GPS yardages
Front, center, and back of the green on every hole, updating as you walk. No sprinkler-head math.
Accurate to the yard the moment you open it
GPS · Scorecard · Course maps
The golf app for people who just want to play.
Front, center, and back yardages on every hole. A scorecard that adds itself up. Full course maps. No stats dashboard to manage.
Fast yardages. Simple scoring. More time on the course.
- Works with a weak signal
- Light on battery
- Free for every round
Hole 7Par 4 · 412 yds
164 to center
Front
148
Center
164
Back
179
Your score, hole 7–
What's inside
Three tools. That is the entire app.
Everything a recreational round asks for, and nothing built for a player chasing a tour card.
Digital scorecard
Tap your strokes in as you play. The card adds itself up and tracks your score against par.
Nine or eighteen, whole foursome or just you
Course maps
An overhead view of the hole with bunkers, water, and doglegs, so you can see the shot before you hit it.
Loaded before you tee off, works on weak signal
Course maps
See the hole before you play it.
Get a clear overhead view of each hole before you swing, including bunkers, water, and the safest route to the green.
- Every hole mapped, not just the tricky ones
- Bunkers and water marked where they actually sit
- Included free, never behind an upgrade screen
Try it now
Both screens, working, before you download anything.
This is the whole app: a yardage screen and a scorecard, plus a place to keep your own club distances. Tap around a hole on the map and watch the number change.
Demo data only — no account needed.
Hole 7Par 4 · 412 yds
In the fairway
Front
148
Center
164
Back
180
Pick a hole
Tap or drag anywhere on the hole. The yardage follows your ball, the same way it does when you walk up to it.
Or jump to a spot
From here
164 yards to the middle of the green
Clean lie. Play the number. 5 Iron at average distances.
Front 148 · Center 164 · Back 180
Blind second shot. This is where the number earns its keep.
A sample nine, so you can feel the app before it ships. Real holes load from the course you pick.
How it works
Three steps, then you're playing.
No setup wizard. No profile to fill out before the first tee.
- 1
Pick your course
Search for where you're playing. Every hole comes down mapped and ready before you tee off.
- 2
Play with live yardages
Front, center, and back distances update as you walk. Glance, pick a club, put the phone away.
- 3
Tap in your score
One tap per stroke. The card totals itself, so nobody is doing arithmetic at the ninth green.
A round with Fairway
Built around the four hours you're outside.
Golf is a walk with friends. The app should take seconds of it, not minutes.
On the tee
Check the number, pick the club, hit it. Two taps from open to yardage.
Between shots
Nothing to log, nothing to review. The phone stays in your pocket.
Honest comparison
What you gain, and what you give up.
Stat-heavy golf apps are good at what they do. If you want strokes gained and shot-by-shot logging, use one. If you want yardages and a card, this is the trade.
| On the course | Fairway | Typical stat-heavy app |
|---|---|---|
| Front, center, back yardages | Yes | Yes |
| Digital scorecard | Yes | Yes |
| Course maps at no extra cost | Yes | NoOften a paid tier |
| Strokes gained and shot analytics | NoLeft out on purpose | Yes |
| Log every shot to get value | NoNever asked | YesUsually expected |
| Upgrade prompts during a round | NoNone | YesCommon |
Based on how the stat-first category generally works, not a claim about any one competitor's current pricing or features.
Small on purpose.
Every feature we skip is a screen you never have to learn on the first tee.
- 3
- tools in the app: yardages, scorecard, maps
- 18
- holes mapped before you reach the first tee
- 0
- paywalls, upsells, or locked features
Pricing
One app. No tiers to compare.
The parts that get you around the course are free. That is the whole pricing page.
Fairway, from day one
Free
For recreational and semi-serious golfers who just want to play.
Reserve early access- GPS yardages on every hole
- Digital scorecard for the full round
- Course maps, no extra download
- Unlimited rounds, nothing locked
What you never get charged for
- No monthly subscription for the basics
- No premium tier holding maps hostage
- No ads between you and the yardage
- No card details to try it
If Fairway ever adds something paid, it will sit beside the free app, not in front of it.
Questions
Everything golfers ask before the first round.
Do I need to be a serious golfer to use this?
No. Fairway is built for recreational and semi-serious golfers who want yardages and a scorecard without learning a stats platform first.
Does it track advanced stats like strokes gained?
No, and that's on purpose. Fairway sticks to GPS yardages, a scorecard, and course maps: the parts of a round-tracking app most golfers actually use.
How accurate are the yardages?
Yardages are calculated hole by hole to the front, center, and back of the green, and they update as you move around the course.
Do I need service or Wi-Fi on the course?
Course maps and hole data load ahead of your round, so GPS yardages keep working even where the signal drops out.
Can my whole group keep score in one card?
Group scoring is part of the plan for the scorecard, so one person can keep the card for the foursome instead of everyone tapping their own phone.
Is there a paid tier I'll eventually need?
No paywalled tiers. GPS, scorecard, and course maps are free to use for every round.
When can I actually download it?
The app is still in build. Join the waitlist and you'll get one email when it's ready, with nothing in between.
Can I use the demo without signing up?
Yes. The demo uses sample data and does not require an account.
Still deciding? Read the guides on accuracy, battery, and what you give up.
Get Fairway before your next round.
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Your email address is all we store. No card, no profile.