# Golf: The Side Game — Golf Side Games & Scorecards

> Golf Side Games & Scorecards (iPhone/iPad app by Axiom Digital Advisory.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/golf-the-side-game/id6808571107 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Axiom Digital Advisory](https://appshunter.io/developer/6808571109)
- Category: Sports, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 90 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Golf?

The Side Game turns any golf round into a competition worth playing.

Set up side bets in seconds — Skins, Sixers, Matchplay, Stableford, Strokeplay, and Animal Farm. Track scores hole by hole, settle up automatically, and share results with your group.

GAMES INCLUDED
- Skins — Win a hole outright, claim the skin. Ties carry over and the pot keeps growing.
- Sixers — Match play in six-hole blocks. Compete in rotating partnerships across 18 holes.
- Matchplay — Head-to-head. Beat your opponent hole by hole.
- Stableford — Points-based scoring. The more points, the better.
- Strokeplay — Lowest total score wins. Classic medal play with flexible stake models.
- Animal Farm — Own the most holes at the end. Every hole is a battle.

FEATURES
- Scan a scorecard to auto-fill par and stroke index
- Flexible stake models — per hole, per block, winner takes all, tiered payouts
- Handicap (chocolate) support across all games
- Live running totals and automatic settlement
- Share scorecards and results as images

Friendly games. Serious bragging rights.

## Is Golf safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Golf.

## Is Golf legit?

Golf: The Side Game has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Golf is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.5 — 2026-10-27

Sixes — Best Ball tiebreaker
Best Ball now uses the 2nd score to break ties instead of halving. If both teams match on their best score, the lower 2nd score wins the hole. In 3-player games, tied best scores still halve (no 2nd score to compare). The result banner shows the full picture — “4–4, 2nd 4 vs 5” — so everyone knows exactly how the hole was decided.

Skins — Carry over fix
Deselecting carry over in setup now correctly prevents tied skins from rolling over. Previously the in-game carry counter ignored the setting even though the final results screen respected it.

Dynamic Island fix
Top buttons were being blocked on newer iPhones across Strokeplay scorecard, Animal Farm scorecard, Rounds, and Select Game screen. All headers now sit below the Dynamic Island correctly.

### 1.2 — 2026-09-29

Bug fixed:
1. to-par badge subtracts chocolate strokes before comparing to par — so Fabian with score 5 and chocolate 1 shows E (even) instead of +1 on a par 4.
2. share image will now show "Winner wins 1 UP" matching the results page.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-24

Scroll-to-top + pulse animation on "Confirm & Next" (all 6 scorecards)
Running gross strokes next to HCP on all player cards
App review prompt (after 3rd completed round)
Standardised all results pages to Front 9/Back 9 scorecard
Fixed Sixes history not saving
Fixed Sixes missing edit + share buttons
Removed duplicate edit button from Sixes

### 1.0 — 2026-09-22

No release notes.

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