Platform blueprint · Rev. A
Everything Golf Genie does, drawn to scale.
Eight layers of software, one round of golf. Below is the full feature schedule and an isometric view of how the pieces stack — from the badge in your group chat to the purse split at the end of the day.
Fig. 1 — Isometric system stack
How the layers sit on top of each other
The front door — How a golfer arrives — from a badge dropped in the group chat to a finished member card.
Play & scoring — The round itself: yardages in your hand, a card that saves as you go, a leaderboard everyone watches.
Tournaments & teams — Field management from the first invite to the purse split, plus the crews that play together all season.
AI concierge — Cal Merrick and Alicia Rowe — labelled AI agents that search, answer, call and publish.
Community — The archive: photos, scores, recaps and the conversation around them.
Club services — Everything a course offers between rounds — instruction, food, gear and directions.
Money & fundraising — Entry fees, charity pots and sponsor dollars, tracked in one ledger.
Back office — Staff-only controls: who's in, what's published, and what the club is doing today.
Fig. 2 — Sequence of operations
One tournament, end to end
Fig. 3 — Feature schedule
The full list
The front door
How a golfer arrives — from a badge dropped in the group chat to a finished member card.
GroupMe tournament badge
Staff post a join badge straight into the group thread.
Open →Full-screen welcome flow
iOS-style concierge onboarding hosted by Cal and Alicia.
Join & member card
Photo, handle, ZIP and a generated avatar that keeps your original.
Open →Sign in with email or Google
Magic link or password, no anonymous accounts.
Open →Install on your phone
Add Golf Genie to the home screen and run it full-screen.
Play & scoring
The round itself: yardages in your hand, a card that saves as you go, a leaderboard everyone watches.
GPS rangefinder
Front, middle and back yardages hole by hole.
Open →Digital scorecard
Up to six players, autosaves every stroke, finalize when you're done.
Open →Live leaderboard
Net and gross, thru-hole tracking, updates as cards come in.
Open →Casual rounds
Keep score any day, not just tournament days.
Open →Driving range targets
Measured targets for practice sessions.
Open →Player stats & handicap trend
Scoring average, best round and history on your profile.
Open →Tournaments & teams
Field management from the first invite to the purse split, plus the crews that play together all season.
Tournament schedule
Real events with venue, map, directions and host registration links.
Open →Event pages with maps
Course location, nearby courses and one-tap directions.
Team creation & roster
Build a squad, invite by link, manage the lineup.
Open →Tee-time roll call
An agent posts the poll to the chat and fills the foursome.
Tee sheets & pairings
Published times the whole field can see.
Open →Purse & payout agent
Reads signed cards and posts the split.
AI concierge
Cal Merrick and Alicia Rowe — labelled AI agents that search, answer, call and publish.
Chat with Cal or Alicia
iMessage-style conversation with typing bubbles.
Open →Voice calls
Full-screen call view with live waveforms.
Open →Tournament search
In-app calendar first, then real events near your ZIP.
Share findings to GroupMe
Send a tournament link straight into the group chat.
Editorial desk
Named content agents post golf finds with Learn more links.
Open →Daily hero art
A fresh course background generated from club interests.
Community
The archive: photos, scores, recaps and the conversation around them.
Photo & video feed
Post from the camera with score overlays and tags.
Open →Score posts
Your avatar and your number in one card.
Comments, hashtags & sharing
Tag members, follow tags, share out natively.
Direct messages
One-to-one threads inside the club.
Open →Message center
Club announcements, optionally mirrored to GroupMe.
Open →Broadcast recaps
Highlight shows built from the day's scoring.
Open →Club services
Everything a course offers between rounds — instruction, food, gear and directions.
Club hub
Every course service on one tiled screen.
Open →Player development
Instructors, lesson rates and booking contacts.
Open →Golf tips library
Driver, chipping, putting and breaking 100/90/80.
Open →Food & beverage
Menu at the turn and in the grill room.
Open →Pro shop
Club apparel — polos, quarter-zips, rope caps.
Open →Marketplace
Vendors, catering and tee gifts for your event.
Open →Money & fundraising
Entry fees, charity pots and sponsor dollars, tracked in one ledger.
Fundraising campaigns
Team, tournament-entry and club pots with goals.
Open →Donor wall
Live totals and contributor list on every campaign.
Checkout with fees
Service and convenience fees shown before you pay.
Sponsored posts
Paid placements in the feed with clear labelling.
Back office
Staff-only controls: who's in, what's published, and what the club is doing today.
Members & access
Approve registrations, assign roles and permissions.
Tournament staff
Moderators, administrators and assistants, human or agent.
Activity log
Signups, rounds, posts and donations, with source attribution.
Hero image library
Approve and schedule homepage art and clips.
Course & hole mapping
Set yardages, pars and range targets.
White-label licensing
Run the whole platform under your own brand.
Open →Your game, granted.
Every feature above ships in one account. Start with a round, or bring your whole group chat.