# SHANKED: Golf GPS & Scorecard — Handicap, Caddy & Live Scoring

> Handicap, Caddy & Live Scoring (iPhone/iPad app by Dean BURDON.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shanked-golf-gps-and-scorecard/id6766270373 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dean BURDON](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896260805)
- Category: Sports, Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 55 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-03
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is SHANKED?

Golf is better with your group. SHANKED keeps the score honest.

Live scoring your fourball can follow, a handicap index worked out from your full 18-hole rounds, and a Caddie in your pocket. No pretending you're a tour pro.

WHAT YOU GET, FREE
- Live scoring. Everyone scores on their own phone, and your group can follow each other's cards hole by hole.
- Your SHANKED Handicap Index: score differentials, net double bogey, best 8 of 20, soft and hard caps, worked out with WHS rules from full 18-hole rounds. An estimate, not an official England Golf Handicap Index.
- Strokeplay, Stableford and match play, singles or fourball better-ball.
- The Caddie. A club for the shot from the distances saved in your bag, with the wind and temperature worked in.
- GPS distance to the middle of the green, and satellite hole maps, on holes golfers have mapped.
- The Clubhouse. A monthly championship for your crew, a journal of everyone's rounds, and 26 honours to win.
- Fairways, greens and putts, and every round you have ever played.
- Report anything that isn't OK, and block anyone you'd rather not see.

PRO ADDS
- Skins.
- Estimated strokes gained, saving par and advanced stats.
- GPS shot tracking, so the Caddie can use how far each club really finishes.
- Uphill and downhill in the Caddie's number, and your shot spread on the map.
- Scan a paper scorecard to fill in par, stroke index and yardage.
- Apple Watch: the yardage, the Caddie's club and scoring on your wrist. Plus a Live Activity and a Lock Screen handicap widget.

Free to use, properly - not a trial. Pro is an optional subscription you can cancel any time.

SHANKED is not affiliated with or endorsed by The R&A, the USGA or England Golf.

Making golf more social, one hosel rocket at a time.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SHANKED Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| SHANKED Pro Annual | $49.99 | per year |


## Is SHANKED safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess SHANKED.

## Is SHANKED legit?

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


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2910 Release — 2026-10-29

SHANKED now plays wherever you do.

- Golf abroad reads right: metres or yards for where you are, SI or HCP on the card, the wind in mph or km/h, and tees by name where clubs name them.
- Search worldwide is always one tap away, and a course abroad is filed under its own country.
- The handicap note names your own national body, from England Golf to the USGA and GolfRSA, and says plainly that your SHANKED Handicap Index is an estimate worked out with WHS rules.
- Scorecards: type one in, photograph it or pick it from your photos, check it and confirm it. Confirmed once, it is there for everyone who plays that course.
- A scorecard you confirm is kept and sent on, so a round can start before the signal catches up.
- Picks the connection back up after a signal drop mid-round.
- Notifications are asked for only once there is something to hear about.
- Sign in with Apple brings your name across.
- Invite a mate straight from the last step of setting up.

Someone, somewhere, is definitely blaming the wind.

### 2310 Release — 2026-10-23

Better starts, a clearer map, and a scan you can trust.

- Start Round now shows a venue and its courses together. A course needs a scorecard before you can play it, so you never start a round on guessed pars or ratings.
- Scan, snap or type your scorecard in one editor. Check each hole, tap Confirm, and only then does your card count. A failed scan is never charged.
- On the course, tap Round settings for the map view, the hole's par and stroke index, and ending your round, all in one place.
- Hole prompts now wait for the hole's data, then appear one at a time, so you don't get asked for something we already know.
- The map draws green, bunkers and water as soft washes under a clean play line.
- Your handicap, profile and plan stay put while the app loads. Nothing gets overwritten and nothing flickers.
- Plenty of small fixes to saves, Home, notifications and groups.

Someone is still definitely blaming the wind.

### 071026 Release — 2026-10-15

What's New, 1.0.13
A new look, and sharper golf underneath.

- Redesigned throughout: a new Home, the Clubhouse with a monthly championship and a club journal, Stats on one page, Your rounds, and the story of your handicap.
- On the course the map is the view. Tap Caddie for the club, the reasoning and the wind. Tap Score to enter the hole.
- Caddie has three parts: My clubs, Whole bag and Practice, with carry and total for every club and 24 drills.
- Gave us your club index when you signed up? It stays yours. Once your SHANKED Handicap Index arrives after three full rounds, we ask which one you want to play off.
- Report a post, a comment, a golfer or a group that isn't OK. Block anyone you'd rather not see.
- The Caddie's wind now follows the line of your shot, so headwinds, tailwinds and quartering winds all count.
- Handicap maths now matches the WHS rules in a few rare cases, such as exact ties and exceptional scores, so a handful of indexes may move by about 0.1.
- Invite a mate with a link or a QR code.

Someone is still definitely blaming the wind.

### 3009 Release — 2026-10-02

Revision to branding and multiple items throughout to app.

We been busy!

### Pro 1.70 — 2026-09-25

Version bump - minor tweaks and fixes.

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