Sunningdale match play that stays close without handicaps
Play straight up until someone goes two down — then they get a stroke on the next hole. Fall further behind, get more help. Rounds runs Sunningdale in-app so the match stays alive and nobody needs an official handicap card.
Download on the App StoreNo handicaps. Still a fair fight.
Sunningdale is match play that auto-balances itself. Start level. The first time a side goes two holes down, they get a stroke on the next hole. Three down? More strokes. The idea is simple: keep the match from becoming a funeral march by hole 8.
Live scorekeeping so “how many down?” is settled
Sunningdale only works if everyone agrees on the match state. Enter scores as you play. Rounds keeps the card honest so strokes, dormie moments, and presses stay tied to what’s actually on the hole — not a half-remembered tally.
All in Rounds — scoring and settlement
Run Sunningdale with your group in-app, then settle when the match is done. Free for most features on the App Store for iOS. Social-first golf — not a rangefinder or sportsbook.
Example stretch
Setup
You vs Jordan, Sunningdale, no handicaps. Through six holes you’re 2 down. On hole 7, you get a stroke.
Result
You both make bogey gross. With your stroke you’re net par — you win the hole and the match moves to 1 down instead of running away. Fall to 3 down later and you’d get more help on the next hole. Rounds keeps match state on the live card so “how many down / how many strokes?” isn’t a debate.
How Sunningdale works in Rounds
Start the match
Set up your round — singles or teams — and keep a live scorecard hole by hole.
Play Sunningdale rules
Straight up until two down, then strokes kick in to keep the match close — tracked in Rounds.
Settle in-app
When the match ends, settle from the live card. No napkin math for who got what stroke.
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Live scoring, side bets, and in-app settlement — free for most features on iOS.
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