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Data Golf

Golf analytics site whose API exposes model predictions, live betting-tool odds, round-level historical scoring and strokes-gained data across 22 tours, plus historical odds and DFS data.

Facts verified against the provider's site on

Commercial use: Not allowedBetting use: not disclosedMostly positive
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49

SportDex Score

#54 of 233 sports APIs

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Popularity
53

Brand demand, developer discussions, GitHub repos and videos

Community & reliability
72

Tone of public discussions, liked vs criticised points, reliability complaints; based on only a few discussions, pulled towards neutral.

Transparency
40

Public prices, docs, terms and coverage you can check before calling sales

Developer experience
24

Free access, docs, SDKs, OpenAPI, sandbox, realtime delivery, ecosystem

Computed from public data only; uptime and latency are not measured yet. Enterprise feeds that sell by contract score lower on transparency by design. How the score works

Starting price
Not public
Free access
No free tier
Sports
1 (Golf)
Live data
Not disclosed
Delivery
Polling only (REST)
Discussions
3 threads
GitHub adoption
44 repos

Best for

Personal golf analytics and betting-model projects that want Data Golf's predictions, strokes-gained stats and round-level history from 22 tours.

Golf betting modelsStrokes-gained researchDFS projectionsPlayer rating dashboards

Not ideal for

Commercial products or anything that redistributes the data; the terms limit use to personal, non-commercial purposes.

Limitations to check

  • − API key requires a Scratch Plus membership
  • − Rate limit of 45 requests per minute
  • − Terms allow personal non-commercial use only, no redistribution
  • − Membership price is not shown on the saved pages
  • − Golf only

Written from the provider's own pages (source).

Last checked 2026-11-03

Data Golf at a glance

What is Data Golf best for?
Personal golf analytics and betting-model projects that want Data Golf's predictions, strokes-gained stats and round-level history from 22 tours. Not ideal for: Commercial products or anything that redistributes the data; the terms limit use to personal, non-commercial purposes.
How much does Data Golf cost?
Data Golf does not publish prices on the pages we checked.
Does Data Golf have a free tier?
No. Data Golf does not list a free tier.
What does Data Golf cover?
Data Golf is a sports data api. Its sports: Golf; data: Fantasy, Historical data, Odds, Player stats, Predictions, Team stats.
Does Data Golf have a WebSocket or streaming API?
No streaming is listed. Data Golf delivers data by REST, so you poll for updates.
Can I use Data Golf data commercially or for betting?
According to the public terms of Data Golf — commercial use: not allowed; redistribution: not allowed.
What do developers say about Data Golf?
Golf analytics API used as the data backbone for fantasy golf apps, betting trackers and prediction models, with several unofficial client libraries and about thirty repos. Developers use it for ratings, odds and fallback data; its historical DFS archive is noted as a rare paid dataset. Little direct complaint.
What are the alternatives to Data Golf?
Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: SportsDataIO, Sportmonks, BALLDONTLIE, BirdieAPI, StatPal.

Commercial decision

Pricing & plan limits

PlanPriceRequestsWhat's included
Scratch Plus (API access)Not public45 / minuteAPI key requires a Scratch Plus membership; price not shown on fetched pages; limit 45 requests/minutesource

Price of Scratch Plus not stated on fetched pages; raw archive page says annual plan needed. Formats json/csv inferred, not confirmed.

Before choosing a paid plan, confirm

• What counts as one request (per call, per market, per region?)

• What happens when you exceed the quota: blocked or billed

• Whether live and historical data are on your plan

• Whether your use (public app, betting, resale) is licensed

The critical question

Data coverage

Sports
Golf
Data types
FantasyHistorical dataOddsPlayer statsPredictionsTeam stats
Key competitions
Not disclosed
Competitions
Not disclosed
Live / in-play
Not disclosed
Women's competitions
Not disclosed
Betting markets
Not disclosed
Bookmaker regions
Not disclosed
Bookmakers
Not disclosed
History depth
round-level data from 22 global tours; historical odds and DFS data
Update frequency
Not disclosed
Name languages
Not disclosed
ID mapping
Not disclosed

Coverage often depends on the plan; confirm the exact league and season on your plan.

Before you build

Usage rights & access

Commercial use
Not allowedsource
Betting products
Not disclosed
Redistribution
Not allowed
Storing data
Not disclosed
Attribution
Not disclosed
Logos & photos
Not disclosed
Who can buy
Individualssource
Verification (KYC)
Not disclosed
Not available in
Not disclosed
Only available in
Not disclosed

Users must be 18 or older

Read the terms

Developer-ready evaluation

Integration & documentation

Protocols
REST
Formats
JSON, CSV
Authentication
api key
SDKs
Not disclosed
OpenAPI spec
Not disclosed
Claimed latency
Not disclosed
Status page
Not disclosed
Sandbox / test keys
Not disclosed
Support
Not disclosed
SLA uptime
Not disclosed
Preview brief
# Integration brief: Data Golf

Goal: build a feature on Data Golf data. Use only the official documentation below as the source of truth.

## Known facts (from SportDex, verify before relying on them)
- Website: https://datagolf.com
- Docs: https://datagolf.com/api-access
- Sports: Golf
- Data: Fantasy, Historical data, Odds, Player stats, Predictions, Team stats
- Protocols: REST; formats: json, csv
- Auth: api_key
- Free plan: none listed
- Note: Price of Scratch Plus not stated on fetched pages; raw archive page says annual plan needed. Formats json/csv inferred, not confirmed.

## Verify before writing code
- live update frequency
- exact endpoint paths, parameters and response fields (read the official docs, do not guess)

## Implementation rules
- Keep the API key on the server (environment variable, backend route or edge function); never ship it to the browser.
- Cache responses and respect rate limits; count how many requests each screen triggers.
- Handle errors explicitly: invalid key, quota exceeded (429), missing fields, empty fixtures, timeouts.
- Start with one demo request and log the raw response before building UI on assumed field names.

Data quality signals

Data source & company

Official partners
Not disclosed
How data is collected
Not disclosed
Certifications
Not disclosed
Payment methods
Not disclosed
Minimum contract
none (cancel effective next billing cycle)
Country
Not disclosed
Founded
Not disclosed

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What developers say

Mostly positivecoveragealternatives

Golf analytics API used as the data backbone for fantasy golf apps, betting trackers and prediction models, with several unofficial client libraries and about thirty repos. Developers use it for ratings, odds and fallback data; its historical DFS archive is noted as a rare paid dataset. Little direct complaint.

Praised for

  • Skill ratings and predictions
  • Widely used in golf projects
  • Historical DFS archive for sale

Complaints

    Nothing specific.

    Our summary of public discussions, not a rating. Vendor posts are not counted as user opinion.

    Discussions

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    Evidence & transparency

    Official sources

    Facts were extracted from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that the feature is missing. How we know