USGA vs TGL Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USGA
Stream live golf coverage of featured groups and track real-time scores for all USGA championships. Follow your favorite players with personalized updates and access on-site tools for attendees, including mobile ticketing and course maps.
- Free live streaming of featured groups
- Real-time scoring and statistics
- Personalized player tracking with AI recaps
- Mobile ticketing and on-site tools
- Full-screen vertical story highlights
- Latest tee times and push notifications
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Your all-access pass to USGA championship golf. Stream Featured Groups live for free, track real-time scores across every USGA championship, and follow your favorite players from the U.S. Open to the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally and beyond. Key Features: FREE LIVE STREAMING Watch Featured Groups coverage of the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open. See the world’s best players take on the toughest courses. LIVE SCORING & STATISTICS Follow every round of stroke play and every amateur match in real time. Favorite unlimited players to build your own custom leaderboard, and watch every televised shot from eight USGA championships with highlights embedded right in the player scorecards. PERSONALIZED PLAYER TRACKING Follow your favorite players for AI-powered round recaps, stat comparisons, and tailored highlights. Create a USGA Profile to sync favorites across the app and the championship website. ON-SITE TOOLS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP ATTENDEES Heading to the course? The USGA app is your perfect caddie for the day: • Mobile ticketing – manage, transfer, and resell tickets directly in the app • Interactive course map for the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open • On-site push notifications with fan-specific updates and logistics HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEO Full-screen vertical story highlights put you closer to the action. Plus on-demand video, photo galleries, and the latest news from every USGA championship. TEE TIMES & NOTIFICATIONS See the latest tee times as soon as they are available. Turn on push notifications for score alerts, top highlights, and updates on the players you follow—including Live Activities for select championships. CHAMPIONSHIP SHOP Rep your favorite championship by shopping exclusive USGA merchandise, all within the app. Find the latest styles and special offers.
TGL Golf
Stay updated with the official app for TGL presented by SoFi. Get live scores, news, video highlights, match coverage, schedules, team stats, and roster information.
- Live scores
- Match day coverage
- News and video highlights
- Schedules
- Stats
- Teams and rosters
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The official app of TGL presented by SoFi, featuring TGL news and video highlights, match day coverage, schedules, stats, scores, teams and rosters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: USGA at none against TGL Golf's shown. USGA also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (22K vs 33). TGL Golf's advantage is review sentiment (46% vs 37%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
USGA holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USGA has 22K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of USGA's written reviews are positive against 46% of TGL Golf's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USGA | TGL Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better | 4.5 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | United States Golf Association | Nexgen Sports Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
USGA
TGL Golf
Bugs and requests
USGA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitches with adding/removing favorite players
- Inability to navigate back in the app
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Auto-refresh function for leaderboards and scoring
- Ability to customize favorite players
- More comprehensive live coverage and video highlights
TGL Golf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
USGA
No in-app purchases
TGL Golf
No in-app purchases
