What's New

Updates - August 6 to 12, 2026

A lighter week focused on helping new players get their first round going, speeding up page loads, and smoothing out a couple of rough edges.

✨ New Features

A Nudge to Start Your First Round

• Created a round but haven't teed off yet? If it's your first time, you'll now see a friendly reminder in the round lobby to go ahead and start it - so your first round doesn't sit waiting.

🔧 Improvements

Faster Page Loads

• Pages now load faster and feel snappier. Celebration animations, code snippets, and rich text are loaded only when they're actually needed, so the app gets to the content quicker on your first visit.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed an error some round creators saw when opening their own round.
• Fixed the caddie chat sending a message too early while typing in languages that use composition input, like Korean and Japanese.

Updates - July 30 to August 5, 2026

This week focused on making staked rounds safer and your scoring choices stick. Fully-paid groups are now protected while everyone heads to the course, settlements and refunds are more reliable, round creators can cancel before a round starts, and stepping up to deeper scoring modes finally sticks between rounds.

✨ New Features

Choose How Deep You Want to Score

• Your scoring depth is now front and center in a round: tap the tier badge anytime to switch between quick scoring, Stats+, and full shot-by-shot tracking.
• Your choice sticks. Start simple on your first round, then step up to deeper stats whenever you want - and it's remembered for next time instead of quietly resetting to quick scoring.

Cancel a Round Before It Starts

• Round creators can now cancel or delete a round straight from the pre-start lobby, instead of waiting for it to time out on its own. Free rounds delete cleanly; staked rounds cancel with a confirmation.

Know When You're Handed the Scorecard

• If someone gives you scoring duties for a round, you now get a notification so you know it's your job to keep score.

🔧 Improvements

Safer Staked Rounds

• Fully-paid groups are now protected while everyone travels to the course - a round where everyone has already paid will no longer expire out from under you during the drive.
• More reliable settlements and refunds: payouts that complete are now always reconciled, and settlement mismatches are caught and healed automatically wherever it's safe to do so.
• More resilient payments: a brief database hiccup while checking a payment no longer surfaces as an error.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where switching to a deeper scoring mode could silently revert to quick scoring.
• Smoother sign-in: mistyping your email at login is now handled cleanly instead of looking like an app error.
• Shared help, about, and other informational links now open on the web as expected instead of bouncing into the app.

Updates - July 23 to July 29, 2026

This week we hardened everything around your money: stronger protection on staked rounds, more reliable settlements and refunds, and more accurate payouts for matches and tournaments. We also smoothed out sign-in, made share cards honest about who actually won, and improved course mapping quality.

✨ New Features

Tell Us How You Found Caddie

• A new "How did you hear about us?" step during sign-up, on both web and mobile, so we can build the features and courses the people who love Caddie actually want more of.

🔧 Improvements

Better Course Mapping

• Fixed the "Premium mapping" badge so it only appears on holes that actually have detailed green and teebox data, and the rangefinder now draws the right hole shapes on those holes.
• Course maps now keep filling in over time - we backfill satellite imagery for holes that were missing it, instead of freezing at whatever we had on day one.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Money, Matches, and Tournaments

• Strengthened protection against settlement errors on match wagers and side bets, so payouts always match what the pot actually agreed to.
• Side bet refunds are now processed correctly whenever a round is cancelled, through every cancellation path.
• More reliable refund and settlement recovery: if a payout succeeds on-chain but a record fails to save, it now always gets reconciled rather than being missed.
• Fixed tournament payout math so the fee used to check standings always matches the fee applied at settlement, preventing tournaments from getting stuck.
• Deployed pending tournament settlement improvements that had not yet gone live.

Fair Play

• Stronger anti-cheat on staked rounds: tighter location and checkpoint verification, fraud checks applied before payouts are released, and disputes that reliably reach a human instead of being auto-decided on bad data.

Sign-In and Onboarding

• Signing in with Apple now fills in your name automatically instead of making you retype it.
• City and state are now optional during sign-up - they only power nearby-course suggestions.
• Cleaned up pricing copy so we no longer advertise a plan that is not yet available to purchase.

Rounds and Stats

• Share cards now name the actual winner of your game format, instead of whoever posted the best raw score - so a Skins or Match Play card credits the right player.
• Fixed course stats and hole averages not updating after a round finished, and stopped a neighbouring course's holes from occasionally being mixed into yours.
• Daily quests now still load even if a background check briefly hiccups, so you always get your three quests.
• Fixed profile and onboarding photo uploads on the latest app builds.

Follow along at caddie.fun/changelog

Updates - July 16 to July 22, 2026

✨ New Features

Ask Caddie to Plan Your Round

• Plan a round with a tap: When your round list is empty, a new "Ask Caddie to plan it" option sits right alongside Create and Import. Tap it and Caddie chat opens with a ready-to-send planning message you can review and tweak before sending. Available on web and mobile.
• More guided Caddie prompts in your group: New Caddie shortcuts for what's coming up in your group make it faster to get help without hunting through menus.

A Faster, Smoother Mobile App

• Live AI responses on your phone: Caddie chat and course scouting now stream their answers in real time on device, so you see advice as it's written instead of waiting for the whole reply.
• Works better in course dead zones: The app now pre-loads your course photo and playing partners' avatars while you still have signal in the lobby, so they're ready even when coverage drops out on the course.
• A big under-the-hood mobile update: We upgraded the app's core framework, which brings broad reliability and performance improvements across the whole experience.

🔧 Improvements

• Faster community pages: Course and player community pages load noticeably quicker.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where invited players could be locked out of joining a paid round.
• Fixed imported-round result screens that could show errors or come up blank.
• Fixed a crash that could happen in Caddie chat when an achievement was involved.
• Fixed flighted leaderboards that could show two overlapping views at once.
• Fixed push notifications being marked as delivered when they never actually reached you, and made the mobile Notifications toggle properly ask for permission when you turn push on.
• Fixed a "Season pairings not available" error that appeared on group pages for groups without an active season.

Thanks for playing. More improvements every week.

Updates - July 14 to July 15, 2026

✨ New Features

Moments That Matter, Right Before You Tee Off

• "One more round" nudge in the lobby: When you're genuinely close to unlocking an achievement, you'll now see it in the round lobby - just before the round that could get you there. It only shows up when you're actually close, never for a distant goal.
• Season clinch, called before the deciding round: Before a round that could decide your season, you'll see your own scenario spelled out - "Win today and you clinch" when you're on the verge, or a confirmation once you've already clinched.

Your Caddie IQ in the Weekly Digest

• See your intelligence read where you already look: Your weekly digest now leads with your Caddie IQ - your score, your tier, and whether you're climbing - not just your scores. It shows up in your home digest, your compete dashboard, and the weekly email and push, so the signal reaches you even between rounds. It stays quiet until your caddie has enough to say something real.

A Monthly Product Update Email

• Catch up on what's new: We're introducing a monthly email that rounds up what shipped - new features, improvements, and fixes - so you can keep up even if you haven't played in a while. It's optional and you can opt out anytime.

🔧 Improvements

• Free rounds can now include as many players as you invite: Free rounds are no longer capped at 4 players - the seat limit now applies only to rounds with real stakes. Invite the full group without hitting an invisible ceiling.
• Clearer prize pots and fees: Prize pools and fee disclosures now clearly show whether an amount is play money or real money, so there's no confusion about what's at stake.
• The mobile web app now matches the native app: Your groups, friends, profile, stats, courses, schedule, and caddie chat on mobile web have been redesigned to match the cleaner, simpler layout of the native app - same features, better organized.
• Faster Daily Brief: Your Daily Brief now loads noticeably faster by fetching its pieces at the same time instead of one after another.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed: your round recap highlight showed the wrong number: The recap highlight could add up the whole group's scores instead of just yours - it now shows your score correctly.
• Fixed: emails greeting you with a placeholder name: Some emails opened with "Hi App," or a random handle instead of your name. Every email now greets you with your real first name, or a friendly fallback if we don't have one.
• Fixed: Daily Brief button sizing and page spacing: The Daily Brief button no longer stretches awkwardly across the card, and its drill-down pages no longer open with an oversized empty gap at the top.

Follow along at caddie.fun/changelog.

Updates - July 8 to July 14, 2026

✨ New Features

Your Caddie Now Proves It's Learning You

• "Called it" proof, front and center: Right after your round, see the moment your caddie's advice was proven right - "Called it - you shot 82, and it's been right on 12 of your last 15 rounds."
• Real payoff when it dials in your clubs: When your caddie locks in a new club distance, you'll see the exact payoff - "Locked it in - your 7-iron's carrying 158 now" - instead of a generic confirmation.
• Course knowledge shown at the right moment: Before you tee off at a course you've played before, see how well your caddie already knows it.
• In-round nudges to talk more: Early on, your caddie will nudge you to narrate a few more shots so it can start learning your game faster.
• See your progress on what you're working on: A new progress view shows how you're trending on your current practice focus.

"Your Game, Getting Read"

• A growing picture of your game on your home screen: A new home-screen section shows your skill trend, proof of your caddie's accuracy, what it's about to teach you next, and how you compare to golfers like you.
• A permanent page for everything your caddie knows: Previously this only appeared as a dismissible chat message - now it lives permanently on your profile so you can revisit it anytime.
• More of your stats, surfaced where you'll actually see them: Your skill rating, performance trends, and course knowledge now show up on Scout, Practice, and your Profile instead of being buried.

Talk to Your Caddie, Naturally

• Narrate your shots as you play: Tell your caddie about a shot in your own words and have it count as your real score - no manual entry needed.
• A sharper pre-round game plan: Your pre-round briefing is now more specific and calls out honest notes about the course and your recent form.
• Fixed: chatting about your round afterward could error out - this now works reliably.

Easier, Safer Round Setup

• A cleaner way to create a round: The round creation screen has been redesigned into one clean flow - course, schedule, players, format and stakes, then a final review before you create - with inline hints for anything missing or wrong.
• Choose how you pay: You can now choose to pay with Venmo or on-chain when setting up a paid round - previously this choice wasn't shown and defaulted silently.
• Fixed: a round with real stakes could be created without the proper eligibility check in a few less-common paths (repeat-round, quick challenges, tournaments and seasons).
• Fixed: tapping a quick tee-time option without confirming the date could accidentally book your round for the wrong day - same fix applied to scheduled tournament announcements.

Sharing, Onboarding & Reminders

• Share your best moments in one tap: After a great round, a settled payout, or clinching your season, you'll now see a quick way to share it - always optional.
• Set up payment on day one: New players can now add their payment info during signup instead of waiting for a reminder days later, so you can join real-stakes rounds right away.
• A nudge to get back out there: You'll now get an occasional reminder to go practice.
• Fixed: some push notifications weren't going out reliably, and round recaps now process faster after finishing.

New Yardage Book & Better Maps

• New yardage-book view: Tap into a hole to see front/center/back distances to the pin, a draggable target for instant layup distances, and club suggestions for each shot - now available even on courses without saved yardage points.
• Better maps on premium courses: See real green, bunker, and water shapes instead of just dots, plus a quick club-carry suggestion right on the map.
• Smarter "plays like" distance: Now factors in wind, temperature, and altitude, not just elevation.
• New Scout head-to-head compare: Pick two courses to see a full scouting report - which one fits your game better, a factor-by-factor breakdown, and a clear verdict.
• Safer scorecard corrections: When we detect a possible scorecard error, you'll now always review and confirm the fix before it's saved.
• Find unmapped courses near you: If a course isn't in our database yet, we'll look it up automatically so you can add it in one tap.

🔧 Performance Improvements

• Faster live odds and match history: Live odds, match comparisons, and the discover feed now load and update faster, especially during live rounds.
• Faster leaderboards: Fixed an issue where the leaderboard could take up to 45 seconds to load; also improved reliability of wallet and blockchain-dependent features.
• Fixed: some players stopped receiving their post-round recap due to a stuck processing queue.
• Fixed: scrolling up in group chat or DMs could rarely skip a message during busy conversations.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Payments & Trust

• Fixed a display bug where practice-round (testnet) winnings could appear to show real dollar amounts on the results screen.
• Fixed an issue where a player who deposited funds could be missed when a round's entry fees were refunded.
• Hardened round payout processing against a rare timing issue that could have caused a settlement to run twice or get stuck.
• Fixed a serious bug where real-money deposits could go unrefunded if a round was auto-cancelled, and where custom prize-split arrangements weren't honored for Venmo payouts.
• Fixed cases where the "Pay via Venmo" button could stop working after a round's settlement was created; you can now settle multiple debts at once.
• Fixed a false "amounts don't balance" warning that could appear on correctly-paid Skins, Sixes, or Wolf round results.
• Fixed an issue where creating a round through a season or tournament could add unintended people to the invite list.

Stories

• Fixed several bugs in Stories: some group members couldn't open stories they should have had access to, pause/resume could reset your progress, videos sometimes looped or mis-timed, and visiting certain profiles could error out.
• Stories now notify your friends when you post, and you'll see your own story front-and-center in the rings row.

App-Wide Polish

• Visual polish and consistency improvements across the app, including desktop pages now using the full width of larger screens correctly.
• Fixed the Predictions hub, which had a broken layout on some devices.
• Fixed leaderboard mismatches where Skins, Stableford, and points-format rounds could show different standings on the results screen versus the final leaderboard.
• Fixed a login screen contrast bug that made some buttons and text hard to see.
• Fixed the "For You" course recommendations link, which was sending people to the wrong tab.
• Fixed a case where the desktop navigation bar could cover the home screen's main buttons, and where a card in the round lobby rendered with a clipped shadow.
• Fixed a bug where tapping into a single photo or video capture could show a blank image with generic labels instead of the real details.
• Fixed the scorecard format badge showing the wrong game type label.
• Fixed friends list rivalry stats: friends you've only played casual rounds with now correctly show your head-to-head history.
• Fixed Course Wiki edits, which were failing for every submission.
• Course search now supports distance, driving range, pro shop, and restaurant filters, and nearby-course results include closer courses just across a state line.
• Fixed automated group chat announcements (like power rankings) so they clearly show as coming from Caddie, not from a random group member.
• Fixed edge cases where the Play button or round screens could show stale information after a round finished or changed status.

Updates - July 1 to July 8, 2026

✨ New Features

Crews - Your Regular Foursome

• One word, one concept: "Friend Circle" is now Crew - the small group you play with regularly. Groups (seasons, tournaments, trips) stay separate.
• Save your foursome in one tap: After a multiplayer round, the creator can save everyone they just played with as a Crew - no invites to accept.
• Invite the whole crew: In the round lobby, batch-invite an entire Crew to your next round with one tap.
• Mobile crew creation fixed: Crews you create on mobile now show up in your Crews list reliably.

Scout - Research Before You Play

• Compare players and courses: New research hub with side-by-side compare, group intel boards, and round strategy surfaces.
• Match intel everywhere: See head-to-head context across seasons, tournaments, trips, and group competitions - including crew picks and named tension moments.
• Native course compare: Compare courses side-by-side on mobile, with faster leaderboard loading.

Predictions & Markets

• Pick winners from Discover: Bet on outcomes directly from the Discover feed, with clearer navigation and home-screen promos during live rounds.
• Markets that lock on time: Expired predictions now auto-lock so results stay fair.
• Calibration on your profile: See how accurate your picks have been over time.

Watch & Moments

• Richer spectator experience: Push alerts for dramatic moments, live gallery chat, auto commentary when things get interesting, and XP for watching friends play.
• Capture and share moments: Photo and video moments now sync in real time, with native galleries (no web views), video preview when capturing, and shot tracer support on moment videos.

Smarter Stats

• Stats+ scoring: A new middle tier between quick scoring and full strokes gained - capture approach distance and first-putt length to get estimated strokes gained without a launch monitor.
• Your skill rating: Verified-round skill rating now appears on your profile and stats, with a confidence band that only shows once you have enough rounds.

Easier Round Setup

• Simpler first round: New players see just three crew-friendly formats (Nassau, Skins, Stroke) instead of a wall of 22 options. Expand to see everything when ready.
• Change settings mid-round: On friendly unpaid rounds, the creator can adjust format, scoring, or teams while playing - other players approve with one tap. Paid rounds stay locked once started.

Groups, Trips & Compete

• Find your crew's next adventure: Clearer empty states, onboarding copy, and trip-first navigation so groups can plan trips and start competitions without dead ends.
• Competitions on your calendar: Seasons, tournaments, and trips now show start and end markers on your schedule.
• Better discovery: Inline CTAs to start seasons and tournaments from group tabs, plus a compete hub intro for new users.
• Golf trips landing page: A dedicated trips page for planning crew getaways, with matching experience on web and mobile.

Onboarding & Delight

• Set up your caddie: Profile setup now walks you through club yardages on both web and mobile, with quick entry during a round.
• Celebrate the journey: Welcome moments after signup, onboarding milestones, streak celebrations, and share prompts after great scores - with consistent delight on web and native.

🔧 Visual Refresh

• A cohesive new look: The entire app now follows a unified design language - dark "Night Round" moments for live play and marketing, cream "Day" surfaces for everyday tasks, and a modern scorecard style for data-heavy views.
• Redesigned homepage: Logged-out visitors see a premium Night Round marketing experience.
• Live round refresh: Scoring, waiting, and settlement screens share consistent notation, colors, and layout on both platforms.
• Marketing polish: Updated feature pages, editorial heroes, and SEO content that accurately reflects what the app does today.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Off-chain settlements are now zero-sum: Venmo and manual payouts no longer silently lose money to a platform fee that had nowhere to go.
• Settlement reliability: Fixed paths where paid rounds could complete without generating payout instructions for winners.
• Scoring accuracy: Broad fixes across skins, wolf, best ball, Vegas, and other formats - including 9-hole rounds, sparse scorecards, and relative handicaps in live standings.
• Scout and stats: Compare views now show zero values correctly; quarter time ranges work in stats; course fit scores work for all course ID formats.
• Course records: Teebox names now appear in the Course Records selector.
• Login crash on mobile: Fixed a crash that could blank the login screen.
• Mobile layout: Better FAB placement, nav safe areas, hub card sizing, avatar cropping, and tab scrolling on small screens.
• Round lobby: Creating a round no longer forces an invite sheet before you can see the lobby.
• Invites and updates: Invite links work reliably; forced app updates read version data correctly.
• Navigation: Session restore expires after 4 hours; tapping the logo always goes home.

Updates - June 24 to July 1, 2026

✨ New Features

Challenges, Start to Finish

• Tap a challenge notification, land on the challenge: Challenge links now open a full detail view on both web and mobile, with clear accept, reject, play, and winner states and pull-to-refresh.
• Fairer weekly winners: "Best round this week" challenges are now decided by your actual score (lowest wins), matching how head-to-head works.
• Submit a round without hunting for it: Pick an existing round right from the challenge, and get a prompt to submit your round to a challenge as soon as you finish playing.
• See free challenges too: Pending friendly challenges (not just money matches) now show up with quick accept and reject buttons.

Relative Handicaps for Friendly Rounds

• New net-scoring option where the lowest-handicap player plays off scratch and everyone else only gets the strokes above them. Great for casual rounds among friends. Toggle it on when setting up a net game; it applies when your round settles. (In-round leaderboards and odds still show full handicaps for now.)

A Better In-Round Experience

• Fix a score in a tap: Tap any scored cell to jump back and correct it, with a clear reminder banner and a marker on holes still missing a score.
• Scoring for someone else is clearer: Helpful hints when you can score for a playing partner, plus a badge showing an active delegation.
• Edit round details mid-round: Round creators can update the title and description while a round is in progress.
• Jump to format results: A shortcut takes you straight to your game's results, and the standings now only show players who have started scoring.

Sharper Live Odds

• Live win probabilities are now smarter about where the game is really won: they weight different hole types (driving, approach, putting) using recent golf research, and show a confidence range instead of a single false-precise number.

Polish & Delight

• Buttons now have a natural spring feel when pressed, leaderboards and score rows animate in smoothly, and numbers line up cleanly. Motion is automatically reduced for anyone who prefers less animation.
• Dozens of small layout and color refinements across the mobile app for a more consistent, premium feel.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed live tournament leaderboards that could appear frozen during play, and tightened access so only participants can see payout-relevant standings.
• Fixed a range of 9-hole scoring issues, including match play and best ball completion and leaderboards that treated finished rounds as incomplete.
• Score alerts (Eagle, Birdie, and misses) are now correct on par-3 and par-5 holes.
• Fixed valid scorekeepers being blocked, and fixed editing round details on an active round.
• Fixed a crash when opening a live round from a notification, and made live round tracking more reliable.
• Quieted spammy alerts: playing partners are no longer pinged on every high score, just the ones worth celebrating.
• Tidied a few mobile screens so cards and text fit neatly on one line.

Updates - June 22-24, 2026

✨ New Features

A smarter payout calculator for every format

• The payout calculator now knows your game. Pick Stroke Play, Skins, Nassau, or Match Play and get a tailored breakdown for each:
  • Skins shows how carryovers build up when a hole is tied.
  • Nassau splits the front, back, and overall into three segments and shows your press exposure.
  • Match Play lets you set the winner's share and see the press upside.
• You can also set your own custom split percentages. New format guides, a key-concepts explainer (carryover, press, net score), and an expanded FAQ make it easy to set up any wager with confidence.

🔧 Improvements

A cleaner, calmer live round screen

• Status messages during a live round (offline, spectating, delegated scoring) now show one at a time instead of stacking on top of each other.
• The pre-round setup steps are tidied into a single "Complete Setup" card that expands when you have something left to do, so there's less clutter before you tee off.

Dozens of polish fixes across the app

• We went through every core screen and fixed more than 40 small issues: bigger, easier-to-tap buttons, smoother loading states, better spacing, and clearer hierarchy.
• The Play tab now shows a "Resume Live Round" banner when you have a round in progress, so you can jump right back in.
• While your round recap is generating, you'll see a clearer "this is taking a little longer" message with a way out, instead of staring at a spinner.

See at a glance who you've already scouted

• Once you've scouted an opponent, their button now reads "View Scout Report" with a checkmark, so you know your report is ready instead of wondering whether to scout again.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed an "offline" banner that could briefly flash when reopening the app even though you were connected.
• Your AI caddie no longer claims to have built a practice plan when it couldn't. If something goes wrong, it now offers to try again instead of pretending it succeeded.
• Saving an insight or scout report now requires the actual content, so saves no longer fail silently in the background.
• Improved screen-reader support on scorecards, and players who haven't entered any scores now show a dash instead of a misleading "E".
• More accurate side-bet payouts when players tie, plus an extra safeguard on partial refunds.
• Fixed shareable leaderboard saving for a small group of users where the PDF wouldn't generate.
• Fixed animations that failed to load for a small number of users.

Updates - June 11-12, 2026

✨ New Features

A signature scorecard for your finished rounds

• Completed rounds now lead with a premium scorecard tile: a clean, hole-by-hole card with each score colored by result (eagles, birdies, pars, and bogeys-or-worse) and your net-to-par total up top. Holes you didn't score stay blank rather than guessing a number.

Payout receipt emails for cfUSD rounds

• Win a cfUSD round and you'll now get a receipt email confirming your payout, complete with the final standings and your winnings highlighted. It's a confirmation that the money already moved - nothing for you to do.
• Settlement emails now include a clear payout breakdown so everyone can see who finished where and what they won.

A more premium look across your big moments

• Your profile now showcases your handicap index as the headline stat, with rounds, scoring average, and courses played in a crisp supporting grid.
• Win celebrations, season standings, results, and shareable leaderboards all got a richer, more polished treatment - the same vintage-clubhouse feel, applied to the moments that matter most.
• A refreshed app icon (the CF monogram) now shows in your browser tabs and on your home screen.

🔧 Improvements

Faster course search

• Course search now stays fast even when an external lookup is slow: results come straight from our own data without waiting, so finding your course feels snappy every time.

Easier-to-read scores everywhere

• Improved color contrast across scorecards, leaderboards, and live scoring so scores and standings are easier to read for everyone, including better screen-reader support.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed errors that could occur when submitting scores in a solo round.
• More reliable payouts and refunds for cfUSD rounds, with extra safeguards so paid rounds always go through proper confirmation before settling.
• Fixed a case where a blog post showed its title twice.

Updates - June 9, 2026

A focused day of finishing touches and display fixes: your post-round recap now lands in your inbox, search across the app got smarter, and Round Results got a thorough pass so every score, standing, and skin count is the right one. Plus more accurate payouts, real-time in-round coaching, and a cleaner, calmer app shell.

✨ New Features

Your round recap, in your inbox

After you finish a round, your caddie's recap now arrives by email: a clean summary, your highlights, what to work on, and an optional strokes gained breakdown, with a tap straight back to your full results. It is opt-in by default and easy to turn off any time.

Choose your map view on the rangefinder

The rangefinder now lets you switch between satellite, hybrid, and standard map views with a single tap, and remembers your choice for next time.

Smarter search everywhere

The Caddie can now research a question from several angles at once and will tell you when it does not have a grounded answer rather than guessing. Course search now understands names even without an exact match ("pebble beach" finds Pebble Beach), and app-wide search is better at figuring out whether you are looking for a course, a person, or a round you played.

🔧 Improvements

Results and Caddie load right the first time

Round results and your Caddie suggestions used to flash a placeholder and then swap to the real thing a moment later. Both now show the correct, personalized content on the very first paint, with a tidy loading state instead of a visible swap.

Real-time in-round coaching

Coaching insights, live score updates, shared moments, and odds swings during a round now arrive in real time. Previously they could be held back and delivered hours or even days later; in-round messages now reach you while you are still playing, or are skipped if the round is over, never delivered stale.

A calmer app shell

We cleaned up the banners at the top of the app so you will never see them stacked up. The guest banner can now be dismissed and stays dismissed.

Richer visuals across the site

Blog posts, help pages, and feature pages now automatically get polished editorial artwork, with subtle animation where it helps and a clean static version when you prefer reduced motion.

Marketing and help pages built for sharing

Our marketing, help, and legal pages now render their full content up front, so they load correctly for search engines and link previews, and our course directory is complete again.

Emails look right in dark mode

Transactional emails no longer get washed out to a muddy brown by dark-mode mail apps. The intended cream design now renders consistently everywhere.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Round Results: the right score, the right standing, the right skins

• Your leaderboard now shows your gross score as the headline ("what did you shoot"), with your net score as a clear secondary line on net rounds.
• Standings now follow the game you actually played: skins, Stableford, match play, and points formats rank by the format's own result ("2 skins", "34 pts", "3 UP") instead of by strokes.
• Per-hole skins now show a real skin count, including carryovers, even on friendly no-money rounds, where it used to read "0 skins" on every hole. A new skins view shows who won each hole and how many skins it was worth.

More accurate payouts

We hand-checked the money math on every game format end to end. Maximum Score rounds now pay the correct winner when a blow-up hole is capped, Junk rounds settle their dots exactly once, and Skins, Vegas, and a few others were confirmed correct. The web skins grid now matches mobile.

Fixed an error on the native results screen

The native Round Results screen no longer shows an error toast on open; it loads cleanly every time.

Pre-round predictions and side bets

A round of fixes to the pre-round lobby: paid side bets are properly checked before you can create or accept them, funded bets that expire are now refunded instead of stranded, the pot total only counts live bets, and friend predictions and pre-round odds are scoped and locked correctly.

We also did a lot of behind-the-scenes work this release: more resilient deploys, faster and more reliable builds, better analytics, and new automated guards that catch regressions before they ship.

Updates - June 2-4, 2026

Three days spent making sure every number you see is the right number. We traced the money in every competition, the projections, your stats, your notifications, and the images we share back to the code that produces them, and fixed a long list of cases where the displayed value was quietly wrong. Plus faster, more reliable mobile and a few new touches.

✨ New Features

Strokes gained for every round

You now get a strokes gained read even on rounds where you only logged scores. If you tracked greens, fairways, and putts, you get an estimate from those. If you tracked every shot, you get the full breakdown. Each card tells you exactly what it was estimated from, so you always know how precise the number is. Round results are now cleaner too, split into Recap, Insights, and Scorecard.

A smarter, more honest Caddie

The Caddie can now break down your swing from a video, reads far more course detail when scouting a hole, and is graded against a quality bar before every release so its advice stays grounded and accurate.

Live money and leaderboard motion

Leaderboards now animate rank changes so you can see who is climbing, money figures count up on settlement and payout screens, and there is a satisfying "locked in" beat when you confirm money. (No change to how any money is actually handled.)

Friend-is-playing notifications

When a friend you follow starts a casual round, you now get a heads up, not just for tournaments.

🔧 Improvements

Faster, longer-lasting mobile

A big pass on battery and reliability. Background pollers no longer wake your phone's radio when the app is closed, GPS pauses when you background a live round, and the app starts up faster by loading less up front. Scores entered offline are now safely queued, can't overwrite a co-scorer's correction, and you get told if one ever has to be dropped. Schedule now shows a proper month calendar grid.

More reliable round creation

Creating a round on mobile is now solid. A bug that could throw "We could not create this round" on the review step is fixed, and creating a round is protected against accidentally making a duplicate if your connection drops mid-request.

Fairer handicap and net scoring

Net rounds now start correctly on courses that have full hole-by-hole stroke data, instead of being wrongly blocked. You can enter a tee box's slope and rating right in the app when it is missing, and we show an "estimated net" badge so you always know when an estimate was used. Paid net rounds now make sure the numbers are real before money is on the line.

Sharper, more useful stats

Your stats now only count rounds you actually played and finished, putting performance is measured correctly, and a few metrics that had their signs flipped are fixed. When stats can't load, you see a clear message and a retry instead of a misleading empty profile.

Notifications that reach the right person at the right time

Account-recovery emails always get through, even if an earlier email bounced. Unsubscribes are honored everywhere, including weekly recaps. Quiet hours now hold a notification until your quiet window ends instead of dropping it. And switching accounts no longer sends your notifications to the wrong device.

Stronger privacy

We closed several spots where private information could leak: private group standings and member names on public pages, friends-only photos in shared previews and link cards, and live updates from a private group's competitions reaching people outside the group.

Reliable share images

Shared link previews for moments, courses, finished rounds, and blog posts no longer occasionally come up blank. They now fall back cleanly to a branded design if a photo can't load.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Competition payouts and winners

A round of fixes so the right player wins and the right amount is paid:

• Points-based and Stableford formats now rank by points, not fewest strokes, so the actual leader wins.
• Tournament brackets no longer dead-end on a tied match, and payouts now split based on who actually entered and funded the pot.
• Season championships no longer show lopsided 100% / 0% odds, and a season with no completed matches no longer pays out the pot by mistake.
• Vegas and Sixes now score correctly when handicaps are in play, and side bets like "most birdies" are scored against the right tee box.
• Delegated scoring (someone entering scores on your behalf) now works correctly on web and is properly permission-checked.

More accurate projections

Pre-round projections and live odds were running a few strokes high on data-rich courses; that is corrected, along with a strokes gained number on the round card that was reading too high. Putting stats now use the right distance units.

Crash on the native results screen

Fixed a crash that made the native Round Results screen fall back to a basic web view on almost every cold open. It now loads natively as intended.

Cleaner, more honest content

Fixed broken links and corrected several inaccurate descriptions across our help, learn, and feature pages so the docs match how the product actually works.

We also did a lot of behind-the-scenes hardening this sprint: better crash and error reporting so problems get caught fast, faster discovery and home feeds, and dozens of automated checks that will catch any of these issues if they ever try to come back.

Updates - May 27 - June 1, 2026

A week focused on making everything accurate and trustworthy: we traced the money, the stats, and every screen back to real data and fixed a long list of bugs. Plus a stack of new features.

✨ New Features

Log a round without an account

You can now log a full solo round straight from the site without signing up. Score it, finish it, and we will keep it for 30 days. Leave your email and we will send a one-time link so you can claim the round on any device later, with your earned XP and achievements coming with you.

Bring a friend, get credit

Invite links now work end to end on mobile. Friends who tap your link see a preview, get walked into sign-up, and you get credited as the referrer, with a little celebration when they join. Suggested playing partners now show a compatibility score so you know who you click with on the course.

Rewards that actually pay out

Beating your ghost, finishing a round goal, and completing a quest set now reliably award XP, and a new post-round payoff card shows exactly what you earned. Achievements that depend on those wins now unlock too. Ghost mode is fully usable on web and mobile now, with all four ghost types and a post-round result screen.

Training programs

Browse training programs, enroll, log your sessions, and watch your progress fill in. There is also a new in-round Bingo Bango Bongo leaderboard with a hole-by-hole award stream.

Smarter, more grounded AI Caddie

Tapping a Caddie button now gives you an instant, data-grounded answer card: your hole strategy, wallet summary, performance leaks, season standings, round summary, upcoming rounds, and pairings. Caddie replies now show their sources and confidence so you can trust the read. Ask the Caddie to "plan a round" and it walks you through setup step by step. The Caddie also now builds a real read for far more players, blends in what you have told it about your own game, and stops making up generic strengths or stats when it does not have the data.

Course corrections from a photo

See something wrong with a course? Snap a photo of the scorecard and submit a correction right from the course page.

Settings that take effect

Caddie autonomy, discovery, and location-privacy settings, plus wearable shot capture, now actually apply. Coaching-notification preferences save and stick.

Better sharing

Shared links to feature pages, game rules, blog posts, courses, and finished rounds now generate polished branded preview images. Our emails got branded hero images too. You can now share a prediction market with a tap on mobile.

🔧 Improvements

Your money, shown correctly

We found and fixed several places where amounts displayed wrong. Wallet balances and transaction totals are now accurate, "you owe / you are owed" amounts show the real dollar figure (some were showing $0), and changing a settlement amount now updates the Venmo link instead of keeping the old number. Choosing "Venmo" to settle now opens the app automatically.

Fairer, more consistent payouts

Pressing (doubling the stakes) now works the same way across every head-to-head money game, and we closed a bug that could pay out the same money twice. Scratch-or-better players are now settled correctly on net. Season odds now always add up sensibly, and entry fees, payouts, and refunds for tournaments and seasons now show up in your wallet.

Smarter coaching everywhere

Your performance insights now show up across your home screen, daily brief, quests, achievements, round recaps, and scouting reports, and they cite your real numbers. Course recommendations are better matched to your game, and wager suggestions are grounded in real win probability for everyone who is eligible.

Cleaner round setup

The round lobby is reorganized: one place to pick your game and stakes, a cleaner format picker grouped by category, and a dedicated Strategy tab on mobile that gathers all your pre-round coaching, scouting, and a plan generator in one spot.

Memories and Stories on mobile

The full Stories and Memories experience is now on the native app: story highlights, viewers, group stories, course and hole memories, an "On This Day" anniversary strip, and a "Round Story" you can relive after a round. Stories are private to you and your friends.

Stats on mobile

The mobile stats screen now has the full AI dashboard, level progression, equipment breakdown, a 90-day range, and sharing. Insights unlock once you have a few rounds in, and peer rankings now show real numbers.

Live group feeds and crowns

The group Pulse feed now updates in real time, with reactions you can tap right inline. Group leaderboards crown a "King of the Hole," and many group sections that were showing up blank on mobile now display correctly.

One place to watch

Spectating and following a round now live on one screen, with a pre-tee-off preview and a post-round recap, plus shareable links.

Courses

Course pages gained live conditions you can mark helpful, a fuller community section, and a cleaner, clearer header on mobile. The practice hub on mobile is now a complete experience with plans, history, and per-session analysis.

Quick Score live polish

Quick Score rounds now feel as fast on the course as they do after the fact: cleaner score entry, consolidated chat cleanup, and a smoother path from tap to saved round on web and native. Guest scorekeepers can join via share link without an account, and the native guest-claim funnel walks you from finished round to a saved profile in fewer steps.

Smarter GPS and weather on the course

The in-round rangefinder and AI Caddie now share improved course mapping and GPS parity across web and mobile. Distances can account for wind, temperature, and elevation so club calls reflect conditions, not just raw yardage.

Activity feeds you can trust

Friend, global, group, and profile activity feeds now sort strictly by recency across rounds, moments, and settlements. Pagination uses cursors instead of offset slicing, so page two does not repeat page one. The home Clubhouse preview dedupes duplicate rows from the same round or moment.

