Matt Morgan

How to Create a Golf League (with a Google Sheet)!

Access your league from your phone using the Google Sheets app! Buds & Birdies Golf wants to enhance your golf league! I share a few options to help automate or streamline your league: Basic Golf League – $20 League members submit gross scores throughout a season to compete for playoff seeding. Individuals submit their ownContinue reading “How to Create a Golf League (with a Google Sheet)!”

What is a Dogfight Golf Event?

Dogfight “Dogfight” is a weekend-long points-based competition won by the individual who scores the most points over all rounds. Games will be played as two-man teams, four-man teams, or as individuals. Points are awarded after each 9-hole game on Saturday and after the 18-hole Calcutta on Sunday. Cash bonuses will also be earned by winnersContinue reading “What is a Dogfight Golf Event?”

Masters Betting Pool Spreadsheet!

New and improved! Welcome to the PGA Tour Betting Pool spreadsheet created by Buds & Birdies Golf! This sheet now allows you to set up your pool in a variety of different formats, including different draft types (Tiered, Handicapped, or Straight up), team sizes (ranging from 1-10 players), and prizes (points, money, or both). WantContinue reading “Masters Betting Pool Spreadsheet!”

How to Create a PGA Tour Betting Pool (using a Google Sheet!)

What is a Calcutta Golf Event?

After years of tinkering with our annual golf trip competition, there is one event that stands out as an all-around favorite: The Calcutta. This event will have a huge positive impact on the quality of your golf competition! Below I’ve shared why we enjoy it so much! What is a Calcutta golf tournament? A CalcuttaContinue reading “What is a Calcutta Golf Event?”

How to run a Prop Bet Pool in Google Sheets!

A lot goes into planning a golf trip. You’ve booked your tee times, collected handicaps, decided on the type of matches to be played, and set up (or paid for) a virtual scoreboard. But there is one additional project that promises to increase the fun and will take your trip to the next level: theContinue reading “How to run a Prop Bet Pool in Google Sheets!”

How to Calculate your Handicap for Free!

The biggest problem with planning a handicapped golf trip or event is that most weekend golfers don’t have an official or unofficial handicap. Unfortunately, an official USGA-qualified handicap costs between $20-$60 per year and requires you to be a member of a golf club (but not necessarily a “country club”). While this probably isn’t goingContinue reading “How to Calculate your Handicap for Free!”

How to plan a Golf Trip

My annual golf trip is the apex of my golf season. For months leading up to it, I scour the internet for slice-fixing drills, I analyze my swing using my iPhone’s slow-motion camera, and I skip the course to instead hit the chipping and putting areas. This year, I even bought a putting mat forContinue reading “How to plan a Golf Trip”