blown Wolf umbrella. All for fun.
How a match plays out
From hello to handshake in four moves.
Build your bag
Verified profile, claimed handicap, peer-reviewed by the community.
Find a match
Browse golfers nearby or open matches on courses you both play.
Set the stakes
Pick any combination of bets — Nassau, presses, Wolf, skins, trash, all of it.
Fund & finish
Both players fund escrow. Agree on the result. Winner gets paid instantly.
Every game your group plays. And then some.
We catalog the rules so you don't argue at the turn. Nassau, automatic presses, Wolf (with Lone Wolf and Blind), Skins with validation, Bingo Bango Bongo, Vegas, Hammer, Snake, Sandies, Greenies, Quota, Round Robin, and a couple dozen more.
The most accurate handicap in golf — built for the way you actually play.
EDGE (Expected-score & Distribution-adjusted Game Equity) is Bring a Bag's proprietary, dynamic match-rating system. Where GHIN measures potential, EDGE measures what you're actually expected to shoot — and generates fairer stroke allocations between any two players, in any format, at any stake (or none at all).
EDGE™ and the EDGE Index are proprietary intellectual property of Bring a Bag. © Adam J. Laufer, Esq. & Robert Greenberg. All rights reserved.
Stroke allocations that reflect real expected scoring, not tournament potential.
Leagues, tournaments, and ladders that move with your actual game.
Pairings that produce close, competitive rounds every time.
Powers casual play, leagues, and events whether money is on the line or not.
Run your own money tournament.
Set the entry fee, pick a payout structure, and invite your network. Free to draft — pay only when you're ready to launch ($20) and to market it (in-app invites $10, notification blast $15, featured listing $25). Play it solo or run a team event — Scramble, Shamble, Best Ball, Alternate Shot, Chapman, Greensomes, or Ryder Cup style. We escrow every entry, pay winners automatically, and route leftover prize money to you. Platform takes a flat 20% on entry fees.
The complete money-game platform
From finding a partner to settling the bet — every tool a betting golfer needs, in one place.
EDGE Index™ — proprietary match rating
Dynamic ratings that power fair stroke allocations, matchmaking, leagues, tournaments, and rankings — money optional.
Verified golfer profiles
Claimed handicap, home course, years playing, bio, and avatar — vetted by the community.
Geolocation matching
Find verified golfers near you by city, ZIP, or live location — your choice.
Course directory
17,000+ US courses plus user-submitted clubs. Tag the courses you actually play.
Full betting library
Nassau, presses, Wolf, Skins, Vegas, Bingo Bango Bongo, Hammer, Snake, Quota, Round Robin & more.
Bet recommendation engine
Tell us your group size, handicaps, and stakes — we'll suggest the best formats and wagers.
Wallet & transactions
Demo balance to get started. Full ledger of holds, payouts, refunds, and entries.
Micro money tournaments
Host events with custom payouts. Individual or team — Scramble, Best Ball, Alt. Shot, Chapman.
Lifetime stats & history
Net P/L, W-L-T record, courses played, and every match you've ever booked.
Match formats
Stroke, match, stableford, scramble, best ball, alt. shot — pick the game, we handle the rules.
Bring your bag.
Join free and get $500 in Caddy Cash to start placing bets. No credit card needed.
Caddy Cash is a virtual in-app currency with no monetary or pecuniary value. Issued by Bring a Bag and usable exclusively within the app for entertainment purposes only. Not redeemable for cash. See our Terms.
Legal & Disclaimers
Not a gambling site. Bring a Bag is not a gambling site and does not facilitate, host, broker, or process gambling activity. The platform is not offered for use in any jurisdiction where wagering on games of skill, golf, or peer-to-peer contests is prohibited or restricted by law.
User responsibility. Users are solely responsible for knowing and complying with all applicable local, state, provincial, federal, and international laws governing wagering and contests of skill. By using Bring a Bag, you represent that your participation is lawful in your jurisdiction.
Skill-based, peer-to-peer. Users may privately establish wagers among themselves based on the outcome of games of skill (golf). Any such arrangements are strictly between the participating users. Bring a Bag is not a party to any wager, does not act as a stakeholder or bookmaker, and earns no revenue, commission, rake, or fee from any wager proceeds.
What we actually are. Bring a Bag is a scheduling and social network for golfers and a course listing service. We help golfers find playing partners, organize rounds and tournaments, list and discover courses, and track performance.
EDGE Index. The EDGE Index is an alternative handicapping methodology developed by Bring a Bag for use in match play, tournaments, and casual rounds across competitive and recreational golf. EDGE is independent from and is not a substitute for an official USGA / GHIN Handicap Index. Bring a Bag is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the USGA or the GHIN service. "USGA" and "GHIN" are trademarks of their respective owners.
Caddy Cash. Caddy Cash is a virtual in-app currency with no monetary or pecuniary value, usable exclusively within the app for entertainment purposes, and is not redeemable for cash or prizes of monetary value. See our Terms for full details.