The Platform
Every feature your tournament actually needs
From setup to final scores — here's everything Pinli handles so you can focus on running a great event.
Your tournament command center
See your full field at a glance — teams, participants, check-in status, starting holes, and payment tracking. Everything flows through one organized dashboard instead of five different spreadsheets.
- 7 lifecycle stages from planning to live
- Setup notices guide you through required fields
- Scramble and best-ball formats
Registrations that run themselves
Teams sign up through a Pinli-branded modal wizard — captain → team → teammates → confirm — that drops onto your existing website with a single <script> tag, or comes pre-installed on a tournament site Pinli publishes for you. No separate forms, no third-party redirects. Captains get a manage link, teammates get a pay link, and no one needs a Pinli account.
- Embeddable on any site (Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, custom HTML) — same wizard, scoped CSS
- Mobile-first wizard — works in landscape, with the keyboard up, on any screen size
- Reserve / waitlist flow with captain acknowledgement at sign-up
- Automatic confirmation emails to captain + teammates, organizer alerts on every signup
- Past-participant invites for recurring tournaments — find last year's captains in one click
"Scores in, standings out."
Hole-by-hole scoring, real-time standings
Track scores hole-by-hole and see real-time standings across your entire field. No manual data entry, no spreadsheet formulas — just scores in, standings out.
- Automatic ranking by total score
- Per-hole par, distance, and stroke tracking
- Public leaderboard you can share with spectators and sponsors
A tournament website in minutes
Choose a template, customize your colors and hero image, and publish to your own subdomain at yourname.pinli.io. Registration, sponsor signups, schedule, and event details are all built in — your tournament's public home base.
- Numerous templates to pick from with customization options
- Published to your own subdomain on pinli.io
- ...or plug in your existing website
Sponsorships that pay for the tournament
For most charity tournaments, sponsorships are the whole revenue model — not a side dish. Pinli treats them that way: tiered packages with team slots included, per-slot captain delegation so the sponsor's CEO doesn't have to coordinate the foursome, and a sponsor sign-up wizard that drops onto any site.
- Custom tiers with names, pricing, descriptions, and inventory caps
- Tiers can include team slots — sponsors fill them at sign-up
- Per-slot captain delegation: invite a different person to manage each foursome
- Tier upgrades — sponsors can move up after the fact without restarting
- Sponsor sign-up wizard embeds on your existing site — no migration required
- Token-based public sponsor pages — editable until paid, locked after
- Logos, tier display, and "show only paid sponsors" toggle on your tournament site
Reach your whole field, the moment it matters
Send email blasts to participants, captains, or the entire field — pre-round reminders, weather updates, last-minute changes, post-round thank-yous. Or post in-tournament announcements that show up on every team's page during the event. Schedule sends ahead of time, or fire them off the moment plans change.
- Email blasts to your entire participant list
- In-tournament announcements pinned to team pages
- Schedule sends in advance or send immediately
- One-click unsubscribe handled for you
Check-in, start sheets, day-of tools
Check players in on any device, print a formatted start sheet for the pro shop, and manage last-minute team changes. Bulk actions let you move fast when the parking lot is filling up.
- Per-participant check-in with bulk actions
- Print-ready start sheet in one click
- Starting hole assignments per team
Embed anywhere
Already have a tournament website? Pinli slots right in.
Drop a single <script> tag onto your existing site — Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, custom HTML, anything. Players sign up through a Pinli registration widget that opens right where they are. No redirect. No new account.
A real wizard, not a sprawling form
Captain → team → teammates → confirm. Step by step, on any screen size. Validation in-line, errors explained, progress saved as they go.
No iframes, no React, no build step
One paste-and-go <script> tag, ~15 KB gzipped. Your site loads exactly as fast as before — until someone clicks the button.
Sample of embed code
<button data-pinli-action="register">Register your team</button>
<script src="https://content.pinli.io/embed/registration-widget.js"
data-tournament-id="..." defer></script>Team registration
Captain + teammate roster, reserve list acknowledgement, confirmation emails — all wired up. They never leave your site.
Sponsor sign-up
Tier picker with live inventory, business / individual flow, per-slot team intent capture for tiers that include teams.
Active teams
Live list of teams that have registered, embedded inline on your site. Free social proof — fills your field faster.
Don't have a website yet? Pinli also publishes a polished tournament site for you at your-tournament.pinli.io.
The same wizards run there too — pick whichever fits your event.
And everything else
The details that make a tournament platform actually useful.
Role-based access
Owners, organizers, and participants each see exactly what they need — nothing more.
Reserve & waitlist
Set reserve slots for overflow teams. Captains acknowledge reserve status at signup.
Automatic emails
Registration confirmations, captain manage links, teammate pay links, and organizer notifications — all automatic.
Stripe payments
Collect tournament fees through Stripe. Track payment status per team and per participant.
Public team pages
Every team gets a unique link — captains manage the roster, teammates view status. No account required.
Public leaderboard
A shareable, real-time leaderboard for spectators, players, and sponsors to follow along on tournament day.
Works on any device
Responsive design that works on the range, in the clubhouse, and on a phone between holes.
Secure by default
Token-based access, email verification, encrypted payments, and GDPR-compliant account deletion.
Invitation hub
Unified hub for accepting or declining tournament organizer invitations. Works from email links or the dashboard.
Printable start sheet
One click for a print-ready start sheet the pro shop can hand out at check-in.
Coming soon
We're building fast. Here's what's on the way.
Organizations
Group tournaments under an org. Invite members with roles — everyone stays in the loop across events.
More tournament formats
Stroke play, match play, Stableford, and more — expanding beyond scramble and best-ball.
See it for yourself
Create your first tournament in under five minutes. No credit card, no commitment.