PGA Tour vs The Open
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PGA Tour
Follow live golf action, including real-time leaderboards, player scorecards with live stats, and tee times. Access live video, audio, and on-demand content like highlights and player features. Stay updated with news, podcasts, and notifications for your favorite tours and players.
- Real-time leaderboard
- Live player scorecards with shot trails
- Tee times and player location
- Live video and audio coverage
- On-demand highlights and recaps
- Golf podcasts
- Course details and hole stats
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Experience the PGA TOUR like never before on your iOS device with the official PGA TOUR App. Follow all of the action from a single app, available for free from the PGA TOUR. - Real-time leaderboard with quick access to player scorecards, profiles, and videos - Live player scorecards now featuring shot trails, play by play, and live stats - Tee times and group location information - Follow all the action directly on your lock screen with PGA TOUR Live Activities - Access to LIVE video and audio for PGA TOUR events - VOD including tournament highlights, round recaps, player features, and more - All your favorite golf Podcasts - Course detail with hole layouts, descriptions, and live stats for each hole - All the latest news from PGATOUR.com - Push notifications for following your favorite Tour and players - Champions Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Americas coverage - Location awareness for improved experiences while onsite at select PGA TOUR events
The Open
Experience live coverage of golf's original Championship, including feature groups, range sessions, and unique par-3 channel footage. Stay updated with real-time scores, tee times, news, and highlights. Access year-round content like films, documentaries, coaching videos, and podcasts.
- Live championship coverage
- Feature group coverage
- Live at the Range
- Up-to-date scoring and tee times
- Live blog
- News, video highlights, and features
- Films, documentaries, and podcasts
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Download the enhanced Open App to enjoy unrivalled coverage from Royal Birkdale. Whether you’ll be part of the captivated crowd or watching every shot from afar, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the features that are just a tap away: • Free live streams, including Featured Groups • A new interactive Open fantasy game • Our most in-depth course guide to date • A leaderboard that you can add to your lock screen • See live ball positions and routes to the hole for every player • Daily weather updates • Stats Centre
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Open at none against PGA Tour's shown. The Open also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 18%). PGA Tour's advantage is ratings volume (45K vs 4.9K) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 4.5 for PGA Tour against 4.6 for The Open. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PGA Tour has 45K ratings behind it against 4.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of PGA Tour's written reviews are positive against 28% of The Open's.
PGA Tour ships an update weekly, The Open every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PGA Tour | The Open |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (45K ratings) | 4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | 28.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45K — better | 4.9K |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #44 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PGATOUR.com LLC | The R&A |
Customer experience
PGA Tour
The Open
User reviews
PGA Tour
From 45K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome!
- 📊 Great app for iPhone
- 🎧 Audio commentary option
- 💻 Excellent source of information
Room to improve
- 🐛 Leaderboard not updating
- ⏱️ Slow to load and update
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
- 🔋 Drains battery
- 💰 Too many ads
The Open
From 4.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent coverage and commentary
- 🚀 Fantastic app for following the Open
- 💡 Great radio coverage
- 👍 Brilliant app with lots of great features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
- 🐛 Connection issues and video not working
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate and poor layout
- 🐛 Requires sign-up/login to access features
- 🐛 Missing key features like shot tracking
Bugs and requests
PGA Tour
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Stuck on old tournament leaderboards
- Unable to update or download app
- Incompatible with older iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Tee times shown in local time zone
- Automatic start of live activities
- Ability to turn off notifications
- More detailed player stats
- Improved shot tracking and details
The Open
Reported bugs
4 issues- Leaderboard scores not updating properly
- Favorites list keeps getting reset
- Login/sign-up process not working
- App crashing on launch or during use
Requested features
5 requests- Player bios and stats
- Ability to sort leaderboard
- Live shot tracking
- Improved video streaming quality
- Easier navigation and UI
In-app purchases
PGA Tour
No in-app purchases
The Open
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PGA Tour free?
Is The Open free?
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Do PGA Tour or The Open have ads?
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