Faster, more reliable sign-in

Passkey and Face ID login are more reliable across sessions, and account deletion on iOS follows App Store requirements. Email and push delivery were hardened so invites, claim links, and round notifications arrive consistently.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could make pages fail to load.
• Fixed the Friends tab showing as empty for everyone on mobile.
• Fixed reactions and comments disappearing on activity feed pages that included a Moment.
• Fixed getting bounced back to the lobby when starting a round or entering a score.
• Fixed round-recap stories playing far too fast on mobile.
• Fixed Face ID and passkey logins unexpectedly dropping you to the login screen.
• Fixed a false "No internet connection" banner that flashed when returning to the app.
• Fixed the round projection showing two different numbers in the lobby, and corrected a few nonsensical risk percentages.
• Fixed the home Quick Start card overlapping the hero on iOS, and made the ghost-opponent option deselectable.
• Fixed course-import progress getting stuck at the start, and a handful of stats that were drifting out of date after score edits.
• Fixed activity feeds showing items out of chronological order or repeating rows when loading more.
• Fixed competition and profile activity pages returning duplicate items on later pages.
• Fixed Quick Score score entry edge cases that could block saving or bounce you out of the round.
• Fixed Venmo and cfUSD settlement labels showing the wrong currency on iOS.

Updates - May 20-26, 2026

This was the week everything connected. The last two weeks built a lot; this week wired it together so the app feels like one product. Your Caddie now knows your whole round, your money, and whatever screen you're on. A new intelligence layer tells you what to expect before you tee off, which holes will trip you up, and exactly what to fix afterward - and it gets more accurate every week. A holdout can no longer freeze your pot. And your group finally has a face: a crest, a motto, and a Trophy Room.

✨ New: Know Your Game

A whole new intelligence layer that reads your game and tells you the truth about it.

Before you tee off

• Fair Expectation forecast: See your realistic score range for the course before you play, based on your recent form and history there. Never played the course? The range is honestly wider, with a note that we're still learning your game. It tightens as you log more rounds.
• Blow-Up Radar: Your three highest-risk holes at this specific course, ranked, with how many strokes they typically cost you. Not a generic course guide - your personal danger list.
• Caddie IQ: A 0-100 read on how well we know your game, with a tier from "Learning" to "Locked In." On your first couple rounds it honestly says "Learning - 2 rounds in" instead of faking a number.
• Crew Fit: Starting a round with 2+ players? See how well-matched your group is and who pairs competitively with whom.

After you finish

• Scorecard Debrief: A clear breakdown of what you did well, your biggest leak, and how you played versus what we expected. If you'd set a practice focus last round and it improved, that win leads the card - and a one-tap button turns any new weakness into a practice plan.
• Your Game screen: One place that tells you your real playing level versus your handicap, your single highest-leverage fix, your track record, and which courses you've mastered.

Gets smarter over time

Our forecasts now learn from themselves: we lock in each prediction, watch how you actually score, and re-tune the model every week from real results. The more you play, the tighter and more trustworthy your expectations get. Tournament and season odds are also format-aware now - Stableford, Skins, and Match Play are scored and projected correctly instead of being treated like everyone's playing stroke play.

✨ Your Caddie Knows Everything Now

The AI Caddie went from answering questions about your solo game to understanding your whole world.

• Your whole round: Ask "how did Mike close out the front?" or "what's my score versus the projection?" - the Caddie reads every player's hole-by-hole scorecard and the format results, not just your own card.
• Your money: Ask about what you're owed, what you owe, pending settlements, and recent winnings. The old "I don't have access to your wallet info" answer is gone.
• Whatever you're looking at: On a season, tournament, trip, group, friend, or practice page, the Caddie automatically knows the context of that screen - your standing, your record against that friend, your drills.
• It learns your style: Rate a response or correct it and the Caddie adapts how it talks to you over time.
• Photo safety: Scanning a scorecard or course photo can no longer sneak hidden instructions past the Caddie.

✨ New: "Right Now" on Your Home Screen

Open the app and the top of home shows what actually needs your attention - settlements due, your turn in a match, pending invites, unread alerts - ranked by urgency. Nothing urgent? It's empty, no nagging banner. You can snooze reminders about other people's actions (like a payment someone owes you) for a day, but your own to-dos always stay visible.

✨ New: Your Caddie Narrates the Moments

After a round, the Caddie speaks up in its own voice at the moments that matter:

• A one-line settlement story above your payout ("Pressed on 14 and closed it out").
• A nudge when a round moves you in a season's standings.
• A subtitle on achievement unlocks.
• A "first stamp ready" prompt to claim a course passport stamp.
• A line woven into your round recap.

These always appear instantly - the Caddie never makes you wait.

✨ Two New Game Formats

• Bingo Bango Bongo: The classic per-shot side game - points for first on the green, closest to the pin, and first in the hole. Available in seasons and tournaments.
• Hammer: Wolf for three players. Threes used to be locked out of Wolf; now a three-player round automatically becomes a Hammer game, with a live call bar for single, double, and throw.

Plus, a stack of format settings that used to do nothing now actually work: Nassau auto-presses, Skins validation and no-carryover, handicap allowances in Match Play and Best Ball, net or gross Scramble, and Sixes scoring options.

✨ Your Group Gets a Face

• Craft your club: Group admins can now design a club crest, pick colors, write a motto, and set a founding year. It shows up as a branded header across the group.
• Trophy Room: A new tab showing every honor your group has earned - belts held, season and tournament champions, rotating weekly titles, and all-time records.
• Your level is now visible: The level you earn from playing now shows on your profile and on leaderboards, so other players can see it - not just you.
• Crowns on your own profile: The titles and championships you've won now appear on your own profile, not only when friends look at it.

✨ Rivalries, Pulse & Social

• One rivalry record: Your head-to-head against any friend now combines season matches and casual rounds into a single record - on their profile and next to their name in your group.
• Rivalry heat map for every group: The group rivalries view now works for casual crews too, not just leagues, fusing casual rounds with season matches.
• A richer Pulse feed: Your group's feed now shows resolved bets, chat bursts, new members, challenge entries, and treasury events - and a preview of it lives on your home screen.
• Live presses: Press proposals are now instant, with Accept / Decline buttons and a 30-second countdown, right on the live round screen.
• Daily quests on home: Your active quests and their progress now sit right on the home screen.

✨ Better Competitions

• Organizer controls: Season, tournament, and trip organizers get a clear command center - a readiness checklist and one obvious next step to start or complete a competition.
• Brackets that advance: Single-elimination brackets now move winners forward automatically and show real results like "3 & 2," "1 UP," and "Halved."
• Withdraw cleanly: Leave a season or drop out of a trip without breaking anything - forfeitures, refunds, and shared trip expenses are handled properly.
• Trip memories: Add photos to a trip, and bring along non-golfer companions.
• Real numbers everywhere: Win-rate trend sparklines, live active-round counts, and group activity recency now show real data. Invite cards show member photos and flag when a friend invited you.
• Mobile competition pages got the full premium redesign to match web.

✨ More Ways to Play & Share

• Guest scoring by link: Hand scorekeeping to anyone with a share link - no account needed. They get a clean, par-aware keypad.
• Watch and invite: Share a live link to a round you're playing and friends can watch without signing up. When they join from your link, you both get credit (and XP). New share buttons on the live round and results screens.
• Settlement celebration: When money lands, the recipient gets confetti, a Caddie-narrated story of the round, and one-tap "Run It Back" or "Double or Nothing."
• Spectators see the real game: Following a friend now shows the same format cards they see - Skins winners, Match Play state, Nassau segments - plus live player intel and a "pressure moment" banner on the biggest swings.
• Full per-hole detail: Expand any result to see the complete hole-by-hole scorecard with par, stroke index, and format markers.

💰 Money Safety

• No more frozen pots: If someone refuses to confirm a settlement, the round creator can now settle with a group majority after a waiting period. There's an on-chain dispute window first - any player can object before money moves - and the final step clearly warns that it cannot be undone. (Currently live on our test network.)
• Every format pays out: Two formats (Shamble and Bingo Bango Bongo) previously couldn't settle a money round - now they pay correctly. And the app stops you from creating a paid round in a format it can't settle, instead of trapping the money later.
• Competitions actually pay: Tournament prizes, Calcutta pools, and season/tournament/trip prediction pools now settle automatically when a competition finishes - several of these were previously stuck forever.
• Clearer payouts: Settlement now shows exactly why you're getting a given amount and names who you won it from ("took $40 off Dave"). A money-display bug that showed some amounts as $0 is fixed.
• Honest money labels: A clear network badge so you always know you're playing with test funds, not real money, and the faucet is now plainly labeled "Add test funds."

🔒 Security & Privacy

• Instant logout everywhere: Suspending or changing an account now invalidates its sessions immediately, with a full audit log of logins and admin actions.
• Hardened defenses: Stronger security headers and content policy, plus protection that stops course websites, scraped pages, and player-entered text from hijacking the AI.
• Tighter privacy: Private and pending media is now only visible to the people involved, blocked users can't slip messages through, and account-merge confirmations mask emails and never burn your verification link early.
• Moderation everywhere: Report buttons on comments, chats, DMs, and moments, with a shared filter that blocks slurs and profanity before anything is posted.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed the "Do today's drill" button on the Daily Brief never appearing.
• Fixed an error loading practice recommendations.
• Fixed notifications that pointed to a deleted moment opening a dead link - they now say "no longer available."
• Fixed the "needs attention" unread count disagreeing with the notification bell.
• Fixed a round being unable to complete when a player joined but never recorded a score.
• Fixed a "Markets" template button using the wrong highlight color.
• Quieted noisy false-alarm error reports from network blips.

📱 New on Mobile

• Claim and mint your achievement NFTs directly on your phone, with a confirmation sheet and finality details - matching the web flow exactly.
• Native scorecards for Best Ball, Scramble, Alternate Shot, and Sixes (they used to fall back to a generic team layout).

📝 Content

• The seasons and tournaments help guide, FAQ, and learn journey now cover trips.
• Feature pages now cross-link so it's easier to discover related features.

The biggest "make it feel like one product" update yet.

Updates - May 14-19, 2026

The biggest single update in caddie.fun's history. Payouts now run on a durable background pipeline that survives outages. Every AI surface got a hard cost cap and honest fallbacks. Live spectating on rounds, seasons, tournaments, and trips got a flagship redesign with sharper Bayesian odds. Every one of the 22 game formats displays in proper golf notation. Plus five brand-new product surfaces: King of the Hole records on every course, a Daily Caddie Brief that opens your morning, Year-in-Golf Wrapped, a chronological Pulse feed for every group, and pari-mutuel friend Parlays. Quick Score overhaul, unified Clubhouse hub, and a stack of mobile parity wins on top.

✨ Five New Surfaces

King of the Hole

Every hole at every course is now a global leaderboard. Drop a verified low score and you hold the crown until someone beats it. We push-notify you the moment you're dethroned ("Marcus T. just took Hole 7 at Pebble Beach with a 2 - your record stood for 14 days"). Pull up any course's new "Records" tab to see the 18-hole crown grid, filter by teebox, and tap into a single hole's full top-N leaderboard. Your profile now shows the crowns you hold.

Daily Caddie Brief

Every active player gets a morning push at 7am local time: "Your Caddie Brief is ready." Open the app and see a single Course-Ready Index 0-100 - a weighted blend of recent form, weather at your home course, daily streak, friend activity, today's tee time, and recent practice. Three chip CTAs drill down: Today's Conditions (weather, tee time, drill), Friends Overnight (moments + market slate), Take Action (accept a rematch, place a market pick, do today's drill). Caddie Plus subscribers get the full drill-downs; free tier sees the score and headline.

Year-in-Golf

Once a year (Dec 1) every player gets a personalized Wrapped: best round, biggest comeback, most-played partner, total stakes won/lost, courses pilgrimaged, top moment, AI-generated season story. Shareable via a public link that doesn't require an account to view. Built now, dormant until Dec 1.

Group Pulse Feed

Your group's Home tab is now an Instagram-style chronological feed of everything happening: round recaps, weekly power rankings, hole-in-one moments, resolved market bets, chat bursts, treasury events, new members, challenge entries. Tap any card to drop into the underlying surface. Replaces the static dashboard with the actual answer to "what's happening with my group?"

Pari-mutuel Parlays

Friend-only combo betting that no other golf app has. Bundle 3-6 picks across your friends' rounds in a 72-hour window into a single parlay - all legs must hit. No vig, pari-mutuel pooled, XP-only. DraftKings just launched this for pros; we ship it for friends first. Find it under the "Parlays" lane in Markets.

✨ Other New Features

Bet on Your Friends' Rounds

Markets is now built around spectator betting. The platform's prediction surface is friend-first and zero-friction.

• 2-tap spectator bets: Tap a friend playing live (or teeing off later today) and place an over/under or head-to-head bet. Lines use the same projection that powers live odds and the projected-score chart - handicap, recent rounds, course history, and in-round pace - so the line a friend bets against agrees with the score we expect them to shoot. The old 18-hole slate is now opt-in for crews who want it.
• "Watching" hub: New /watch is the canonical place to follow friends. Round, season, tournament, and trip live-following all live here.
• Lock-soon nudges: Push 5 minutes before a market locks so you never miss the window.
• Auto-refund on low liquidity: If too few people pick a market, it voids and refunds automatically with a clear message.
• Pre-tee bet context: Place a bet on an upcoming round before tee time using participant + course context.

Follow Friends Live - Anywhere

The spectator experience got a flagship redesign across rounds, seasons, tournaments, and trips.

• Follow seasons and tournaments: New follow buttons fan out push notifications on round-starts, leaderboard moves, and final-week alerts.
• AI competition narrative: Auto-generated "what's happening" recap on every season and tournament.
• Discover competitions: New competition discovery surface helps you find friends' tournaments and seasons.
• Trip live-following: Follow a friend's golf trip with a dedicated spectator view.
• Sharper live accuracy: Win probability now uses your handicap as a Bayesian prior with sample-size shrinkage, replacing naive x18 score extrapolation. AI insights use real stroke gaps and a clubhouse voice (no more fabricated premises).
• Courtside redesign: New presence header, ambient cheer loop that respects quiet hours, and status-aware "Final Results" / "Upcoming Round" / "Live Round" labeling.

Quick Score Overhaul

Faster solo start, smarter cleanup, mid-round invites.

• Mid-round invites: Start a Quick Score round solo and add players on the fly via QR code, share link, username search, or text invite. Up to 8 players.
• Auto-cleanup: Empty Quick Score rounds you forgot about auto-terminate after 60 minutes of idle so they never pollute your history.
• Pre-activation confirm: One-tap clarity on whether you're starting Quick Score or setting up a full round.
• Discard recovery: Solo zero-score rounds offer a clean Discard option on the live screen.

Moments in Your Activity Feed

Hole-in-ones, eagles, comebacks, and stakes-settled moments now appear directly in your activity feed.

• 19 moment types: Birdies, eagles, albatrosses, hole-in-ones, comebacks, big payouts, and more flow into the feed automatically.
• Photo + video previews: Moments include media inline.
• Reactions and comments: Engage with friends' moments without leaving the feed.
• Rare moments rise: Hole-in-ones and albatrosses rank at the top so you never miss them.
• Share cards: Every moment has a shareable preview card for social.

Smarter Social Cards

Friend prompts that fire at the right moment.

• Head-to-head card on friend profiles: See your record, current streak, recent rounds, and a one-tap "Run it back" rematch button.
• Friend started a round push: When a friend tees off, you'll get a dedicated notification (respects mute settings).
• Run-it-back nudge: When your last bet settles, both parties get a rematch nudge that pre-fills the new round with the same course, format, stakes, and invitees.
• Rematch deep-link prefill: Tapping any rematch push or H2H card opens the round form pre-filled instead of blank.

Golf-Correct Scoring for All 22 Formats

Every game format now displays in proper golf convention instead of raw numbers.

• Match Play notation: Shows "3&2", "thru 14", "AS", "dormie" - not count grids.
• Nassau as three segments: Front 9 / Back 9 / Overall match play.
• Six new post-round result cards: Shamble, Foursomes, Chapman, Greensomes, Lone Ranger, and Vegas now have proper team-format result layouts. (Correction 2026-05-21: these render correctly on mobile, but the web post-round results screen still shows a generic Stroke Play layout for these six formats. The web gap is tracked as in-progress.)
• Live cards updated: Thru-N labels, "E" for even, dormie display, high-wins notation.
• Team format scoring: Full backend support for the six team formats with parity tests.

Unified Clubhouse on Every Course

Reviews, conditions, wiki, and contributors merged into one cohesive surface.

• One Clubhouse tab: Replaces 7 separate course tabs (with deep-link aliasing so old links still work).
• Unified post-round prompt: Single card captures both your review and course conditions after a round.
• Real earned badges: Contributor leaderboard now shows badges from your actual contribution history.
• Native review submission: Submit course reviews from your phone with surfaced API error feedback.

Onboarding Trailer

A shareable preview of the app for new users.

• Trailer experience: Stock recaps, marquee courses, simulated seed data.
• Shareable preview cards: OG image cards for social sharing.
• AI warmup: Caddie is pre-warmed before new users land in their first round.

Spectator-Friendly Round Recaps

Watch a friend's round? Their recap page now serves you, not them.

• Congratulate / Run It Back / Share triad replaces the participant view.
• Reactions and Moments tabs: Engage with the round even if you didn't play.
• Guest sign-in CTA: Soft-gates conversion without blocking the recap.

🔧 Performance Improvements

Payouts Are Now Bulletproof

Match, side bet, and tournament/season payouts now run on a durable background pipeline that survives outages, restarts, and network blips.

• Auto-retry from last safe checkpoint: If anything wobbles mid-payout, retries resume from where they left off. No more stuck settlements, no double payouts.
• Instant response with tracking URL: Settlement requests respond immediately. Your screen reflects real on-chain status as soon as it lands instead of waiting on a slow synchronous transaction.
• Blockchain failover: If the primary blockchain provider has an outage, payouts automatically fail over to a backup provider.
• Dropped-transaction recovery: Transactions that get dropped from the chain are detected and automatically retried with a re-synced counter.
• 5-minute reconciliation sweeper: Catches anything that fell through the cracks and re-queues it.
• Tournament partial-progress: The largest pots survive partial step failures - if step 2 of 3 succeeds and step 3 fails, retries pick up exactly where they left off.

App Stays Smooth Under Load

Major scaling work means the app handles many more simultaneous players without slowing down.

• Live scoreboards, scoring, and messages now read from a dedicated database replica so heavy traffic doesn't slow down writes.
• AI Caddie gracefully degrades instead of failing - retries automatically through traffic spikes and falls back to a backup model if the primary is slow.
• Memory issue on large uploads fixed: Swing videos and round photos won't time out anymore.

Faster AI Caddie

• Prompt caching reuses the unchanged parts of long prompts on every chat, scouting, recap, and swing analysis call. Major latency and cost win.
• Exact-match cache pre-filter: Repeated identical questions come back nearly instantly.
• Background swing analysis: Your scorecard view appears immediately - the swing analysis appears as soon as it's ready.

🛡️ AI Safety and Honesty

Every AI surface in the app (chat, recaps, hole narratives, coaching tips, swing analysis, course info, and more) now routes through a shared safety system.

• Honest fallbacks: When the AI cannot answer (timeout, outage, rate limit), you get a signaled fallback instead of a silently-swapped canned template. You always know when you're getting real AI guidance vs a backup response.
• Streaming fixes: The "frozen-then-fake-reply" bug is fixed. If Caddie's stream cuts out before any words appear, you get an honest fallback. If it cuts out mid-sentence, you get a clear error instead of a fabricated ending.
• Voice self-check: Caddie now self-checks the voice of its replies and quietly re-tries once if a response feels off-brand.
• Stale advice prevented: In-round shot advice is no longer served from a stale cache. You always get advice for your actual current hole and match state.
• Hard cost cap on every surface: No more runaway costs from a single bad request.
• Runaway kill switch: Caddie's multi-step "think then act" loop stops a runaway chain on the offending step.

💰 Money Safety

• Fraud catch-before-settlement: New protection on every paid round. If the AI fraud check cannot complete during settlement, the payout is automatically held until AI re-runs cleanly or an admin reviews it. Funds release the moment AI completes successfully.
• Admin escape hatch: Admins have a dedicated tool to review and release any frozen settlement hold during an extended AI outage so no funds get permanently stuck.
• Stake recommendations capped: A bug previously let Caddie propose unbounded entry fees. Recommendations now cap at the platform maximum.

🔒 Security

• Prompt-injection defense: AI features that read course websites, scraped wiki pages, or web-search results now isolate that content so it cannot hijack the AI's instructions.
• AI course info no longer auto-publishes when the model has low confidence - low-confidence info stays pending review.
• Course/player names and chat history are sanitized before reaching the AI to block injected instructions.
• Course-page caching bug fixed: A bug that could briefly show one user's preferences to another is closed.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed the Play button still showing "Resume" for up to 5 minutes after you terminated or completed a round.
• Fixed completed friend rounds opening to the live screen instead of the results page on mobile.
• Fixed mobile wallet staying on a loading skeleton if your smart wallet client was still warming up.
• Fixed FaceID re-prompting on every login on mobile.
• Fixed Live Activities (Dynamic Island / Lock Screen scoring) failing to register on iOS.
• Fixed an error loading game format actions on certain rounds.
• Fixed the Play FAB on mobile sometimes failing to resume a live round.
• Fixed Quick Score rounds occasionally hitting database errors on start.
• Fixed iOS crash noise and round-fetch failures from unsubstituted route parameters.
• Fixed the spectator leaderboard showing the creator as "Unknown Player" and dropping their scores.
• Fixed completed rounds with scores but no scorecard (legacy and admin-completed rounds repaired automatically).

📝 Content

• New blog post: "Never Miss a Friend's Round Again" - guide to the new spectator features.
• 12 catalog accuracy fixes across the blog (math errors, golf-fact updates, feature-accuracy corrections).

Updates - May 7-13, 2026

A huge week. Friend-only social prediction Markets are live across rounds, tournaments, seasons, and trips. The AI Caddie is now a true write-capable assistant - it can set up rounds, plan trips, assign Ryder Cup teams, settle presses, and remember it all. Every major mobile screen got an intent-first overhaul: home, friends, caddie chat, wallet, live round, results, profile, tournament, group, notifications, course detail, search, onboarding, and round creation. Apple Watch goes from prototype to fully wired companion app with complications. Plus 70+ informational and marketing pages ported off WebView, App Store-ready copy, and major security hardening.

New Features

Social Prediction Markets - Pick on Your Friends, Not the House

A complete, friend-only social prediction product. No house edge, no vig, pari-mutuel pools where the XP from incorrect picks is split among the correct ones.

• Pre-Round Slates: Before a round locks, the slate question for each player is calibrated to their handicap. Low-handicap player gets a birdie-or-better question; mid-handicap gets par-or-better; high-handicap gets bogey-or-better. Every leg has real ~50/50 variance.
• Per-Player OVER/UNDER: Each player gets an over/under line auto-set from course par + their handicap, rounded to the half-stroke so results never push.
• Partial Slates: Don't have an opinion on every leg? Submit only the picks you're confident on. The button reads "Lock in 5 picks" so you know you can submit any subset.
• Trip Calcutta Auctions: Trips have sealed-bid Calcutta auctions where you bid on who you think will win. Highest bid wins the target, 70/20/10 payout split.
• AI Caddie Picks: Every slate leg has an AI Caddie probability calibrated against PGA Tour and recreational baselines. Use it as your counter-pick.
• Public Friend Profiles: New /markets/profile/[userId] showing lifetime calibration, hit rate, current/longest streak, tier badge, and last 20 settled picks. Friend-only.
• Lock-Soon Notifications: Push 5 minutes before a slate locks so you don't miss the entry window.
• Post-Resolution Payouts: Push notifications fire automatically when markets resolve and XP is awarded.
• Auto-Refund on Low Liquidity: If fewer than 3 people pick a slate, it auto-voids and refunds everyone with a clear "too few picks to make a real pool" message.
• Welcome XP: New users get a starter 500 XP grant on their first Markets onboarding.
• Demo Slate: Brand-new users with zero open markets see an interactive read-only demo slate so they understand the product before placing their first pick.
• Glossary Tooltips: Tap any market term (slate, pari-mutuel, calcutta, press, fade, copy, over/under, leg, hit rate) for a one-tap inline explanation.
• Discovery Surfaces: Markets show up where it makes sense - on LiveNow cards for friends playing, on the Watch screen for spectators, in Round Lobby with state-aware copy, and as a push to your friends when your slate opens.
• Adaptive Empty States: Each lane (Rounds / Tournaments+Seasons / Trips) has a primary "Start a [round/tournament/trip]" CTA and a secondary "Invite friends" CTA so new users never dead-end.
• Replay Share Cards: Shared resolved markets show "if you had picked the winning side with 100 XP, you would have won X" for non-pickers who scroll past.

Smarter, Write-Capable AI Caddie

The Caddie now does things, not just says things. With 22 write tools across rounds, groups, presses, trips, and memory, it can set up everything for you.

• Trip Planning: Tell the Caddie "Plan a Ryder Cup with my crew in Scottsdale in October" and it creates the trip, assigns teams, sets per-round formats, sends invites, and locks in pairings.
• Round Creation: "Start a Saturday Skins round at Pebble for the four of us, $20 buy-in" - done. Covers all 22 game formats, paid-round confirmation, teebox, group/season/tournament linking.
• Group Setup: Create groups, invite friends, generate shareable invite links, change visibility - all from chat. Inline discovery prevents duplicate group creation as you type.
• Press Management: Propose a press, settle one, write one off - the Caddie handles money flow honestly with proper authorization. (Correction 2026-05-21: at this date a press still carried no stake and settled $0; presses only began moving real money into the final settlement on 2026-05-21.)
• Score Entry: "Record me a 4 on hole 7" - the Caddie validates participants, refuses cross-round writes, and resolves player names against your friends.
• Hands-Free on Native: The Caddie now reads its answers aloud after each response (auto-engages when you enter from a live round), and listens continuously so you can keep your hands on the cart wheel. New pulsing ear indicator shows when it's actively listening, with a quick transcript flash showing what it heard.
• Reachable Everywhere: Floating Caddie button on every authenticated screen on both web and native, plus "Ask from here" buttons mounted in 16 contextual placements (round results, group detail, season detail, tournament detail, course detail, friend profile, wallet, etc.) so you always have one-tap access with the right context.
• Rivalry-Aware Coaching: The Caddie now references your head-to-head record. "You've lost the last 3 to Steve - want me to factor that in?"
• Memory Reframed: New AI Caddie pricing page leads with what actually makes the Caddie different: it remembers your patterns, your tendencies, and your group dynamics. That's the spine.

Apple Watch Companion App

The Apple Watch app goes from prototype to wired companion with complications.

• Digital Crown Score Entry: Spin to dial in your score on each hole. Click haptic on each integer transition.
• Submit Haptics: Success haptic when the score syncs, notification haptic when it falls back to the offline queue, error toast if it fails.
• Low Power Mode Glanceable Layout: Hole + score-to-par stay visible even in always-on, one tap drops back into score entry.
• Pairing UX: Clear copy split across "reachable" / "phone unreachable" / "activating" states with concrete next steps.
• Reachability Banner: Watch sync state visible from the active round view without leaving scoring.
• Watch Complications: Caddie now ships a watch face complication in Circular, Inline, Rectangular, and Corner families. Glance at your wrist for current hole + score.

Mobile App - Complete Intent-First Overhaul

Every high-leverage screen rebuilt. Same lesson, same pattern: one primary action up front, everything else moves to overflow / sheets / kebab.

• Home Tab: New hero card surfaces the single most relevant thing right now - active round to resume, tee time within 8 hours, an actionable Caddie tip, an unopened weekly recap, or your default welcome card. State-aware action chips below adapt to whether you're playing now, scheduled to play, or new to caddie.fun. A ranked feed of cards sits below; show more reveals the rest.
• Friends Tab: 5 tabs collapsed to 2 (Friends / Circles). Find / Requests / Sent / Blocked moved to a header menu. Each friend row gets an inline trailing action that's state-aware: Watch when they're playing, Join when they have a tee time, Invite otherwise. Quick browse cards link to Rivalries / Leaderboard / Recap.
• Caddie Chat: New context strip shows the Caddie what it already knows about your round (course, hole, par, yardage) with one-tap expand. New cold-open hero with three context-aware prompt chips for when you don't know where to start. Long-press any message for React / Share / Helpful / Not helpful / Copy / Report.
• Live Round: Scoring is now the only thing in front of you. Seven banners and five celebration overlays were retired into a unified manager that surfaces the single most important thing. "Sign and Submit Scorecard" is now a permanent button at the bottom of the screen instead of buried in the middle. Anything you dismiss lands in the new "More updates" tray (tap the chevron with the count next to the active banner) - hot streaks, Caddie insights, pot tracker, hole quests, and momentum updates can all be re-promoted from there, and stale items auto-prune so the list stays current. AI Caddie chat and shot planner still live one tap away in the Caddie tab at the bottom of the screen.
• Wallet: Clean home with a balance hero, action chips for the most common moves, one most-relevant signal slot (outgoing settle / incoming settle / recent win / low balance + upcoming paid round), and a single bulk-settle card. Settling multiple Venmo payments now uses one confirmation sheet instead of asking you to confirm round-by-round, and it tracks per-payment failures honestly so you know exactly what completed.
• Round Results: Hero card now leads with the headline - "DANNY WINS -3 - 69" for Stroke, "DANNY WINS 4 SKINS" for Skins, "DANNY WINS 3&2" for Match Play - format-aware across all 22 game formats. AI recap card is right under the hero (was buried). Share, Save, and Run-It-Back actions inline.
• Profile: Your own profile gets 4 tabs (Overview / My Golf / Activity / Achievements). Other people's profiles get a clean single scroll with a sticky friend-action bar at the top showing "Add Friend" / "Accept Request" / "Challenge" depending on relationship.
• Tournament Detail: 15 tabs collapsed to 4 (Home / Compete / Crew / Manage). Every legacy link still works via redirects. New hero surfaces your most urgent personal action - confirm spot / pick tees / add Venmo / open live round / settle up.
• Group Detail: 9 tabs collapsed to 4 (Pulse / Compete / Clubhouse / Members). Pulse hero shows what's actually happening in your group right now - live rounds, achievements, standings shifts, tournament updates, the weekly recap. Settings moved to a kebab menu so they stop competing with content.
• Notifications: Split into "Needs you" (urgency-sorted) and "Activity" (time-grouped). "Needs you" hides entirely when there's nothing to do. Payments and friend requests get inline accept/decline/settle buttons so you can handle them without leaving the inbox. New empty states for new users vs returning users.
• Course Detail: 7 tabs collapsed to 3 (Plan / Course / Yours). "Yours" auto-hides if you've never played. New hero shows what's relevant: active round here, scheduled tee time, played before, never played, or guest. Persistent CTA at the bottom adapts (Resume / View Tee Time / Plan / Watch Live).
• Universal Search: Search icon now on every authenticated screen. Tap to search across People, Courses, Rounds, Groups, Tournaments, and Seasons. Each row has an inline action (Invite, Start Round, View). Caddie fallback row lets you ask the AI when you can't find what you're looking for.
• Onboarding: New persona-intent step branches the rest of onboarding around what you're here to do - play, plan, spectate, or just log rounds. New "Meet your Caddie" intro replaces the generic profile step. Bag picker, notification permission step, and avatar upload added. City-based friend suggestions on the find-friends step.
• Round Creation: New smart quick-start card on step 1 proposes a complete round you can launch in one tap. Money confirmation sheet when entry fee is set. Full format explainer covers all 21 selectable formats (was 4 one-liners). Advanced formats disclosure auto-opens when you pick one. "Ask the Caddie" deep-link for help. "Plan a multi-round trip" escalation chip if you're starting from a group.
• Press UI: Active press strip in live round above the score grid. Propose a press from the More tab. Incoming press auto-opens a respond sheet. Settle presses on the results screen. (Correction 2026-05-21: the press UI was real, but an accepted press settled $0 at this date; real-money press settlement landed 2026-05-21.)
• Single-Tap Scoring: New preference (off by default) lets you commit a score with one tap instead of two.
• Hands-Free Pill: New pulsing indicator shows when the Caddie is in hands-free mode. Transcript flash overlay shows what it just heard.
• Moment Capture Polish: Cleaner two-stage hierarchy. Optional 140-char caption. Clearer post / discard / retake hierarchy. 900ms "Moment posted" confirmation so you know it landed.

70+ Routes Now Native

Closed every parity gap between the web pages and the React Native app. These previously fell through to a WebView shell.

• Help & Legal: Help center hub, FAQ, game formats index, rules, net scoring, seasons and tournaments. Privacy, terms, cookies.
• Marketing: About, why caddie, all 13 feature pages (AI Caddie, compatible players, golf groups, golf passport, stakes, live scoring, practice, rangefinder, seasons, social, team battle, tee time alerts, tournaments).
• Game Format Guides: Native deep-dives for skins, nassau, wolf, match play, stableford, best ball, scramble, junk, rolling stroke, and targets.
• Blog: Native blog index with tag filter chips, and a native reader that fetches the same markdown sources as web.
• Comparisons: New /vs hub plus /vs/golf-gamebook and /vs/18birdies with side-by-side feature compare tables, differentiators, and an honest "where they lead" section.
• Utility: Demo playground, design system reference, and an offline retry screen that detects connection state.
• Activity: Changelog (this page!) now in the native app, plus the notifications inbox using the same shared cache as the bell badge.
• Profile Sub-Pages: Equipment (read/edit brand profile + per-club yardages grid), Blocked Users, Invitations (sent/received tabs with paid-round warning, native Share, summary stat strip), FAQ (category and priority filters with accordion answers), Coaching History.

Persona-Driven Routing

The new onboarding intent step (play / plan / spectate / log) drives where you end up after sign-up:

• Plan persona (Greg) routes to a fresh group + trip setup
• Log persona (Carl) routes to Quick Score
• Spectate persona (Steph) routes to the Watch hub
• Play persona stays on the standard player flow

Returning casual users (intent="log" or skill="casual") who haven't played in 14 days now get a Friday afternoon check-in push asking if they want to log this weekend's round.

Smarter Cron Hooks

• Recap → Practice Plan: The Caddie now auto-generates a 3-drill practice plan from your round recap based on the weaknesses it spotted. One tap to add to your plan.
• Trip Countdown: T-30, T-14, T-7, T-2, T-0 push notifications for trip-kind tournaments. Stage-specific copy so each push feels new.
• Recurring Round Reminder: If your group has a standing weekend slot (70%+ same weekday over 12+ recent rounds), the group owner gets a Friday morning prompt 4 days before the next one - so you stop accidentally skipping your regular game.
• First Money Settled Achievement: New achievement that unlocks the first time you settle a paid round.

Skill Packs

Five AI Caddie skill packs you can toggle on. Free tier gets two; Plus and Pro unlock the rest.

• Decade course management (basic course strategy)
• Tour pro strategy (advanced)
• Putting mastery
• Match play tactics
• Wedge play

Wedge Expansion - 7 Phases of New Features

• Adversarial Briefings: Break-point hole service that surfaces where matches are won and lost.
• Live Odds Push: Key-moment notifications when win probability swings on a round you're spectating.
• Spectator Share Tokens: Share any live round with a signed link that works in any browser - or embed it as an iframe widget on your own site.
• Group Achievement Leaderboard: New tab ranking your group's achievements by rarity, not just count.
• Wager EV Card: Live expected-value card during stakes rounds so you can see what each leg is worth.
• Voice Multi-Hole Commands: Say "I made bogey, par, bogey on 7, 8, 9" - the Caddie parses it and records all three.
• Anti-Collusion Safeguards: Peer-verification weighting + handicap consistency check + admin fraud-signals dashboard.

Plan a Trip - Now on Mobile Home

The "Plan a Trip" card now mounts on the home screen for both web and mobile when you don't have an upcoming trip. The tournaments marketing page now leads with "The annual buddies trip, in one app."

Intent-First Competition Creation

Setting up a Ryder Cup or weekly league no longer requires hunting through 10 wizard steps. The Plan a Trip card now opens with 4 chips (Multi-day trip / Two-team showdown / One-day tournament / Weekly league) and "See all formats" for the full set. Step 3 of the wizard now previews exactly what gets created - so the Ryder Cup "two empty teams" surprise is explicit before submit, not after.

Improvements

Apple App Store-Ready Copy

Polished marketing copy across the app for App Store review. "Wager" / "bet" / "real money" replaced with "stakes" / "settled" across all feature pages, FAQs, and marketing surfaces. Same product, more consistent language: it's a custodied pot, paid the moment the round ends.

Email Voice

All transactional emails rewritten in the clubhouse voice.

• Welcome email opens with "Welcome to the lounge."
• Round invitations: "You're on the tee sheet."
• Group invitations: "You're in the group chat."

CrestCard CTA Polish

The main marketing hero CTA now routes to Quick Score with the label "Log a round" - no more 10-step onboarding for casuals who just want to record yesterday's round. The full round setup remains one tap away.

cfUSD Testnet Badge

Match settlement card now shows "Testnet - mainnet coming soon" so the cfUSD code path is clearly contextualized.

