How to Play
Rules & Setup
Everything you need to know to play in a Caddy Corner Picks.
Overview
Caddy Corner Picks is a fantasy golf game for PGA major tournaments (Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, The Open). Each player drafts a team of 6 golfers and competes against their group over all 4 rounds of the tournament.
Player Tiers
The tournament field is divided into 4 tiers based on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR). LIV Golf players are placed in their own tier regardless of ranking.
Top 15 non-LIV players by OWGR
Upper half of remaining field
Lower half of remaining field
All LIV Golf players
You must draft exactly 6 golfers total: 2 from Top, 1 from Middle, then fill the remaining 3 slots from Bottom and LIV (minimum 1 from each).
Scoring
Best 4 of 6
Each round, only your 4 best-scoring golfers count toward your team total. Your 2 worst performers are dropped — this is your safety net.
To-Par Scoring
All scores are displayed relative to par. A score of -3 means 3 under par. Lower is better. Scores are color-coded: red for under par, green for over par, gray for even.
Live Updates
Scores are pulled from the official PGA leaderboard every 5 minutes during tournament play. Leaderboards auto-refresh every 60 seconds.
Cut Line & Penalties
Cut Line
After Round 2, the top 50 players and ties make the cut. Players who miss the cut (MC) do not play Rounds 3 and 4.
Missed Cut Penalty
Your first 2 missed cuts are free — those golfers simply score nothing for R3/R4. Starting with your 3rd MC, each additional missed-cut player receives a penalty score equal to the worst completed score in that round.
Withdrawal / Disqualification
If a golfer withdraws (WD) or is disqualified (DQ) during the tournament, they receive the worst field score as a penalty for any remaining rounds.
Groups & Payments
Private Groups
Create a group and share the 6-character invite code with friends. Each group has its own leaderboard.
Entry Fees
Group owners set the entry fee (or make it free). Payments are collected and confirmed via Venmo.
Payouts
Group owners configure 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place payouts (fixed amounts or percentages of the pool). After the tournament, the owner sends payouts directly via Venmo deep links.
Draft Deadline
Teams must be submitted before Round 1 tee times begin. Once the tournament starts, rosters are locked and cannot be changed. Make sure your team is set before Thursday morning!
Tiebreaker: Predicted Winning Score
When you create your team, you also enter a prediction for the tournament winner's final score relative to par (e.g. -12 means you think the winner will finish 12 strokes under par).
If two or more teams finish the tournament with identical scores for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, the team whose prediction is closest to the actual winner's final score wins the tiebreaker. Distance is measured as an absolute number of strokes (going low or high by the same amount counts the same).
Example: actual winner finishes at -11. Team A predicted -9 (off by 2). Team B predicted -14 (off by 3). Team A wins the tiebreaker.
Quick Reference
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Team Size | 6 golfers (2 Top + 1 Middle + 1–2 each Bottom/LIV) |
| Round Scoring | Best 4 of 6 to-par scores |
| Cut Line | Top 50 and ties after Round 2 |
| MC Penalty | First 2 free, then worst-score penalty per round |
| Score Updates | Every 5 min during play |
| Draft Lock | Round 1 tee times |
| Tiebreaker | Closest prediction to winner's final score |