It knows the games.
Thirteen formats and eight side games, each with the rules in plain English. Trying Wolf for the first time is a tap, not a debate.
Free on iPhone
Score the games your group actually plays.
Wolf, skins, Nassau, Stableford, Vegas and more. One phone keeps the card, Picnic works out the strokes and the side games, and everyone else follows live from a link.
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Why Picnic
Three things it gets right.
It does the math.
Strokes land on the right holes at the right allowance for the game. Carryovers, presses and points update as you tap, and the round ends in one netted settle-up.
Everyone follows live.
Text a link before you tee off. The rest of the group, the cart behind you and the people at the bar watch the board update. No app and no account needed to watch.
How it works
Set up in a minute. Score in a tap.
Add your group.
Names and handicaps for up to five golfers. Save your usual foursome once and it is ready next time.
Pick the course and the game.
Search the course and Picnic loads the real scorecard. Choose a game, add side games, set the stakes if you play for them.
Tap in scores.
One phone, hole by hole. Picnic applies strokes and keeps every game straight as you go.
Share and settle.
Send the live link. Walk off 18 with one board and one settle-up.
Games
Learn Wolf on the ride over.
Every game comes with a short sheet: who plays, how it works, how it scores. Pick it, read it out loud, play. Thirteen formats, eight side games you can stack on top.
Handicaps
Strokes on the right holes.
Enter each player's handicap once. Picnic gives strokes where the card says, at the allowance the game calls for, and shows net beside gross on every hole. Nobody does math on the tee box.
Follow along
Text a link. Everyone watches.
The board updates as you score, on any phone, in any browser. No app, no account. Money stays hidden on the shared board unless you choose to show it.
Courses
Search the course. Get the real card.
Type a few letters and Picnic pulls the scorecard: tees, par, yardage and stroke index. Saved courses work offline. If your muni is missing, type the card in yourself and it is saved for next time.
Settle up
Who owes whom, in one number each.
Games and side games net out to one number per player. Picnic keeps the tally; your group handles the money however you like.
The games
Thirteen formats. Eight side games on top.
Pick one format for the round, stack any side games you like, and it is all one card and one settle-up.
Formats
Stroke Play
Stroke Play: Add up every stroke. Lowest total wins. Teams or individual.
Stableford
Stableford: Earn points per hole. Highest total wins. Teams or individual.
Match Play
Match Play: Win holes, not strokes. Head to head or teams.
Best Ball
Best Ball: Two teams. The best score on each team counts.
Nassau
Nassau: Three matches: front, back, and the 18. Each one settles on its own.
Vegas
Vegas: Join the two scores into a number. Lower wins the difference.
Sixes
Sixes: New partner every six holes. Three 2v2 matches. Everyone partners everyone.
Quota
Quota: Beat your points target. Furthest over quota wins.
Skins
Skins: Win a hole outright. Ties carry over.
Nines
Nines: 5-3-1 points every hole. Built for three.
Wolf
Wolf: Rotate as the wolf. Pick a partner or go alone.
Acey-Deucey
Acey-Deucey: Low score collects. High score pays. Every hole.
Scramble
Scramble: Everyone hits, play the best ball. One team score.
Side games
Skins
Skins: Win a hole outright. Ties carry over.
Junk
Junk: Greenies, sandies, chip-ins. Also called dots.
Snake
Snake: Three-putt and you hold the snake.
Acey-Deucey
Acey-Deucey: Low score collects, high score pays.
Rabbit
Rabbit: Hold it at the turn and the house to get paid.
Bogey Tax
Bogey Tax: Bogeys and worse pay into a pot.
Low Putts
Low Putts: Fewest putts for the round.
Birdie Bounty
Birdie Bounty: Birdie or better and everyone pays you.
Skins and Acey-Deucey can be the whole game or a side game.
From golfers
Picnic was built by a golfer who kept hearing about games he had never played. Wolf sounded fun. So did Vegas. Learning a game on the first tee and tracking it on the back of a scorecard meant someone got the math wrong by the turn.
About Picnic- Free
- No ads
- No account needed to play
- Works offline once the course is loaded
- Money hidden on shared boards by default
- Back up your rounds with Sign in with Apple or email
Questions
Straight answers.
Is Picnic free?
Yes. Picnic is free on the App Store, with no ads.
Does everyone in the group need the app?
No. One person keeps score. Everyone else opens the link you text them, in any browser, with no app and no account.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. Picnic is built for iPhone. Anyone can follow a round from the link on any phone.
How many people can play?
Up to five golfers on one card.
Does it handle handicaps?
Yes. Enter each player's handicap and Picnic gives strokes on the right holes at the allowance for the game you picked. Net and gross show side by side.
Do I need cell signal?
Once the course is loaded, scoring works offline. The live link catches up the next time you tap in a score with signal.
Does Picnic move money?
No. Picnic keeps the tally and shows who owes whom. Your group settles up however you like.
My course is not in the search. Now what?
Type the card in yourself: par and stroke index for each hole. It is saved for next time.
Ready for your next round?
Download Picnic, add your usual foursome, and the card is ready when you reach the first tee.
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