Founder Manifesto

The About page got a complete rewrite around the canonical origin story: "Golf groups already track stakes, trips, and brag rights. They just track them across seven different apps." New "Why we built caddie.fun" section with three founding principles - free core, optional stakes, no house and no vig.

Play Hub Unification

Replaced the launcher modal with a context-aware Play button that adapts: Resume if you have an active round, Today if you have a tee time scheduled, Hub otherwise. Hubs trimmed to discrete sets with no overlap: Play (5 cards), Explore (3), Practice (4), Social (4). Pricing and Round History moved to the menu where they belong.

Settlement Reliability

New batch confirmation sheet shows up when you return from a Venmo settlement run. Confirm which payments actually completed in one place. Per-payment failures (deeplink didn't open, etc.) surface their reason so nothing silently disappears.

Wallet Quick-Pick Deposits

Deposit screen now has quick-pick chips ($10 / $25 / $50 / $100 / Custom) with confirmation sheet. Cash-out and pay-friend now have polished waitlists with shortcut to settlements when you have pending outgoing.

Bug Fixes

Markets Privacy Hardening

Closed 5 critical security gaps on the new Markets surface before going live with friends:

• Looking up a stranger's market URL no longer reveals their picks or stakes
• Only round / tournament / season / trip owners can generate markets for their own events
• Reactions and feed lookups now properly check viewer permissions per row
• Resolution can no longer accidentally double-settle if a market was voided
• Account deletion now atomically invalidates all tokens for that user (was using a random number that could collide)

Spectate Route Consolidation

Merged the two spectator route paths ([matchId] and [token]) into a single [slug] route. Old links still work.

Force-Settle Now Returns 501

Admin force-settle endpoint now returns 501 (Not Implemented) instead of a misleading 400, so admin tooling shows the right message.

Apple Watch Bundle ID

Fixed an Apple dev portal collision by renaming the complication bundle id.

Push Deep-Link Audit

Fixed the group chat push notification deep link (was pointing to a non-existent route). All other push deep-links audited for redirects.

67 commits shipped May 7-13, 2026.

Updates - May 1-6, 2026

✨ New Features

Trips Are Now a First-Class Event Type

• Plan a Trip From the Marketing Site: New "Plan a Trip" CTA in the top nav - get started without even logging in.
• Trip-Specific Home Page: Every trip now has a dedicated overview hero with dates, lodging, and a live countdown to the first round.
• Lodging Tab: Add hotels, rentals, or houses to your trip. Assign roommates, share check-in/out times, and link to the booking page. Each room has a clear roster so nobody's wondering where they're sleeping.
• Captain Dashboard: The trip organizer gets a single place to send group reminders, lock registration, and post updates - all without leaving the trip page.
• AI Trip Planner: Describe your trip in a sentence ("4 days in Scottsdale, 6 players, mid-handicap, mix of formats") and the AI generates a complete trip plan with rounds, formats, and entry fee suggestions. Tweak it or accept it in one tap.
• Per-Trip Feature Toggles: Turn lodging, expenses, itinerary, memories, or AI recap on/off per trip - because not every trip needs every feature.
• Venmo Expense Settlement: Splitting an expense? Tap to generate a Venmo deeplink (or web fallback) with the right amount and recipient pre-filled.
• Trips on Your Profile: Your profile now has a Trips tab showing every trip you're part of, past and future.
• Trips on Your Group Page: Groups have a Trips tab listing all upcoming and past group trips.
• Mobile Parity, Day One: Every trip feature - lodging, captain dashboard, AI planner, feature toggles, overview hero - is built natively on iOS and Android.

Additional Game Formats - Nassau, Junk, Rolling Stroke, Targets

• Nassau with Presses: Front 9, Back 9, and Total - plus the ability to call a press mid-round when you need to claw back. Optional auto-press kicks in when you fall behind by a configurable margin.
• Junk Pots: The classic side action - birdies, sandies, greenies, polies, and more, with self-attestation during the round.
• Rolling Stroke: Carry running totals between holes for a fresh strategic layer.
• Targets: Set hole-by-hole goals (or accept defaults) and earn points for hitting them.
• All Formats Have Live Cards Now: Every one of our 22 supported formats - including Vegas, Chapman, Greensomes, Lone Ranger, Junk, Rolling Stroke, Targets, Shamble - now has a format-native live scorecard, format-aware celebrations, and a format-specific share card. (Correction 2026-05-21: "every one of 22" was overstated. Bingo-Bango-Bongo is not yet a selectable, fully-scored format, and six team formats - Shamble, Foursomes, Chapman, Greensomes, Lone Ranger, Vegas - still fall back to a generic Stroke Play layout on the web post-round results screen, though they render correctly on mobile. Both are tracked as in-progress.)

Friends Domain - 10x Better

• Rivalries: Track your head-to-head record against every friend. New Rivalries page shows the matrix, recent meetings, and longest streak.
• Weekly Friends Recap: Every Sunday, get a recap of your friends' week - top scores, biggest improvements, who played what. Shareable, with an AI-written narrative.
• QR Invite Codes: Generate a personal invite QR code to add new friends in seconds. Works for in-person quick-adds at the course.
• Smarter Suggestions: Friend recommendations now come with AI-written context explaining why this person is a good match (shared courses, similar handicap, mutual friends, etc.).
• Friend Leaderboard on Web: The mobile leaderboard is now on the web too - rank your friends by handicap, recent rounds, longest streak, and more.
• Friend Circles: Group your friends into circles (regulars, work, college) and filter your social feed accordingly.
• Per-Friend Notification Settings: Mute or customize notifications for individual friends - their birdies and aces won't ping you if you don't want them to.
• Friend Next-Step Card: Home page suggests one specific friend action that's most relevant right now (re-connect, plan a round, accept their request).
• New Header Entry Points: Rivalries, Leaderboard, Recap, and Circles all reachable in one tap from the friends header.

Round and Settings Reliability

• Settings Updates Are Safe: Updating one piece of round settings no longer accidentally wipes other pieces (teams, payouts, etc.).
• Missing-Score Nudges: Daily check that nudges players who haven't entered scores yet for an active round.
• In-Round Quiet Mode: Notifications stay quiet while you're actively playing a round - your phone won't buzz with random alerts mid-swing.
• Smarter Handicap Validation: Handicap input now matches what the server accepts, so no more confusing "valid input rejected" errors.
• GPS Pauses When App is Hidden: Auto-tracking pauses when you switch apps to save battery.
• Score History Modal: Tap a hole on the results scorecard to see who entered what and when.

Quick-Score Round Entry

• Fast Entry Path: New "Quick Score" round flow lets you log a round with just totals - no hole-by-hole tracking required. Perfect for after-the-fact entry of a round you played without the app.

AI Caddie Knows Your Tee

• Per-Tee Recommendations: The AI caddie now correctly accounts for which tee box you're playing from, including par differences between tees on the same hole. Recap and live coaching both use the right yardages and pars for your tee.

Learn Hub - Guided Walkthroughs

• /learn Surface: New step-by-step walkthroughs covering 7 areas - first paid round, paid rounds and formats, tournaments/seasons/buddy trips, AI caddie, groups, wallet, and handicaps. Same content on web and mobile.
• Role-Aware: Tracks split between player and organizer where the steps differ.
• Quest Integration: Reading a journey can complete one of your daily quests for bonus XP - small reward, no pressure.
• Reachable From: Help page, mobile menu, home Getting Started card.

AI Commissioner Improvements

• Smarter Event Suggestions: The AI commissioner that proposes new tournaments, seasons, and trips now uses stricter validation and better defaults. Fewer hallucinated formats, more sensible entry fees.

Guest QR Sharing

• Share With People Who Don't Have the App: New QR-based share sheet lets you send a round link to anyone - they can view the leaderboard or accept an invite without installing first.

Group Treasury on Mobile

• Native Treasury Tab: Group treasury balance, recent transactions, and money flow are now in the mobile group screen with full parity to web.
• Money Graph Endpoint: New API surfaces the full money flow within a group - who's owed what, who's paid what.

Round Recap on Mobile

• Native Recap Screen: AI-generated round recaps are now viewable in a dedicated mobile screen with proper share-to-social integration.

Better Spectator Hub

• Friend Discovery + Round Lookup: The watch hub now surfaces friends currently playing and lets you paste any round code to jump in.

SEO and Marketing

• 5 New Blog Posts: Golf betting games explained, golf scoring 101, how golf handicaps work, how to keep score in golf, how to read a golf scorecard. Now indexed and shipping in the sitemap.

🔧 Improvements

Competition Setup Polish (Web + Mobile)

• Better Wizards: Tournament and season wizards on web feel cleaner with better step transitions, validation messaging, and template suggestions.
• Native Setup Modals Refined: Mobile create-tournament and create-season modals add the per-round/per-week customization step inline, no extra screens.
• Round Grid Editor on Mobile: Bulk-apply, smart stagger, and conflict warnings now work on mobile too.

Native Sheet Hardening

• Consistent Safe-Area Handling: 25+ bottom sheets and modals updated for consistent home-indicator clearance and dismissal behavior.
• Shared Form Sheet Header: New shared header component ensures every form sheet has the same look and dismiss UX.

Faster, Cleaner AI Conversations

• Unified AI Provider: All conversational AI services now share a single Anthropic-based provider. Faster startup, more consistent tone, lower cost per request.

Public Homepage Navigation

• Nav Restored: Fixed broken navigation links on the unauthenticated homepage that were sending visitors to dead routes.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Tee-Specific Crashes

• AI Caddie + Recap Stability: Fixed crashes that could occur when generating AI recaps or live coaching tips for rounds where players were on different tees with different pars per hole.

Sentry Noise Reduction

• Cleaner Error Reports: Filtered expected 401/404s and bot-driven noise so real issues surface faster. Several edge-case null-safety bugs in score computation, player compatibility, and verification flows fixed.

Friends Recap Migration

• Database Casing Fix: Friends Weekly Recap migration now references the correct table name and runs cleanly against production.

Push Subscriptions

• No More Duplicate Push Sends: Mobile push subscriptions now have a uniqueness constraint that prevents the same device from getting registered (and notified) twice.

Auth Security

• Account Takeover Closed: Multiple security holes closed - leaked merge-account links no longer enable takeover, unverified Privy emails can no longer be used for linking, forgot-password timing attacks no longer leak which emails are registered, and the convert-guest endpoint no longer trusts client-supplied IDs.
• Token Reuse Detection: Refresh tokens now detect and invalidate the entire token family if reuse is attempted - if your token is stolen, the attacker gets one shot before everything is revoked.
• JWT Key Rotation: Backend can now rotate JWT signing keys without invalidating in-flight sessions.

Updates - April 16-30, 2026

Accuracy corrections (added 2026-05-21): A few items below were announced before they were fully wired. Live Presses ran the full proposal flow but settled $0 - a press had a multiplier but no stake attached - until presses began moving real money on 2026-05-21. Real-Time Group Chat was broken in production: live messages went to a temporary buffer the app never read back, so they could vanish; it only became durable and live on 2026-05-21. Group Treasury is shared bookkeeping only - it does not move real money and recurring dues billing is not live (still true today). See each item for the specific note.

✨ New Features

Plan Any Event - Buddy Trips, Leagues, and Tournaments

• One Flow for Every Event: Whether you're planning a buddy trip, a season-long league, or a multi-round tournament, you now start from a single "Plan an event" button and pick your event type from there.
• Per-Round Customization: Each round of your event can have its own course, format, scoring rules, tee time, handicap allowance, and teebox. Plan a tournament where Round 1 is stroke play at one course and Round 2 is match play somewhere else - or build a buddy trip where every round is unique.
• Per-Week Customization for Leagues: Same idea for season leagues - each week can have its own course, format, and rules.
• Smart Conflict Detection: The round planner warns you about overlapping tee times, mismatched formats, and other configuration issues before you publish.
• Quick Bulk Actions: Apply changes across multiple rounds at once or stagger tee times across the day with a single tap.
• Edit After Publishing: Adjust your event after it's published - the system enforces sensible rules so you can't break a round that's already underway.
• Mobile Parity: Full per-round editor on iOS and Android, not just web.

Group Treasury

Correction (2026-05-21): Group treasury is shared bookkeeping only - it tracks who owes what but does not custody or move real money, and recurring dues billing is not live (the charge provider is a stub). This is still true today; treat any treasury "balance" as a ledger, not held funds.

• Shared Group Vault: Group owners can now run a shared treasury for the group - track member dues, fund prizes, and pool money for trips or league entry fees.
• Recurring Subscriptions: Set up monthly recurring billing for membership dues. Auto-pauses after failed charges so nobody gets surprise-billed.
• Approve Spending: Treasury rules let you require approval for outgoing payments. Members propose; treasurer approves or denies.

Trip and Tournament Recaps

• AI Story Recaps: Buddies trips and tournaments now end with a 3-act narrative recap - setup, drama, denouement, plus a key quote. It reads like a sports column, not a stat sheet.
• Per-Round AI Recap: Every completed round now generates a short narrative recap, auto-shared to your group chat with a custom share image.
• Public Recap Pages: Each tournament gets its own shareable recap page.

Live Money and Engagement

Correction (2026-05-21): The press proposal flow, 30-second window, and AI commentary were real, but an accepted press settled $0 - it carried a multiplier with no stake or settlement linkage. Presses only began moving real money (scaled into the final Venmo/PayPal and on-chain settlement) on 2026-05-21.

• Live Presses: Start a press mid-round with a 30-second window for opponents to accept. AI commentary calls the action.
• Live Skins: Skins now resolve hole-by-hole as you play, not just at round end.
• Junk Pots: Self-attest birdies, sandies, and greenies live with a 60-second contest window.
• Live Event Nudges: When someone in your group makes an ace, eagle, or birdie, the rest of the group gets a push notification immediately.
• Real-Time Group Chat: Group chat is now real-time with typing indicators, presence dots, and connection status. No more refresh. (Correction 2026-05-21: this was broken in production - live messages went to a temporary buffer the app never read back, so they could disappear. Group chat became genuinely durable and live on 2026-05-21.)
• Hole Segment Leaderboards: See the all-time best scores on every hole at every course you play - per-teebox, so it's a fair comparison. Records update live as you play.

Group Streaks and Cooperative Challenges

• Group Streaks: Your group's streak advances when ANY member plays a round on a given day. Earn freeze tokens to protect against missed days.
• Cooperative Challenges: Group-wide challenges where everyone contributes toward a shared goal.
• Weekly Group Recap: Every Sunday, your group gets a recap email and push notification with the week's headlines, top performers, and superlatives.

Identity Layer

• Group Roles: Owner, admin, commissioner, treasurer, statistician, and member roles - so you can hand off responsibilities without giving up the keys.
• Persistent Crests: Win a season, tournament, or trip MVP, and you'll wear that crest forever in the group.
• Rotating Titles: Earn titles like Course Historian or Iron Man that update automatically each week or month based on what you actually did.
• Custom Title Suggestions: AI suggests fun custom titles for your group based on play patterns.

Smarter AI Caddie

• Shot Scatter Awareness: The AI caddie now reasons about your shot dispersion - how tight or wide you typically scatter at each yardage - when recommending clubs and strategy.
• Practice Override: If you've logged practice shots, your measured dispersion overrides the model. The more you practice, the smarter your caddie gets.

Trustworthy Scores

• Server-Side Validation: Scorecards now get checked for impossible math (more putts than total score, scores over 20, etc.) before they save. Nothing crashes - you just get a friendly warning if something looks off.

Mobile Spectator Mode

• Watch Hub: New spectator entry point on mobile shows friends currently playing live rounds with a one-tap join.
• Round Code Lookup: Type or paste any round code to spectate.
• Live Spectator Cards: Live odds, presses, pressure moments, and celebration overlays - all built natively on iOS and Android.

Venmo Settlements: Recipient Confirmation

• Two-Sided Trust: When someone marks "Paid" on a Venmo settlement, the recipient now has to confirm receipt - or dispute it. Before this, the sender could mark anything paid unilaterally.

Voice Scoring for Multiple Players

• Batch Voice Entry: Score multiple players at once with voice commands. Say "Tom 4, Sarah 5, me 3" and it figures out who you mean.

🔧 Improvements

Mobile Polish (Massive Pass)

• Consistent Buttons: Primary action buttons across login, onboarding, home, results, and compete now use the signature burnt orange color everywhere.
• Real Icons Replace Emoji: Quality ratings, moment capture, scorecards, teebox selectors, hole navigators, and bottom sheets all use proper icons.
• MoneyConfirmSheet: Wallet actions (mint, refund) now use a branded confirmation sheet instead of stacked native alerts - shows amount, wallet, and network clearly.
• Better Animations: Celebration overlays can be tapped to dismiss. Confetti respects your reduced-motion setting. Fixed an animation memory leak that could slow the app over time.
• Cleaner Course Cards: Tighter image, less visual noise, no redundant rows.
• Profile Settings: Settings moved out of the tab bar into the profile header - cleaner navigation.
• Better Touch Targets and Spacing: 44px minimum touch targets and consistent spacing tokens across the app.
• Safe Area Fixes: Fixed bottom-edge issues across 43 screens so content no longer hides under the home indicator.
• Wallet Address Polish: Tabular numbers and monospace addresses make wallet info readable at a glance.

Group Home Tab Polish

• Cleaner Group Page: Identity card, round recap, power rankings, pulse card, and upcoming rounds all polished for a consistent vintage card look on web and mobile.

Caddie Tip Quality

• Quieter Coaching: Homepage caddie tips now show accurate, properly-scaled metrics without emoji clutter.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Spectator Reliability

• No More Duplicate Sessions: Fixed a database constraint that was causing spectator sessions to fail when multiple devices joined the same round simultaneously (resolved 856 error reports).
• Race Condition Fixes: Spectator events for not-yet-created sessions are now silently dropped instead of crashing.
• Faster OG Images: Added a fetch timeout on share image generation so a slow request can't hang the page.

Venmo Settlements

• No Lost Money on Crashes: When you change your Venmo username, the related round payment links update in the same transaction now - so a crash between the two can't leave settlements pointing at the wrong handle.
• Stale Link Fix: Payment links now refresh correctly even after a sender marks payment complete, so dispute-driven re-payments use the right link.
• Cache Resilience: Updating your Venmo username no longer fails with a 500 if the cache layer hiccups.
• Desktop Browser Fallback: Venmo links now correctly fall back to the web flow on desktop browsers without crashing the URL bar.

