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.
- Guided 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.
- Players score from any phone — no app, no login. Add it to the home screen and scores keep saving even in a course dead zone.
- 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
- Hand a player their scorecard at check-in — scan a QR or text them the link
- Print-ready start sheet in one click
- Starting hole assignments per team
Run the whole day from your pocket
A native app so you can run your tournament from the first tee to the last putt — check players in, keep an eye on live scoring, and hand out scorecards without a trip back to the clubhouse.
- Check-in, teams, sponsors, and live scoring on your phone
- Hand a player their scorecard with a QR scan or a text
- iOS now — Android on the way
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.
Organizations
Group tournaments under a club, league, or school. Invite members with roles so everyone stays in the loop across events.
Coming soon
We're building fast. Here's what's on the way.
More tournament formats
Stroke play, match play, Stableford, and more — expanding beyond scramble and best-ball.
On-course games
Closest-to-the-pin, longest drive, and putting contests — tracked right alongside the main event.
See it for yourself
Create your first tournament in under five minutes. No credit card, no commitment.