On-course
You play 18 on a real course. Your partner signs the card. Rank in your region. Florida final.
On-course Championship
Season 01 · Now Open
Tour-Level Prestige for the Weekend Warrior.
Play your local course. Track your shots via the proprietary VGA app. Rank nationally with verified stats and earn promotional $VGA loyalty rewards.
VGA is a Software-as-a-Service golf analytics platform. Your watch logs the shots, your partner co-signs the card, and your verified score posts to a national flighted leaderboard against golfers with your handicap. Leaderboard flights are free to join for active subscribers, and rewards come from the GridShift ecosystem treasury.
- Free
- Leaderboard flight entry
- 2-of-2
- Scorecard attestation
- $1.4M
- Seasonal treasury rewards
Membership Medal
Gold tier · Tour access
Digital Tour Card
Play. Track. Rank.
VGA Network
Play. Track. Rank.
Virtual Golf Association · $VGA
VGA Championships
Two games. Two boards. Pick yours.
Off-course / Bay
Topgolf, sims. Rank in your region. Finals week where you already play. No travel required.
Bay ChampionshipOn-course is grass. Off-course is bays and sims. They never mix.
Official scoring window opens
June 26, 2027
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18 months total: first 9 months setup, next 9 months official scoring, then finals.
Two games
Is your game on-course or off-course?
Some golfers play 18 holes at their local course. Others never do — their golf is a bay or a simulator night with friends. VGA has a product for both, and the two are scored as completely separate games.
On-course golf
You play 18
Your local muni, a Saturday twosome, the resort track on vacation. The VGA app maps the course, logs every shot, and your playing partner co-signs the card so your score posts to a verified national flight.
- GPS course mapping and hole data
- Dual-signed scorecards
- Verified national ranking
Off-course golf
You don't play 18
Your golf is a bay at one of the premier entertainment venues, a simulator night or a weeknight league. Off-course golf gets its own scoring, its own handicaps and its own leaderboards.
- Bays and simulators
- Leagues and season play
- FairPlay™ Intelligence
One account, one Tour Card, one app.The games never mix — off-course scores never enter the on-course national ranking.
Watch
See how VGA works
Short films explaining the VGA Network — verified rounds, national flights, and your on-chain golf resume.
VGA Network
The official VGA Network film — see the platform, the token, and how verified golf becomes your on-chain record.
What is the VGA network?
An overview of how the Virtual Golf Association turns the round you already play into a verified, nationally ranked performance record.
Why join VGA
Tour-level prestige, built for the weekend warrior
VGA turns the round you already play into a verified, nationally ranked performance record — with promotional $VGA loyalty rewards funded by the ecosystem treasury. Here is exactly what you get.
Play Local, Rank National
Tee off at your municipal course or country club exactly like you do every Saturday. The moment your card is attested, your score updates regional and national flighted leaderboards — so a 5:40 am round in Tacoma counts the same as one at TPC Sawgrass.
- Flighted by handicap so you only face comparable golfers
- Regional, state, and national boards refresh instantly
- Free to join for every active subscriber — no travel, no qualifying school
Your Digital Golf Resume
Your VGA Player's Card is a dynamic NFT that records your golf life permanently: every course played, your lowest rounds, hole-in-one badges, greens in regulation trends, and a verified handicap nobody can dispute.
- Verified handicap index that travels with you
- Course and achievement badges minted automatically
- Shareable proof of every round you have ever posted
Treasury-Funded Loyalty Rewards
Your membership pays for software utility only — AI swing detection, GPS fairway mapping, automated handicap calculation, and on-chain score recording. Verified leaderboard flights are 100% free to enter, and top finishers receive promotional $VGA distributed by the GridShift Ecosystem & Marketing Treasury.
- Membership covers verification and analytics — never a contest entry
- Private micro-leagues for your regular group
- Promotional $VGA rewards settle on-chain from the ecosystem treasury
Membership
Start free, then pick your tier
Simple memberships in US dollars — pay by card or crypto. Every paid tier includes unlimited round verification. No per-round fees.
Free
Ads support the free tour. Play, practice and preview courses at no cost.
$0
forever
- Ad-supported
- The VGA app & course preview
- Practice scorecards
- Avatar & player profile
- Your own referral link
- No Tour Card needed to play
Basic
Ad-free verified golf for the weekend player.
$19.99
per year · yearly only
Championship rounds can count (on-course and/or Bay if the right pass is on).- Ad-free
- Standard digital scorecards
- Satellite GPS layouts
- Private friend leaderboards
- Buddy verification
- $VGA wallet history
- Unlimited round verification
Rookie
Regional competition and deeper stats.
$4.99
per month · or $50/yr
Regional Championship boards for your game.- Everything in Basic
- Regional leaderboards
- Fairways & putts
- Club logs
- Distance averages
- Unlimited round verification
Tour
Full membership. A recurring subscription — cancel any time.
$19.99
per month · or $199/yr
Prize-pool tools if you earn the invite.- Everything in Rookie
- Global verified leaderboards
- Major & prize-pool access as an active subscriber
- Official handicap tracking
- Governance voting
- Unlimited round verification
Add-ons · add to any account
Remove ads
$2.99/mo or $19/yr (best value)
For Free accounts. Basic, Rookie and Tour are already ad-free.
