MySCGA vs Open Links Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MySCGA
This app provides tools for golfers to manage their game, including score posting, handicap calculation, and tournament registration. Stay updated with SCGA news and connect with member clubs.
- Score Posting
- Course Handicap Calculator
- Handicap Index Lookup
- Tournament Registration
- Live Scoring
- Member Club Directory
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Features include: Score Posting Course Handicap Calculator Handicap Index Lookup SCGA Tournament Registration & Calendars Results & Live Scoring Live feeds from SCGA Twitter & Facebook Member Club Directory Palmetto Golfer Magazine
Open Links Golf
This platform connects golfers with golf facilities, offering filters to find courses, driving ranges, and simulators. Users can book tee times and access facility information. Facility owners can share updates on conditions, events, and promotions.
- Golf facility discovery
- Tee time booking
- Course condition updates
- Event and promotion listings
- Golfer and facility profiles
- Search filters
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Open Links is the world's first golf-specific communication platform, directly linking golfers and golf facilities! Golfers can find everything they want for the best possible golf experience, with easy-to-use filters and access to profiles for nearly 20,000 facilities in the U.S., including golf courses, driving ranges, golf simulators, indoor simulators, mini golf, and putting courses. Plan your next golf trip and book tee times effortlessly! Facility owners/operators can register their accounts and tap into a new distribution channel, sharing all relevant information that golfers care about before deciding where to play, including course conditions, events, promotions, pace of play updates, specials, and more! Terms of Use: https://www.openlinksgolf.com/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://www.openlinksgolf.com/privacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Open Links Golf at fortnightly against MySCGA's every 3 months. Open Links Golf also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MySCGA against 5.0 for Open Links Golf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Links Golf has 37 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MySCGA ships an update every 3 months, Open Links Golf fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MySCGA | Open Links Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | South Carolina Golf Assn Corporation | Open Links Golf, Inc. |
Customer experience
MySCGA
Open Links Golf
In-app purchases
MySCGA
No in-app purchases
Open Links Golf
No in-app purchases
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