SEO and Search Console

• Sitemap Reliability: Fixed Google Search Console "Couldn't fetch" errors by pre-baking sitemaps to static files. Cold-start race is gone.

Live Scoring and Notifications

• Voice Command Reliability: Improved voice command parsing across iOS and Android.
• Round Lobby and Live Scoring: Polish across moment capture, review cards, game settings, and overview tab for a smoother live round experience.

April 16-30, 2026

Updates - April 9-15, 2026

✨ New Features

Group-Linked Rounds

• Rounds Tied to Groups: Rounds created from a group now stay connected - they show up on the group home page, track toward group seasons, and carry forward when you rematch.
• Group Home Upgrades: See upcoming scheduled rounds and active season standings right on your group's home tab.
• Settlement Nudges: Get notified after rounds complete with settlement reminders and schedule prompts to keep your group playing.
• Push Permission Hints: A gentle nudge on mobile to enable push notifications so you never miss a group round.

Universal Round Links

• One Link for Everything: Share a single round link that works for everyone. Players go to their lobby or live round. Spectators get the watch view. No more broken links or login walls.
• Smarter Spectator Access: Non-participants can now watch rounds in any status - upcoming, active, paused, or completed. Paused rounds show a status badge.
• Player Detection: If you're already in the round but viewing as a spectator, a banner lets you tap to switch to the full player view.

Scorecard Review

• Review Submissions: Round organizers can now approve or reject scorecard submissions, giving more control over round results.
• Improved Results View: Live game results are cleaner and faster, with better format-specific displays.

Discover More Features

• Golf Passport: New home section highlighting your golf passport progress and course collection.
• Smart Practice: Practice recommendations now surface on the home dashboard based on your recent rounds.
• Post-Round Suggestions: After finishing a round, see personalized next steps - swing analysis, conditions check, practice drills, and equipment tracking.
• Getting Started: Apple Watch and Widget setup added as optional items in the onboarding checklist.
• Format Guide: Creating a round now shows a contextual explainer for the selected game format.

Mobile Experience Upgrades

• Faster App Launch: The app now remembers your recent data between sessions for near-instant loading.
• Smoother Navigation: Screens transition with fluid shared animations between related content.
• Faster Screen Loads: Content starts loading the moment you touch a card, before you even lift your finger.
• Better Accessibility: Improved screen reader support and larger touch targets throughout the app.
• Background Score Sync: Scores submit in the background even when the app is minimized.

Design Refresh

• Brand-Aligned Buttons: Primary action buttons across the app now use the signature burnt orange color.
• Consistent Dividers: Section dividers use a unified ochre accent style across web and mobile.
• Refined Typography: Mobile app body text uses the brand serif font for a more polished feel.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Sharing and Links

• Fixed shared round links sometimes redirecting to login instead of the spectator view.
• Fixed iOS share links showing the URL twice in iMessage instead of a clean link preview.
• Fixed a crash when sharing a round on certain mobile devices.
• Fixed group pages requiring login even when they shouldn't.

Search and Course Finding

• Fixed course search returning empty results when searching near your location.
• Fixed a database error that caused course search to fail intermittently (resolved 13 of 15 reported errors).

Login and Authentication

• Fixed passkey registration failing silently on some devices.
• Fixed a crash in the login flow when analytics wasn't configured.

Spectator Mode

• Fixed spectator view occasionally creating duplicate viewing sessions.
• Fixed reaction buttons being too small to tap easily on mobile.
• Added haptic feedback when tapping reactions while spectating.

Insights and AI

• Fixed AI insights not saving correctly due to ID validation issues.
• Fixed insight sharing using the wrong round reference.
• Fixed apostrophes displaying as code in pinned insights.

Mobile Polish

• Fixed activity stats wrapping to two rows on smaller screens.
• Fixed inconsistent spacing throughout the mobile app by switching to design system tokens.
• Fixed practice drill filters not matching available categories.
• Fixed live game tab crashing for uncommon game formats.

Reliability

• Fixed background workers failing when shared code packages were updated.
• Reduced noise in error reporting by filtering expected errors.

Updates - April 3-9, 2026

✨ New Features

Aha Moment Experience for Friend Groups

• Quick Wager Setup: Tap $2, $5, or $10 pill buttons right from round creation - no more typing in amounts.
• Live Group Awareness: See real-time toast notifications when a friend makes a birdie or eagle during a round, plus a mini leaderboard strip showing everyone's scores.
• Hole-by-Hole Narrative: Each hole gets an AI-generated story recap as players finish - birdie stakes, momentum shifts, and match drama captured automatically.
• Instant Story Card: When the round ends, a celebration modal and shareable results card appear simultaneously for all players.

Smart Play Recommendations

• At-a-Glance Guidance: The playbook and hole guide now show a compact Smart Play card with recommended club, yardage, aim line, and par-or-better probability.

Payout Preview Card

• Format-Aware Breakdowns: Before tee-off, see exactly how payouts work for your format - Nassau shows 3 separate pots, Skins shows per-skin payouts, Match Play shows head-to-head stakes, Stroke Play shows position splits. Includes platform fee transparency.

Welcome Tour

• Polished First-Time Experience: Feature tour modals now have a refined design with serif titles, vintage styling, staggered animations, and a welcome tour for brand-new users.

Age Verification

• Mobile DOB Check: Native onboarding now includes a date of birth field with 18+ age verification, matching the web experience.

Tournament Refund Flow

• Cancel and Refund: Organizers can now cancel a paid tournament vault and automatically issue refunds to all participants. Clear status messages guide you through the process.

Practice Sessions

• Full Session Tracking: Practice sessions are now saved and visible in your session history. Pick up where you left off or review past sessions across web and mobile.
• AI Coaching During Practice: Get personalized coaching advice from the AI Caddie mid-session based on your golf stats and current drills.
• Live Rep Tracking: Reps, sets, and session progress update in real-time as you practice - no need to refresh.
• Daily Quest Credit: Completing a practice session now counts toward your daily quests.

Social Predictions

• Stake on Predictions: Put cfUSD stakes on your round predictions for friends' games.
• Share Predictions: Post your prediction to the activity feed so friends can see your picks.
• Consensus View: See how your friends collectively voted on a round outcome.
• Prediction Leaderboard: New rankings for prediction accuracy - compare against friends or globally across weekly, monthly, and all-time windows.

Expanded Leaderboards

• 10 Advanced Stats: Mobile leaderboard now includes GIR%, fairways hit, putting average, scrambling, strokes gained, consistency, birdie rate, bounce back, par-5 birdies, and sand saves.
• Community Hole Tips: Submit tips for specific holes from your phone to help other players.

Rangefinder Upgrade

• Pin vs Green Center: The rangefinder now distinguishes between the actual pin position and green center with clear labels and distinct markers.
• Plays-Like Distance: See elevation-adjusted yardage that accounts for uphill/downhill changes - just like a premium rangefinder device.
• Better Error Handling: If the map fails to load, you now see a clear retry option instead of a blank screen.

Guided Feature Tours

• First-Time Walkthroughs: New guided tour modals appear on your first visit to key screens (AI Caddie, Compete, Groups, Training, Profile, Create Round) explaining what each area offers.

Live Round Enhancements

• Moment Capture Prompt: A banner appears during live rounds encouraging you to capture photos of great moments.
• Share Your Round: A shareable round card on the results page makes it easy to post your round to social media.
• Full-Round Goal Challenges: See your active challenges and goals during the round.

Real-Time Updates

• Live Odds: Odds for rounds now update instantly via real-time connection instead of waiting for the next refresh.
• Real View Counts: Media posts now show actual view and share counts.
• Venmo Payment Links: Challenge details can now show direct Venmo payment links when both players have Venmo set up.

Activity Feed Improvements

• Comment Threads: Tap the comment button on mobile to open a threaded discussion without leaving the feed.
• Show Expired Toggle: Choose to show or hide expired items in your activity feed.
• Faster Tab Switching: Switching tabs in the activity feed no longer reloads - content is cached.
• Find More Competitions: New discovery section on the Compete screen to find competitions to join.

Re-Engagement Notifications

• Smart Check-Ins: If you haven't played in a while, you'll receive personalized notifications encouraging you to get back on the course.
• Branded Invitations: Round and group invitation emails now feature the full caddie.fun brand design.

AI Scouting Improvements

• Data Confidence Indicators: AI scouting reports for courses and opponents now show how fresh and reliable the underlying data is.

Course Improvements

• Better Satellite Maps: Improved accuracy for fairway, green, and rough detection on course hole maps.
• Course Wiki Deep Links: The "View Wiki" link from course community now takes you directly to the right tab.

Group Crew and Linked Rounds

• Play with your regular group: Link rounds to your crew, see upcoming group tee times on group home, and rematch with the same people in one tap.
• Keep the group together: After a round settles, gentle reminders help everyone confirm scores and plan the next outing.
• Season context: Active season standings show on group home so you see how the crew is doing in the current season.

Home and Visual Polish

• Richer home: Weekly challenge preview, streak card, and engagement sections on web and mobile.
• Consistent brand look: Refined cards, maps, typography, and primary buttons for a more cohesive clubhouse feel.

Round Setup on Mobile

• Clearer create flow: Four-step wizard for schedule, game settings, and review; jump back to any step; entry fees from templates apply correctly.
• Saved setups: Quick chips to reuse favorite game configurations.
• Start together: Smoother waiting-room readiness so the group can tee off when everyone is ready.

Scoring and Reviews

• Scorecard review: Submit or review finalized scorecards with a dedicated flow and fresher live results for skins and other formats.
• Right par for your tees: Results and quests use the par for the tees you actually played.

Social Feed and Fair Play

• Reactions on media: React to friends' round photos and posts in the feed.
• Feed parity: Mobile browsing for activity and media lines up more closely with web.
• Side bet disputes: Clearer paths to submit evidence and resolve disputed side bets.

Friends, Profile, and Settings

• Friend suggestions: More reliable recommendations when discovering people to add.
• Settings that match: Web and mobile settings and profile tabs behave more consistently, with improved golf preferences and privacy controls.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Pages no longer break after updates - Previously, loading the app right after an update could show a broken page. This is now resolved.

• Fixed blank or flickering pages on load - A rendering issue that affected every page on first load has been eliminated.

• Passport friends page working again - The friends comparison page was returning an error for all users. Now loads correctly.

• AI round recaps show correct par values - Post-round AI recaps were sometimes calling a par-5 a par-4. Now uses the actual hole data for your tees.

• No more duplicate tee boxes - Course data import no longer creates duplicate men's/women's tee boxes when the data is identical.

• Activity feed personalization restored - Your activity feed was showing generic results instead of personalized content due to a database query issue. Now properly weights content for you.

• Clubhouse feed shows who did what - The activity feed now displays friend names, avatars, and actions instead of generic cards.

• Getting Started checklist tracks correctly - The "add a friend" and "play a round" steps now complete properly, including when you're invited to a round.

• No more floating "Live Now" header - The Live Now section header no longer appears when nobody is playing.

• Mobile hole maps show correct tee colors - Satellite hole diagrams on mobile now display the right colors for each tee box.

• Login errors now visible - If Apple or Google sign-in fails, you now see an error message instead of nothing happening. Apple sign-in is also properly hidden on Android.

• NFT claims no longer fail silently - Achievement NFT minting now works for all achievements, not just those in the original catalog.

• AI Caddie conversation recovery - Fixed an edge case where the AI Caddie could stop responding mid-conversation.

• Celebration modal polish - Round completion celebration now has a choreographed entrance with trophy animation and winner payout callout.

• Mini leaderboard clarity - The live mini leaderboard now shows "thru X" so you can compare scores fairly when players are on different holes.

• No more blow-up toasts - Group notifications during live rounds only celebrate good shots, not double bogeys.

• Rematch preserves wagers - Tapping "Run It Back" now carries forward the original wager amount.

• Smoother page loading - Fixed a rendering issue that could cause brief flickers when loading pages.

• Practice drill filters - Categories and locations line up with the library; clearing filters behaves as expected.

• Unusual game formats in live scoring - Formats the app does not recognize yet show a safe fallback instead of a broken view.

• Round payment settings - Wager and payment options save correctly when you edit round settings.

• Cleaner error tracking - Expected personalization fallbacks no longer add noise to automated error reports.

• Tournament memories - Edge cases when loading memories for a tournament no longer break the tab.

• Entering scores - More reliable behavior when a hole score is temporarily missing during entry.

Updates - March 27 - April 3, 2026

✨ New Features

Course Wiki and Community

• Info and Tips Tab: New dedicated tab on every course page bringing together course conditions, tips, community leaderboard, and AI-generated insights all in one place.
• Live Course Conditions: See real-time conditions reported by other players with confidence indicators and 30-day trend charts.
• AI Course Insights: After rounds are played, AI summarizes the hardest holes, average scores, and key patterns to help you prepare.
• Reporting Streaks: Earn bronze, silver, and gold badges for consistently reporting course conditions. Be the first reporter in a week to get highlighted.

Course Mapping with AI Detection

• Map Your Course: Admins can now place GPS markers for greens, tee boxes, and hazards on a satellite map. AI automatically suggests marker positions to speed up the process.
• Satellite Hole Diagrams: Each hole now displays real satellite imagery with color-coded overlays for fairways, greens, bunkers, and water. Available on web and mobile.
• Tap to Expand: On mobile, tap any hole thumbnail to see a larger satellite view with all features highlighted.

Golf Passport - Social Features

• Compare Courses with Friends: New tab showing which courses you and a friend have both played, and which ones only one of you has visited.
• Bucket List: Location-aware course recommendations split into "Near You" and "Worth the Trip" with one-tap watch notifications.
• Watch a Course: Get notified when friends play a course you're watching. Notifications are instant, no waiting for scheduled checks.
• Courses in Common: See how many courses you share with any friend, displayed on their profile.
• Milestone Celebrations: Confetti animation when you unlock a new course milestone.

Golf Passport Page Redesign

• Instant Map: Replaced the old map with a lightweight US map that loads instantly and shows your courses by state.
• Course Log: See every course you've played with stamp details.
• Milestone Grid: Expanded milestone display with progress bars and descriptions.
• Next Goals: Track which milestones are coming up and which courses you haven't minted yet.

Public Profiles

• View Any Player: Non-friends can now see a limited profile (name, avatar, handicap, basic stats, mutual friends) instead of a blocked page. The profile adapts based on your connection status.
• Clickable Everywhere: Player names are now tappable from leaderboards, search results, round waiting screens, season standings, and more.

Live Round Improvements

• Automatic Game Tracking: Goals, quests, achievements, hot streaks, and ghost rounds now update automatically on every score - no extra taps needed. Works the same on web and mobile.
• Moment Capture: Eagle or better shots automatically create shareable moments with a quick capture prompt.
• Spectator Count: See how many people are watching your round in real time.
• Share Your Round: New share card on results page with score summary image you can share or download.

Putts Entry Redesign

• Quick Putts Buttons: Streamlined putts entry with 1, 2, 3, and Other buttons. Tap Other for unusual putt counts. Much faster than the old text input.

Golf Trips

• Trip Invite Links: Share a link with friends who haven't signed up yet. Beautiful landing page with trip details.

Scouting Reports

• More Reliable Reports: Scouting reports now generate more consistently with better fallbacks when data is limited.
• No More Timeouts: Scouting reports stay connected during long generation times instead of timing out.

🔧 Improvements

Admin Panel

• Redesigned Dashboard: Cleaner layout with collapsible sidebar, breadcrumb navigation, and triage-focused dashboard showing key metrics and quick actions.
• Better Search: Added search and filtering to disputes and active rounds pages.

AI Caddie

• More Reliable Responses: Improved streaming to prevent silent cutoffs and added better timeout handling.
• AI Commentary Limits: Rate-limited spectator commentary to prevent spam during busy rounds.

Competitions

• More Secure: Added rate limiting, fixed registration capacity checks, and improved pagination across all competition features.
• Better Organization: Competition results and history are easier to find and browse.

Payments and Settlements

• More Reliable Payouts: Consolidated payout logic, added automatic retry for failed side bet cancellations, and improved deposit verification.
• Admin Refunds: New refund workflow that verifies eligibility before processing.

Infrastructure

• Faster Scheduled Tasks: All scheduled jobs now run through a single reliable pipeline instead of split across multiple systems.
• Improved SEO: Fixed issues preventing search engines from reading the sitemap correctly.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Faster Page Loads: Fixed multiple issues causing pages to flash a loading screen unnecessarily on every navigation.
• Mobile Navigation: Fixed content being hidden behind the bottom navigation bar on 10+ pages.
• Spectator Mode: Fixed a bug where participants were incorrectly shown as spectators in their own round.
• Friends List: Fixed "Failed to load friends" and bucket list errors.
• Course Notifications: Replaced confusing "Watching" banner with a clear "Notify me when friends play here" option in the menu.
• Cron Jobs: Fixed scheduled tasks failing silently due to invalid characters in job IDs.
• Design Consistency: Fixed color usage across error states, filter buttons, and navigation elements to match the brand palette.
• Duplicate Cards: Removed duplicate game results and quick launch cards that appeared on some pages.
• Satellite Tiles: Fixed zoom levels, rotation math, and image loading for hole diagram backgrounds.
• Course Data: Added and corrected hole-by-hole data for Ironwood North and South courses.
• Round Creation: Fixed mobile "repeat last round" not loading the full course information.
• AI Recaps: Fixed incorrect par references in post-round AI recaps when playing from different tee boxes.
• Round Titles: Fixed round titles not syncing between lobby and round detail views.
• Deploy Stability: Fixed an issue where pages could briefly show outdated content after an app update.

Updates - March 18-27, 2026

✨ New Features

Golf Trips - Complete Experience

• Shamble Format: New team scoring format where everyone plays from the best drive, then plays their own ball to the hole.
• Smart Foursomes: Automatically generate balanced groups for your trip with handicap-based tiers and rotation to minimize repeat pairings.
• Day-by-Day Formats: Three new trip templates (Classic Trip, Ryder Cup Weekend, Shamble Showdown) with different formats for each round.
• AI Trip Recap: After your trip, get an AI-generated recap with superlatives - Most Birdies, Best Net Round, Biggest Comeback, Most Improved, and more.
• Clone a Trip: Loved last year's trip? Clone it with one tap to copy the format, rounds, and itinerary.
• Expense Splitting: Track shared expenses (food, lodging, transport, golf, fun) with equal or custom splits. See net balances and settle up via Venmo, cash, USDC, or other methods. Lock the ledger when everyone is settled.
• Trip Invites: Share a link to invite players who haven't signed up yet. Beautiful landing page with trip details.
• Trip Itinerary: Create, edit, and manage your trip schedule directly from your phone.