Watch / Proof-of-Play wrist
Coming soonIn development — not available yet.
Wrist sensing through the proprietary VGA app. Coming soon.
Off-course pass
$4.99/mo or $39/yr (best value)
Bays, simulators and off-course boards. Add to any account. Required for the Bay Championship.
Tour Card — your on-chain golf resume
A separate, optional product — not a membership tier. One-time $29.99 or $9.99/year — roughly three years of the annual plan. Free members can play without a card. Bronze → Silver → Gold → Platinum looks are earned by verified play, never sold.
Championships: Required. Acquire your card.
Refer friends, earn free time: referrals who join a paid tier earn you gifted months on your membership. Free signups don't count.
Dynamic NFT
Your Tour Card is your golf resume
One card holds every verified round, course badge, and handicap change you ever post — and it visually levels up from Bronze to Platinum as your game improves. Drag the slider to see it re-render live.
VGA Tour Card
Silver
Handicap Index
20
Flight
Regional Flight
Reward Multiplier
1.6x
Season Reward Cap
$4,200
Rounds Verified
48
Card Look
Earned by play
token://vga.tourcard/#4821 · metadata refresh: live oracle
Set your handicap
Bronze ➔ Silver ➔ Gold ➔ Platinum. Tier updates on every attested round.
30+2010Scratch
TierSilver
Eligible flightRegional Flight
$VGA reward multiplier1.6x
Integrity engine
Uncompromising anti-cheat, four layers deep
All at your fingertips on your smartphone. The VGA On-Chain Oracle validates every round before it posts to a verified leaderboard flight — coming very soon to your smartwatch.
Available now
Android Smartphone
Available now
iOS Smartphone
Coming soon
VGA Smartwatch
Coming very soon to your smartwatch
100% proprietary IP · On-chain score recording
Zone 01
Global Course Adoption — 38,000+ Courses
Public OpenStreetMap data, public scorecard APIs, and Mapbox imagery are stitched into every tee box on earth. No permission needed — any course you play is a tournament stop, from your muni to a remote resort layout.
Zone 02
Proprietary Proof-of-Play™ Swing Sensing
Your watch hardware detects the 15G–20G impact pulse of a real strike the instant it happens, then wraps it in a cryptographically signed data block. Shot verified by sensor — not by honor system.
Zone 03
Visual Fairway Mapping & GPS
Live terrain checks confirm fairway, rough, bunker, or green, with distances to the pin and measured drive length on every shot. Your position and routing are recorded on-chain alongside the score.
Zone 04
Secure Attestation & Solo Modes
Competitive play uses a 2-player QR partner sign-off — dual-sign is required for verified flight eligibility. Playing alone? Solo Ghost Flight still counts, under a stricter AI anomaly audit instead of a partner signature.
Validation stack
Layer 01
Smartwatch Impact Sensing
The proprietary VGA app reads your smartwatch accelerometer to detect the shock signature of a real club strike, hole by hole. Phantom shots and pencil-whipped scorecards never make it on chain.
Layer 02
GPS Geofencing
Your device is matched against the course polygon and hole routing. VGA verifies you physically walked the layout, in order, at a pace consistent with a genuine round.
Layer 03
Dual-Sign Attestation
At the 19th hole your playing partner scans your QR code to co-sign the card. Two independent signatures are required before a score is verified for leaderboard placement.
Layer 04
AI Anomaly Auditing
Every submission is scored against your historical trend line. Statistical outliers get flagged and reviewed, which keeps sandbaggers out of the flights they do not belong in.
New members complete five baseline calibration rounds before they are eligible for verified leaderboard flights. That baseline sets your verified handicap and locks your competitive division.
Proof of play
Three steps from your muni course to a verified national ranking
No new equipment and no learning curve. Verified leaderboard flights are free to join for active subscribers — your membership buys software verification, not a contest entry.
Play Any Course
Fire up the VGA mobile app at TPC Sawgrass or your local muni, and your membership covers swing detection, GPS mapping and on-chain score recording, then play your normal 18. No special ball, no launch monitor.
Dual-Sign Scorecards
Your smartwatch logs every shot as you play; at the clubhouse your playing partner scans your QR code to co-sign the card and lock the score on chain.
Earn
Placing high in your free verified flight earns promotional $VGA from the ecosystem treasury.
Off-course golf
Explore off-course playNever play 18? This game is yours
Topgolf bays, indoor simulators and leagues — off-course golf is its own game with its own scoring, handicaps and leaderboards. It never mixes with on-course golf.
Entertainment bays Simulators FairPlay™ Intelligence
Verified leaderboard flights
Live leaderboards, verified round by round
Free to join for every active subscriber. Every score below cleared dual-signature attestation, GPS geofencing, and swing validation. Top finishers earn promotional $VGA tokens from the monthly ecosystem treasury pool.
| Rank | Player | Home Course | Verified Score | Treasury $VGA Rewards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOM. Ortega | TPC Sawgrass | 68 (-4) | 128,400 $VGA | |
| 2 | DWD. Whitfield | Bethpage Black | 70 (-2) | 94,100 $VGA | |
| 3 | AKA. Kimura | Torrey Pines | 71 (-1) | 61,750 $VGA | |
| 4 | RBR. Boateng | