Sonna Golf Blog

The World Handicap System Explained for Society Golfers

The World Handicap System for golfers who mainly play society days: Handicap Index versus Course Handicap, where the numbers come from, which rounds count, net double bogey, and format allowances.

How to Plan and Score a Golf Trip in 2027

Planning a golf trip for 2027: when to book, how to split the money, which formats to play on which day, and how to run one running leaderboard across the whole trip so there is a winner at the end of it.

How to Plan Your Golf Society's 2027 Season

A practical plan for getting your society's 2027 season booked before the good dates go: how many fixtures to run, when to book, what to charge, and the handful of decisions to make now so the season runs itself.

How to Run an Order of Merit for Your Golf Society Season

How to set up a season-long order of merit that stays fair across mixed handicaps and patchy attendance — which scoring model to use, how many rounds should count, what to do about guests, and how to settle ties.

Best Apps for Scoring a Golf Society Day (2026 Comparison)

Six ways to score a golf society day, compared honestly — a spreadsheet, Golf GameBook, VPAR, Squabbit, Golf Genius and Caddie Live. What each is genuinely best at, what it costs, and which one fits the day you are actually running.

Live Scoring vs Paper Cards: Why Your Golf Day Needs It

Paper cards are not broken — they are just slow, and they stop working the moment the round ends. An honest comparison of paper and live scoring for a golf day, including what live scoring gets wrong.

Every Round Deserves a Leaderboard: The Story Behind Caddie Live"

The Golf Society AGM: Agenda, Roles and What to Actually Decide

What a golf society AGM is actually for, a running order that takes an hour rather than three, the decisions worth putting to a vote, and the handful of things to settle before the meeting ends.

Starting a Golf Society: The Complete Guide

How to start a golf society from nothing — the founding group, the name and structure, who does what, what to charge, a first fixture list, handicaps for a mixed membership, and how a season ties together into an order of merit and a presentation night.