Team Battle Tournaments

• Ryder Cup-Style Competitions: Create team battles with captain drafts, multi-round scheduling, and team chat. See the scoreboard in VS format with round-by-round breakdowns and player contribution stats.

Group Hall of Fame

• All-Time Records: See your group's best performances across 8 categories - lowest round, lowest net, most birdies, most rounds played, eagle club, most skins, most money won, and longest winning streak.

Scramble and Best Ball Scoring

• Scramble Mode: Rich scoring display with team coordination for live Scramble rounds.
• Best Ball Mode: Full scoring display for Best Ball team format in live rounds.

GPS Rangefinder

• Distance Measurement: Interactive map with shot distance measurement for on-course use.

Admin Course Tools

• Edit Course Details: Admins can now edit all course fields and teebox data directly, including per-hole par, distance, and handicap.
• Extract Teeboxes from Any URL: Paste any scorecard URL or scorecard image link and AI extracts the teebox data automatically. Works with any golf course website, not just BlueGolf.
• Native Admin Screens: Full admin console rebuilt as native mobile screens - 40+ pages covering all admin domains.

🔧 Improvements

• Better Accessibility: New font scaling system ensures text is readable at all system font sizes, meeting accessibility standards. Long course names now wrap to two lines instead of truncating.
• Smarter Course Data Pipeline: Improved course data sourcing with better quality tracking and automatic fallback when primary sources are unavailable.
• Wager Limits: Bet amounts are now capped to keep things fun and friendly.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when loading your stats dashboard during brief database slowdowns.
• Fixed an issue where the mobile app couldn't open privacy, terms, or help pages.
• Fixed a race condition when starting a round that another player had already started.
• Fixed course scorecard discovery for courses with long or compound names.
• Fixed admin course editing issues including data validation errors and display problems.
• Fixed page loading errors caused by conflicting security headers.
• Fixed several admin navigation issues where links would show 404 errors.

Updates - March 11-18, 2026

✨ New Features

Course Passport and Activity Alerts

• Course Passport: Track every course you play across the US with a state-by-state map, milestone badges, and a shareable public passport page. Collect blockchain-verified stamps for each course you visit.
• Course Activity Alerts: Get notified when players post beacons at courses you're watching. Set your preferred time windows and never miss an opportunity to join a round.
• Find Compatible Players: Replaced the standalone Group Finder with integrated discovery - see suggested playing partners when creating a round, and set your golf preferences (pace, vibe) so others can find you.

Game Formats - Wolf, Sixes, AltShot, Scramble, Nassau

• Wolf: Full Wolf game format with partner picking, lone wolf option, blind wolf, and live hole-by-hole history showing points awarded.
• Sixes: Three-segment rotation scoring with match-play and Stableford modes, plus a segment preview showing upcoming team pairings.
• Alternate Shot: Turn indicator showing whose shot it is, with haptic feedback on turn changes.
• Scramble: Score attribution showing which player's shot was selected per hole.
• Nassau: Press button that appears when you're 2+ holes down, with proper press tracking.
• Foursomes: Added as a supported format across tournaments, seasons, and rounds.
• Custom Scoring: Set custom Stableford point values for bogey, double bogey, and worse. Configure payout structures directly from game settings.

Live Spectating with AI Commentary

• AI-Powered Commentary: Watch live rounds with AI-generated commentary that reacts to scoring momentum and key moments.
• Smarter Banners: Live round banners now rotate intelligently instead of stacking - you'll see AI insights, moment captures, and hot streak alerts one at a time.

Trust and Reputation

• Trust Tiers: Your activity and verification level now affect your wager limits. Stay active to maintain your tier, with clear warnings before any changes.
• Recovery Path: If your tier drops, you'll see exactly what to do to restore it.

Scheduling and Competitions

• Group Scheduling: Poll your group for availability and let the AI suggest the best time to play.
• Season and Tournament Upgrades: Improved brackets, team scoring, and season scheduling across the competition system.

Profile and Account

• Edit Username: Change your username anytime from profile settings with real-time availability checking.
• Avatar Upload: Upload a profile photo directly from web or mobile.
• Email Collection: If you signed up with Apple Hide My Email or phone only, you'll be prompted to add a real email for notifications and account recovery.
• My Golf Tab: New dedicated section on your profile for equipment, club distances, strengths, and your Course Passport.
• Privacy Settings: Control who can see your profile, moments, and media.

AI Caddie Improvements

• Mode Selector: Quickly switch caddie modes with always-visible pills instead of a dropdown menu.
• Live Round Tips: Get proactive tips during your round - the caddie alerts you on hard holes, turning points, and momentum shifts.
• Smart Practice Recommendations: After identifying weaknesses in your game, the caddie now suggests specific drills and practice plans across 6 different touchpoints.

Discover Page

• Better Course Matching: Course fit scores now factor in your pace and vibe preferences for more accurate recommendations.
• Map Without GPS: If location services aren't available, the map shows trending and recommended courses instead of an empty view.
• Wider Search Radius: Nearby courses now search within 50 miles.

Push Notifications (Mobile)

• Native Push: Receive push notifications on your phone for round invites, group updates, and more. Tapping a notification takes you directly to the right screen.
• Badge Sync: Your app icon badge stays in sync with your unread notification count.

Social Sharing

• Better Share Cards: Improved preview images when sharing rounds, moments, and blog posts on social media.
• Universal Links: Shared links now open directly in the app on mobile.

Gamification

• Round Goals: See and track full-round goals during play on both web and mobile.
• Hole Quests: Quick challenges that appear at the start of each hole.

🔧 Performance

• Faster page loading with optimized caching, reduced memory usage, and smarter data fetching across 103 files.
• Database query improvements with new indexes, pagination, and reduced redundant queries.
• Smaller app bundle from better tree-shaking of animation libraries.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Scoring and Live Rounds

• Fixed score submissions getting stuck in a retry loop that burned through rate limits.
• Fixed scores not syncing reliably during live rounds by ensuring consistent data reads.
• Fixed pending scores not submitting when a round expires.
• Removed unnecessary online-status checks that were blocking score submissions and caddie chat.

Course Data Quality

• Fixed courses at multi-course facilities (like country clubs with multiple 18s) being silently merged into one course. 53 courses corrected.
• Improved teebox and handicap data accuracy - the system now retries harder to find all teeboxes and no longer fills in fake handicap numbers.
• Fixed course ratings and slope values being accidentally overwritten with blank data.

Account and Sign-In

• Fixed security issues in the sign-up and login flow, including safer password reset and WebAuthn handling.
• Fixed profile image not displaying correctly after login on mobile.
• Fixed onboarding pages being accessible without signing in.

Sharing and Invitations

• Fixed "Join This Round" button linking to the wrong page.
• Fixed guest account upgrade flow not working correctly.
• Fixed shared links sometimes dropping the first part of the URL path.
• Fixed shared moments showing a login page instead of the public view.

Visual and Layout

• Fixed brief flash of loading screen when the app starts.
• Fixed green strip appearing between the navigation bar and hero section on desktop.
• Fixed production build failure related to CSS layer ordering.
• Fixed buttons and content being hidden behind overlapping UI elements on 61+ pages.
• Added login protection to 10 pages that were accessible without signing in.
• Fixed homepage not being crawlable by search engines.

Ghost Rounds

• Fixed ghost round results not recording when you finish a round.
• Fixed race condition when multiple scores update the ghost comparison simultaneously.

Live Odds

• Fixed match play handicap calculations showing incorrect strokes given/received.
• Fixed live odds ignoring the round's scoring type (net vs gross).
• Fixed game results not refreshing on mobile when scores change.

Stamps and Achievements

• Fixed stamp minting failing silently when wallet wasn't ready - now shows a clear prompt to set up your wallet.
• Fixed duplicate stamps being minted for the same course.
• Fixed passport not showing previously minted stamps.

AI Features

• Fixed AI round recap timing out and showing no results.
• Fixed AI Spotlight banner showing blank on holes without insights.
• Fixed a crash in the quest system when checking course completion.

Other Fixes

• Fixed course activity alert UI missing delete confirmation and error feedback.
• Fixed course fit score badges overlapping and getting cut off on course cards.
• Fixed various Docker deployment build failures.
• Added error tracking across 42 files for better issue detection.

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Updates - March 5-11, 2026

New Features

The Cut - Our New Blog

• Launching "The Cut" - a blog about golf gaming, strategy, and the caddie.fun community. Browse posts by tag, catch up on featured stories, and subscribe via RSS.

7 AI-Powered Insights

• Post-Round Diagnosis: See exactly where you gained or lost strokes after each round.
• Bet Brain: Get win probability estimates before placing side bets.
• Rivalry Scouting: Compare your game against opponents before teeing off.
• Live Momentum Alerts: Real-time notifications when scoring momentum shifts during play.
• Weekly Performance Digest: Personalized weekly trends and performance summaries.
• Course Fit Scores: See how well a course matches your game, now powered by official USGA formulas and your recommended tee.
• Smart Team Matchmaking: Get balanced team suggestions for group rounds.

Smarter Shot Planning

• Layup Strategies: The playbook now suggests 3-shot plans on longer holes when going for it isn't realistic.
• Shot Intensity: See "soft 8i" or "knockdown PW" when a shot calls for less than a full swing.
• Regenerate Game Plan: Tap to refresh your strategy with latest conditions.
• Tighter Dispersion: Controlled shots now factor in reduced dispersion for better strategy scoring.

Course Maps and Community

• Hole Layout Diagrams: View overhead hole maps with hazard markers, doglegs, and bunker counts on course pages.
• Water Hazard Data: Enhanced course maps with water feature data from USGS.
• Course Wiki: Browse and contribute community info on pricing, attire, parking, local tips, and more - now on mobile with 11 topic sections.

Groups and Social

• Power Rankings: See how you stack up within your group.
• Round Recaps: AI-generated summaries after group rounds.
• Rivalry Heat Map: Visual head-to-head history with your rivals.
• Season Upgrades: Path-to-victory scenarios, clinch alerts, and end-of-season awards.
• Friend Fit Score: See how compatible your game is with friends.

Native App Improvements

• Full Onboarding Flow: Complete 3-step setup on mobile - profile, golf game, and play style.
• Smart Home Screen: Homepage adapts to your context - shows active round, upcoming tee times, or discovery mode.
• Format-Aware Handicaps: Match play shows strokes given/received, stroke play shows your full handicap.
• 8 Native Practice Screens: Drills, plans, guided sessions, and AI-generated practice plans - all native.

More Updates

• 8 new feature landing pages to help you discover everything caddie.fun offers.
• Improved round waiting page with clear status on what's needed before starting.
• Consolidated support contact to hello@caddie.fun.

Improvements

• Faster and more reliable AI caddie responses with better session handling.
• Improved real-time updates and offline mode reliability.
• More reliable achievement tracking and badge earning.
• Smoother round start and finish transitions.
• Better notification delivery with retry logic.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed course map not showing nearby courses.
• Fixed brief loading flash when navigating between pages.
• Fixed buttons hidden behind bottom navigation on some screens.
• Fixed round invitation accept/decline not appearing correctly.
• Fixed course recommendations showing inaccurate labels.
• Fixed various deployment stability issues.

Updates - February 27 - March 5, 2026

New Features

Hole Guide - AI Coaching During Your Round

• Live AI Tips per Hole: Your AI caddie now shows a collapsible guide card on each hole during your round with course-specific insights and strategy tips. Automatically expands on your first hole, then remembers your preference.
• Available on both web and the mobile app with smooth animations.

All 12 Game Formats Now Available

• 4 New Formats: Scramble, Alternate Shot, Modified Stableford, and Maximum Score are now available when creating a round.
• Organized by Category: Formats are grouped into Individual, Team, and Specialty categories for easier browsing.
• Full format support on both web and mobile.

Enhanced Share Cards

• AI-Powered Headlines: Share cards now feature a punchy AI-generated headline and wager results when available.
• Better Link Previews: Sharing a round results link now shows a rich preview card with your scores and highlights.
• Improved social captions with viral hooks for sharing your rounds.

Smarter Round Management

• Automated Payment Reminders: Get reminded at 4 hours if payment is pending, with automatic removal at 8 hours.
• Auto-Settlement: Rounds automatically settle after 72 hours.
• Better Team Format Support: Completed scoring, live trackers, and result layouts for all team formats.

Improvements

• Faster, More Reliable Scoring: Score submissions are now more reliable with better retry logic and offline support on mobile. No more lost scores.
• Improved Login Reliability: Better handling of app cold starts so you're not incorrectly sent to the login screen.
• Stronger Security: Comprehensive security improvements across rounds, groups, and user permissions.
• Better Admin Tools: Settlement controls with timeline, pause/resume actions, and audit logging.
• Discover Page: Fixed search bar performance issues and improved beacon creation reliability.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed round not starting on mobile after tapping "Start Round"
• Fixed redirect loop when navigating to a live round
• Fixed game results not showing for several competitive formats on mobile
• Fixed scorecard not updating after entering a score
• Fixed chat messages not loading in round chat
• Fixed location permission popup blocking course search
• Fixed live round crash when network request fails
• Fixed homepage flash on first load
• Fixed spectators being incorrectly blocked from viewing live rounds
• Fixed round lobby not transitioning correctly after starting

Updates - February 19-27, 2026

New Features

Apple Watch App

• Score from Your Wrist: Enter scores directly on Apple Watch with one-tap input and haptic feedback.
• Live Score Display: See your total score, score-to-par, and last 3 holes at a glance.
• Offline Resilient: Scores sync automatically even if your Watch temporarily loses connection.

Teams Competition

• Team Play: Create teams, assign members, and compete in team formats including Best Ball, Scramble, Alternate Shot, Foursomes, Ryder Cup, and more.
• Team Leaderboards: Track team standings with expandable rankings and position changes.

Community Events & Tournaments

• Platform-Wide Events: Join virtual tournaments, challenges, and ladder seasons open to all players.
• Event Achievements: Earn new achievement tiers for participating in and winning community events.

Voice Assistant

• Hands-Free Commands: Use voice commands during your round to log scores, check standings, and get caddie advice without touching your phone.

Apple Health Integration

• Import Golf Workouts: Connect Apple Health in Settings to import your golf workout data including steps, distance, and calories burned.

Native GPS

• Better Location Accuracy: Improved on-course GPS accuracy on iOS for more precise distance measurements.

Improvements

More Game Formats

• 6 New Formats: Play Wolf, Vegas, Points, Dots, Scramble, and Alternate Shot alongside existing Nassau, Skins, Match Play, and Stroke Play.
• Press Bets: Set up regular and super presses in your betting games.
• Multi-Game Rounds: Run multiple game formats in a single round - play Nassau and Skins at the same time.

Live Group Leaderboards

• Real-Time Rankings: See live leaderboard updates during group rounds with rank badges and hole-by-hole tracking.
• Share with Spectators: Shareable leaderboard links so anyone can follow along.

Advanced Statistics

• Strokes Gained Analysis: See where you gain or lose strokes compared to players at your handicap level.
• Performance Trends: Front/back nine breakdowns, three-putt rate, consistency scoring, and easy/hard hole analysis.

Friend Leaderboards

• Compete with Friends: See how you stack up against your friends across four categories - overall ranking, most rounds played, best scores, and achievement badges.

Scorecard Photo Upload

• Easier Score Entry: Upload a photo of your paper scorecard and have scores automatically extracted - less manual entry needed.

Home Screen Widgets

• Updated Widget Data: Widgets now show your current handicap, next upcoming round, and wallet balance.

Shareable Scorecards & Course Discovery

• Social Sharing: Share branded scorecard images to Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok after your round.
• Scoring Milestones: Earn achievements for breaking 100, 90, 80, shooting under par, and setting personal bests.
• Better Course Pages: Improved course search and discovery with richer information.

Mobile Experience

• Smoother Scrolling: Faster list performance across activity feeds, friends, wallet, and discover.
• Better Search: Course search now stays visible above the keyboard on mobile.
• Improved Data Loading: Faster and more reliable data loading across 11 screens.

Performance

• Faster AI Caddie: Optimized how the AI caddie loads context, resulting in quicker response times.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed game results showing incorrect par values when players used different tees.
• Fixed an issue where accepting a side bet could be processed twice on slow connections.
• Fixed app crash that could occur during login on some devices.
• Fixed false "access denied" alerts when joining rounds.
• Fixed keyboard covering input fields when creating a round on mobile.
• Fixed course search results not loading reliably.
• Fixed AI practice plan progress not tracking correctly.
• Fixed bottom sheets appearing behind other content on mobile.
• Improved signup reliability and error handling.
• General stability improvements and error handling across the app.

Updates - February 12-19, 2026

New Features

AI Swing Analysis

• Analyze your swing with AI: Upload a swing video or before/after clips and get an instant breakdown - a score, key observations, and a personalized drill plan to work on.
• Available on web at AI Caddie > Swing Analysis and in the mobile app from the Caddie screen.

Daily Quests

• New daily quests system: Personalized goals appear every day to keep your game moving forward. Complete quests to earn rewards and stay engaged.
• Fixed routing so quest actions take you directly to the right place.
• Fixed occasional crashes when certain quest types loaded.
• Quests are now properly integrated with your practice goals.

Richer Player Profiles

• More stats on other players: View head-to-head records, shared rounds, and a full activity feed when checking out a friend's profile.
• Scout Player: Tap "Scout Player" on any profile to get an AI-powered scouting report including their earnings, achievements, and favorite courses.
• Caddie conversations now show titles and support search and delete.

Smarter AI Caddie

• Better memory across sessions: The AI caddie now remembers your game history across conversations - no more re-explaining your game every session.
• Upgraded AI model: Upgraded to Claude Sonnet 4.6 for faster, more accurate responses.
• Long conversations are automatically compressed to stay fast.

Notification Center Redesign

• Redesigned notifications: A polished notification tray on mobile web and a streamlined bottom sheet in the native app with filter tabs, time-grouped history, and pull-to-refresh.
• Unread items are now highlighted with an accent border for easy scanning.

Account Merge

• Merge duplicate accounts: If you have two accounts (e.g., from signing in with Apple and then email), you can now merge them via email verification - no password required.
• Find this in Settings > Connected Accounts.

Apple Sign-In Account Linking

• When signing in with Apple's "Hide My Email," the app will prompt you to link your accounts so your history stays together.

Link Accounts Directly in the App

• Native account linking: Link your Google or Apple account directly from the mobile app Settings screen, without visiting the website.

Share Your Round + Play Again

• Share your round recap: Share a polished recap card of your results directly from the round results screen.
• Play Again / Rematch: After a round, tap "Play Again" to pre-fill a new round with the same group and format.
• Invite links now show a rich preview image when shared.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed login failures that could occur during high-traffic periods on mobile.
• Fixed password reset emails not sending in production.
• Fixed welcome emails occasionally not delivering.
• Fixed app crash when opening certain message threads.
• Fixed stale data showing on some screens after navigating back.
• Fixed navigation errors on mobile when pressing back on certain screens.
• Fixed course scouting not loading on some devices.
• Fixed password reset on both web and mobile.
• Fixed crashes when certain player stats were missing.
• Fixed the mobile bottom nav not hiding correctly while scrolling.

Updates - February 5-12, 2026

✨ New Features

Live Round Review Mode

When everyone in your round has submitted their scores, a new review screen appears automatically - showing standings, the full scorecard, and a sign-and-submit flow. Available on both mobile and web.

Greatest Moments on Your Profile

Your profile now shows a unified Greatest Moments feed combining your best scores, captured photos and videos, and round recaps in one beautiful timeline.

AI Scouting Reports with Live Streaming

Course and player scouting reports now stream in real-time so you can see progress as the AI analyzes the data. Reports are cached for faster repeat access, and the analysis runs significantly faster thanks to parallel data fetching.

Redesigned Game Format Setup

No more confusing Friendly vs Match distinction - every round now starts with a game format, and stakes are an optional toggle. Mobile now supports all 12 game formats (up from 6) with format-specific settings panels and team assignment for team formats. Incompatible formats are automatically filtered based on your group size.

Redesigned Direct Messages

Completely rebuilt messaging with real-time delivery, message reactions, shared content cards, typing indicators, draft saving, and connection status. Much more responsive and feature-rich.

Multi-Winner Payouts

On-chain settlements now support multiple winners with proper payout splits. Settle directly from the results screen with a streamlined 3-step flow.

Smart Moment Capture

During live rounds, you'll get smart prompts to capture moments after birdies, personal bests, and par 3s. A floating camera button gives you quick access anytime.

Solo Round Mode

The app now detects when you're playing alone and adapts - hiding multiplayer features like side bets and invites, and surfacing solo-specific features like Ghost Mode and Per-Hole Quests.

Animated Buttons and Transitions

New micro-interactions across the app: buttons that animate through states (like "Add Friend" morphing to "Sent!"), smooth wizard step transitions, and expandable avatar groups.

Real Media in Moments

Profile moments and round results now display your actual captured photos and videos with reactions, replacing the previous placeholder views.

Lock Screen Widgets and Live Activities

Home screen widgets now correctly link into the app. During active rounds, your score and current hole appear on the lock screen and Dynamic Island.

🔧 Improvements

Better Scorecard Visuals

Scores now show traditional golf notation - circles for birdies and squares for bogeys. Score projection charts have proper labeled axes.

Polished Mobile Experience

The mobile app received a comprehensive design pass across 24 screens, applying the vintage clubhouse aesthetic consistently. New shared components for stats, banners, and loading states.

Faster Login When Services Are Down

If background services are temporarily unavailable, login and page loads now proceed immediately instead of waiting.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed forgot-password flow opening the wrong screen on both web and mobile
• Fixed profile rounds tab not showing scores for some rounds
• Fixed scorecard showing wrong par values for players on different tees
• Fixed AI recap and stats not loading on the round results insights tab
• Fixed wallet transfers being off by a massive factor due to decimal mismatch
• Fixed round lobby not reflecting saved settings until a page refresh
• Fixed AI caddie chat failing on mobile with long delays before error messages
• Fixed AI caddie using incorrect par and score data in its analysis
• Fixed push notifications not delivering on mobile
• Fixed welcome emails not sending for new signups
• Fixed various "400 error" screens on mobile when loading wallets, rounds, and history
• Fixed scoring validation blocking valid game format and scoring combinations
• Fixed round start failing on mobile due to missing fields
• Fixed real-time updates dropping on live round and season screens
• Fixed conversations crashing when a participant had no display name
• Fixed occasional blank screens on native mobile pages
• Fixed round navigation getting stuck on the wrong screen after status changes
• Fixed profile stats and achievements displaying incorrectly on mobile

⚡ Performance

• Competition and activity feeds load significantly faster thanks to parallel queries and caching

Updates - January 28 - February 5, 2026

✨ New Features

Native iOS App

We've rebuilt the iOS app from the ground up for a faster, more responsive experience.

• Native Screens: Score entry, leaderboards, AI caddie chat, friends, and round creation are now fully native
• Face ID and Touch ID: Quick login with biometric authentication
• Passkey Support: Secure passwordless login using device credentials
• Home Screen Widgets: See upcoming rounds and stats at a glance
• Live Activities: Track your active round from the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen
• Native Bottom Sheets: Smoother interactions for score entry, tee box selection, and moment capture

Improved Login Experience

• Welcome Back Flow: Returning users can log in instantly with stored credentials
• Better Mobile Login: Redesigned login screen with consistent styling
• Biometric Unlock: Face ID or Touch ID for faster access

AI Caddie Improvements

• Better Chat Experience: Native chat interface with offline support
• Improved Post-Round Recaps: More reliable parsing of AI-generated round summaries

🔧 Performance Improvements

• Faster Page Loading: Optimized server rendering for quicker initial loads
• Smoother Scrolling: Improved scroll performance on iOS
• Smarter AI Responses: Faster caddie responses with optimized queries

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed login issues that could cause the app to get stuck
• Fixed score submission errors that could occur during active rounds
• Improved reliability when switching between app and web
• Fixed AI recap display issues after completing rounds
• Resolved various iOS-specific bugs and warnings

Updates - January 22-27, 2026

✨ New Features

Premium Features for Founding Members

• TestFlight Beta: Founding members get access to all premium features during beta
• Founding Member Badge: Exclusive badge for early TestFlight users
• Premium Features: Access to opponent scouting, advanced stats, and season analytics

Easier Sign-In on Mobile

• Apple and Google Sign-In: One-tap login with your Apple or Google account on mobile
• Passkey Support: Automatic passkey detection for faster, more secure login
• Connected Accounts: Link multiple social accounts to your profile

Looking to Play

• Find Playing Partners: Completely redesigned feature to find others looking to play
• Quick Post: Post your availability in under 10 seconds with smart defaults
• Course Integration: See who's looking to play at your favorite courses
• Better Discovery: Find players near you and request to join their games

Import Your Round History

• CSV Upload: Import multiple rounds at once from spreadsheets
• Manual Entry: Add individual historic rounds with course search
• Automatic Matching: Smart course matching finds your courses automatically
• Historical Badge: Imported rounds are clearly marked in your history
• Chronological Order: Your round history now displays in proper date order

Group Chat Improvements

• Reply to Messages: Reply directly to any message in group chat
• Message Reactions: React to messages with emojis
• Reply Context: See what message someone is replying to

Equipment Tracking Expansion

• All Club Types: Track performance for drivers, woods, irons, wedges, and putters
• Trend Analysis: See how your equipment performance changes over time
• Visual Charts: Interactive trend charts for each club type
• Bag Snapshots: Your equipment setup is saved with each round

Swing Lab Uploads

• Video Upload: Upload swing videos directly from your camera roll
• Capture Swings: Record new swing videos within the app

Beta Launch Notice

• Clear Beta Messaging: New modal explains beta status for TestFlight users
• Testnet Tokens: Clear indication that cfUSD tokens are for testing only

🔧 Performance Improvements

• Faster Score Submission: Fixed delays when entering scores during rounds
• Smoother Live Rounds: Improved live odds and spectator experience
• Better Page Layouts: Consistent and faster-loading page designs
• Improved Dialogs: Smoother modal and tray interactions

🐛 Bug Fixes

Live Round Fixes

• Score Submission: Fixed occasional "cannot submit scores" errors
• Spectator Mode: Fixed spectator detection for logged-in users watching rounds
• Live Odds: Fixed calculation errors during live rounds

Display Fixes

• Imported Rounds: Scores now display correctly for imported rounds
• Round Ordering: Historical rounds appear in proper chronological order
• Text Visibility: Improved text contrast in dialogs and menus
• Form Validation: Simplified and more reliable form checking

Mobile Experience

• Beta Modal: Properly centered with safe area support on mobile
• Sign-In Buttons: Better positioning of social login buttons
• Touch Targets: Larger tap targets for easier interaction

Other Fixes

• Game Results: Fixed player name display in skins and other games
• Course Data: Fixed hole information loading for some courses
• Settings Readability: Improved text contrast in settings panels

Thank you for using caddie.fun! We're constantly working to improve your experience.

Updates - January 16-21, 2026

✨ New Features

Social Integration

• Smart Friend Suggestions: The app now suggests friends to invite to rounds based on your activity patterns and when they're available
• Friend Discovery: Discover friends of friends through your network
• Availability Viewing: See when your friends are available to play in the schedule view
• Enhanced Notifications: Better notifications for social activities with quiet hours support

Direct Messaging

• Full Messaging System: Send messages, reactions, and polls directly to friends
• Shared Content: Share rounds, courses, and achievements in conversations
• Schedule Polls: Coordinate tee times with built-in polling
• Real-Time Updates: Instant message delivery with connection status indicators
• Message Requests: Control who can message you with request system

Group Privacy and Permissions

• Privacy Controls: Choose from open, members-only, or private group visibility
• Join Requests: Request to join private groups with admin approval
• Invite Links: Create shareable invite links with expiration dates
• Group Discovery: Discover new groups through the discovery feed
• Admin Tools: Manage join requests and group settings with improved admin interface

AI Caddie Improvements

• Feedback System: Help improve the AI Caddie by providing feedback on responses
• Better Suggestions: The AI learns from high-quality conversations to provide better advice
• Practice Plans: Execute AI-generated practice plans and track your progress
• Enhanced Interface: More engaging and visually appealing chat experience

Friend Profiles

• Redesigned Overview: New summary view with unique content for each friend
• Better Mobile Experience: Consistent design across mobile and desktop
• Improved Stats: Clearer display of friend statistics and achievements

Course Scouting Enhancements

• Hole-by-Hole Analysis: Detailed breakdown for each hole in course scouting
• Better AI Insights: Enhanced AI scouting with structured, easy-to-read information
• Desktop Improvements: Added hole-by-hole breakdown to desktop scouting view

Gamification Updates

• Modernized Design: Complete redesign of gamification system with improved visuals
• Weekly Challenges: Weekly challenges now in the achievements section
• Better Organization: Improved layout and visual hierarchy for all gamification features

Achievements System

• Enhanced Features: Multiple improvements to the achievements system
• Better Integration: Improved integration with profile and social features
• UI Improvements: Resolved issues and improved overall experience

Feature Tours

• Redesigned Modals: Premium styling for feature tour modals
• Consistent Design: All modals now use consistent styling patterns
• Better Onboarding: Improved experience for new features

🔧 Performance Improvements

• Faster Loading: Standardized loading states for smoother experience
• Better Database Performance: Improved connection handling for faster responses
• Optimized Builds: Reduced app size for faster downloads

🐛 Bug Fixes

Visual and Design Fixes

• Text Readability: Fixed 343 text color contrast issues for better readability
• Consistent Colors: Complete migration to brand colors throughout the app
• Button Visibility: Fixed button contrast on all backgrounds
• Icon Clarity: Improved icon contrast for better visibility

UI Improvements

• Groups Pages: Fixed various UI bugs in groups pages
• Messaging: Improved message display and timestamp handling
• Profile Pages: Fixed average score display and other profile issues
• Achievement Badges: Improved badge contrast and colors for better visibility
• Round Results: Better layout and display of round statistics

Security and Reliability

• Enhanced Security: Multiple security improvements across the app
• Payment Security: Improved security for payment and transaction features
• API Reliability: Better error handling and validation for all API calls
• Connection Stability: Improved real-time connection handling

Navigation and Interaction

• Scorecard Scrolling: Fixed scroll conflicts on scorecards
• Modal Interactions: Improved modal behavior and interactions
• Form Handling: Better form validation and error messages

Other Fixes

• Timezone Display: Fixed timestamp display to show correct local times
• Friend Stats: Removed duplicate statistics and fixed score calculations
• Build Size: Reduced app download size
• Type Errors: Fixed various display and interaction issues

Thank you for using caddie.fun! We're constantly working to improve your experience.

Updates - January 8-16, 2026

New Features

Redesigned Marketing Homepage

• Brand new homepage experience for visitors
• Premium hero section with elegant crest design
• Feature highlights showcasing shot tracking, friend challenges, and AI insights
• Mobile-optimized responsive design

Premium Design Refresh

• New vintage country club aesthetic throughout the app
• Warmer, more inviting color palette
• Improved text contrast for better readability
• Refined textures and visual polish

Tournament and Season Payments

• Pay entry fees directly within tournaments and seasons
• On-chain settlement for competition payouts
• Clear payment status and waiting pages before competitions start

Season Payout System

• Complete payout tracking for season winners
• Entry fee collection and management
• Support for both manual and crypto payment methods

Smarter AI Caddie

• More capable AI assistant that handles complex requests
• Better at creating rounds, inviting players, and scheduling practice
• Improved understanding of multi-step queries

Side Bet Improvements

• Join window before bets activate (gives everyone time to decide)
• Multiple acceptance options (wait for all players, minimum required, or creator's choice)
• Progress tracking for paid side bets
• Creator can start bets early when ready

Security Enhancements

• Face ID and Touch ID now required for signing (more secure)
• Confirmation dialogs before payments and mints
• Upgraded authentication system

Guest Player Experience

• Guests now have 48 hours to create an account after playing
• Friendly prompts to convert to full account

Performance Improvements

• Faster page loads with better caching
• More reliable database connections
• Eliminated theme flicker on page load

Bug Fixes

• Deleted rounds no longer appear in your history
• Fixed app crashes on certain pages
• Fixed login button visibility issues
• Mobile keyboard no longer covers dropdowns
• Wallet stats now correctly show winnings vs mints
• Training renamed to Practice throughout the app

Other Improvements

• Removed PayPal integration (cfUSD and manual payments remain)
• Better accessibility throughout the app
• Cleaner, more organized codebase

Updates - December 30, 2025 - January 8, 2026

✨ New Features

Improved Login Experience

• Faster Sign-In: Upgraded authentication system for more reliable login with passkey support.
• Better Session Handling: Logout now properly clears all cached data.

Games & Challenges

• Visual Game Selection: New visual picker for choosing game formats when creating rounds.
• Solo Challenges: "Make it interesting?" flow for adding challenges to solo rounds.
• Win Celebrations: Fun celebrations when you win, with special effects for paid rounds.
• Game History: View your game history on your profile.

Achievement NFTs

• Mint Your Achievements: Turn your unlocked achievements into on-chain NFTs.
• On-Chain Badge: See which achievements you've already minted.

Score Entry

• Two-Step Entry: Optional advanced stats for detailed hole-by-hole tracking.
• AI Analysis: Get AI-powered insights on your round as you play.

Course Discovery

• Smart Recommendations: Featured courses now ranked by nearby player activity.
• Community Knowledge: AI Caddie now uses community tips and insights about courses.

Friends & Groups

• Better Onboarding: Improved flow for finding and adding friends.
• Group Polls: Schedule group rounds with poll integration.

🔧 Performance Improvements

• Faster Wallet Loading: Fixed wallet balance display and improved loading states.
• More Reliable Transactions: Better handling of smart wallet operations.
• Database Stability: Improved connection handling for more reliable performance.
• Faster Page Loads: Server-rendered hero section for quicker initial display.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed wallet balance not displaying correctly.
• Fixed testnet token minting button not working.
• Fixed loading spinner glitch on wallet page.
• Fixed profile page tabs not showing correct data.
• Fixed favorite courses not displaying properly.
• Fixed settings page loading issues.
• Fixed round creation navigation issues.
• Fixed various accessibility issues identified in audit.

Updates - December 27-29, 2025

✨ New Features

AI Caddie V2 - Complete Rebuild

• Smarter AI Coaching: Completely rebuilt AI caddie with better contextual advice that actually understands your game situation.
• Specialized Modes: AI automatically adjusts its advice style based on whether you're mid-round, playing for money, or practicing.
• Expert Knowledge: Caddie now has deep expertise in tee strategy, match play, side games, putting reads, and course management.
• Match Awareness: Caddie remembers your recent shots and understands the current match dynamics.
• Fresh Look: New golf-inspired design with sage green colors and scorecard-style messaging.

Round Flow Improvements

• Play Again Button: One-tap to start a new round with the same course, format, and players.
• 9-Hole Rounds: Now supports partial rounds with proper score tracking.
• Recent Courses: Quickly select from courses you've recently played.
• Frequent Players: See your most frequent playing partners when inviting friends.
• Settlement Reminders: Friendly reminder banner for any pending payouts.

Practice System Rebuild

• New Practice Hub: Clean dashboard with quick access to drills, recent completions, and categories.
• Drill Library: Browse and filter drills by category, difficulty, and location (range/home/course).
• Practice Sessions: Timer, rating, and completion tracking for focused practice.
• Practice Plans: Create and save your own drill sequences.

Achievement System Overhaul

• Focused Achievements: Streamlined to 45 golf-centric achievements that matter.
• Level Badges & Titles: Earn badges and titles as you level up, visible on your profile.
• Smart Celebrations: Achievement celebrations are now prioritized by rarity.
• Goal-Based Organization: Achievements grouped by what you're trying to accomplish.

Premium & Sharing Features

• Subscription Tiers: New premium tier with enhanced features.
• Shareable Moment Cards: Beautiful cards for sharing highlights to iMessage, Instagram, and Twitter.
• AI Round Recap: AI-generated summary of your round highlights.

🔧 Performance Improvements

• Smoother Navigation: Eliminated visual glitches during page transitions.
• Faster Loading: Optimized large pages for snappier performance.
• Improved Login: More reliable authentication with faster sign-in.
• Better Mobile Experience: Reduced unnecessary screen updates.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed app freeze that could occur when creating rounds.
• Fixed AI Caddie text readability on various screen sizes.
• Fixed mobile layout issues in AI Caddie chat.
• Fixed authentication loop that could occur in rare cases.
• Fixed visual flicker on initial page load.
• Fixed real-time streaming in AI Caddie responses.