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A pool everyone can join — no sports knowledge required.

Perfect for family groups, friend circles, and couples. Simple picks, live scoring, no spreadsheets.

Who runs these pools

Any group that wants something to cheer about

Most friend and family pools start with 6–20 people and run the same format year after year — because it's simple and entering takes under two minutes.

Family groups

Annual golf major traditions. Give every family member a team to root for while they watch — or follow from different cities.

Friend circles

A group text gets a lot more interesting when everyone has skin in the game.

Annual traditions

Once you set up the format you like, running it again for next year's Masters or PGA Championship takes less than two minutes.

Pool formats

Formats that work well for casual groups

The simpler the format, the more people stick around. These three work for family and friend pools because everyone can enter in under two minutes and stay engaged through the final round.

Pick 6, Use 4 · Golf Majors

Everyone picks 6 golfers — one from each tier. Your four best scores count. To par scoring is how golf has always been scored, so every family member gets it immediately. The standard for a reason.

How it works

Football Bingo · Weekly NFL

Mark off plays and moments as they happen throughout the game. Keeps everyone engaged on every drive — not just the final score. Perfect for a weekly watch party or group text.

How it works

Football Squares · Super Bowl

Everyone gets a square (or two). Suddenly no one cares who wins — they're watching the scoreboard at the end of every quarter. Two minutes to set up.

How it works

Real example

How Sean runs his family pool

Sean runs pools for his immediate family — 14 members, every golf major, Football Bingo for Vikings games, Football Squares for the Super Bowl. Same group, same format, every year.

Group

Immediate Family

Pool Size

14 members

Golf Format

Pick 6, Use 4 · To Par

Events

All 4 Majors, Super Bowl, Vikings games

Sean

“I run it for my immediate family — 14 people. It gives us something to cheer about during the golf majors, the Super Bowl, and all the big events. The group chat comes alive every tournament week.”

From the community

What other pool runners say

“Simple and easy. Our family does a Masters pool and even the grandkids have a blast.”

Masters pool commissioner

“Simple!! Link works great for inviting people, leaderboard is well done — all of us like it!”

Friends pool commissioner

A pool everyone can join — no sports knowledge required.

Any group that wants something to cheer about

Formats that work well for casual groups

How Sean runs his family pool

What other pool runners say

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