FairwayPal - Golf Scorecard & Stats
FairwayPal is a digital scorecard for golfers who want a bit more than a total at the end of the round. For each hole you record strokes, putts, whether you hit the fairway and whether you reached the green in regulation, and the card keeps your running score and position against par as you go.
Once a few rounds are saved, the statistics pages start to tell a story: your average score, putts per round, how often you find fairways and greens, how your results split between birdies, pars and bogeys, and whether your scores are trending down. That makes it easier to decide whether practice time belongs on the range, the chipping green or the putting green.
It suits weekend players, beginners tracking their first sub-100 round and regular golfers who simply prefer tapping a phone to scribbling with a tiny pencil. There is no account to create, and your rounds stay in your browser.
The app runs entirely in your browser. What you enter is saved only on this device.
How to use FairwayPal
- Set up a course. Add a course name and set the par for each of the 18 holes, using quick buttons to set all holes to par 3, 4 or 5 and then adjusting individual holes. Yardages are optional.
- Start a round. Tap New Round, select the course and choose the tee you played from (regular, back, championship or ladies) and the weather.
- Enter each hole. Use the plus and minus buttons for strokes and putts, and mark fairway hit and green in regulation. Move between holes with the previous and next arrows.
- Watch the live total. The scorecard updates your total strokes and score relative to par after every hole, with separate front nine and back nine totals.
- Finish and save. When the round is over, save it. With auto-save switched on in settings, progress is kept as you go.
- Review past rounds. Round History lists every saved round. Open one for the hole-by-hole details, and edit a hole's score if you entered something wrong.
- Study your statistics. The Statistics tab has an overview, a score progress chart and an analysis view with score distribution and hole-by-hole averages.
Features
- 18-hole scorecard with strokes, putts, fairway hit and green in regulation
- Running total, score to par and front nine / back nine subtotals
- Saved courses with par per hole and optional yardage
- Tee and weather noted for each round
- Round history with hole-by-hole detail and editing
- Average score, average putts, fairway rate, GIR rate and best score
- Score distribution chart from eagles to double bogeys and worse
- Score progress line chart and per-hole averages
- Option to clear all data from settings
What the common golf statistics actually tell you
Scoring terms
Par is the number of strokes a skilled golfer is expected to need on a hole, usually 3, 4 or 5. One under par is a birdie, two under an eagle, one over a bogey and two over a double bogey. Your score to par for the round is simply your total strokes minus the course par, so 92 on a par 72 course is plus 20.
Fairways hit
Fairways hit measures how often your tee shot finishes on the fairway. By convention it is counted only on par 4s and par 5s, because on a par 3 you are aiming for the green directly. Missing fairways is not automatically a disaster; what matters more is whether the miss leaves you a playable next shot. Still, a low fairway rate combined with high scores often points to driving accuracy as a cheap place to save strokes.
Greens in regulation
You hit a green in regulation (GIR) when your ball is on the putting surface with at least two strokes to spare for par: in one shot on a par 3, two on a par 4 or three on a par 5. GIR is one of the strongest single predictors of scoring, because it means you have a realistic birdie or par putt. Tour professionals hit roughly two thirds of greens and most amateurs hit far fewer, so do not be discouraged by a low number.
Putts
Total putts per round is easy to count but needs context. If you miss many greens, you will often chip close and need only one putt, which lowers your putt count even though your round was not great. Looking at putts alongside GIR is more revealing: lots of greens hit but many three-putts means lag putting is the problem; few greens hit means the approach game needs work.
Turning numbers into practice
Track at least five rounds before drawing conclusions, since a single good or bad day can mislead. Then pick one weakness at a time. Watching the score distribution shift, for example fewer double bogeys rather than more birdies, is often how improvement first shows up for higher-handicap players.
Frequently asked questions
Where are my rounds and courses saved?
In this browser on this device only. There is no login and nothing is uploaded. Clearing your browser's site data or playing in a private window will erase everything, and your rounds will not appear on another phone or computer.
Can I use it on the course?
Yes, open the page in your phone's browser. You need a connection to load the page; once loaded, scores are saved in the browser as you go.
Does it calculate a handicap?
No. FairwayPal shows averages and trends, but it does not calculate an official handicap index, which requires course and slope ratings under the World Handicap System.
Can I play nine holes?
Courses are set up with 18 holes, but the card shows front nine and back nine totals separately, so you can fill in nine holes and refer to that subtotal.
Does it have GPS distances?
No. It is a scorecard and statistics tool. You can store each hole's yardage from the course card when setting up a course.
How is the web version different from the phone app?
Scoring and statistics work the same. The iPhone and Android app keeps data on the phone and offers optional purchases; the web page has no purchases and stores its own data separately in your browser.
Limitations of the web version
- No GPS, shot tracking or handicap calculation
- Courses are 18 holes
- Data stays in one browser with no sync or backup
Phone app
FairwayPal is also available as an app for phones and tablets: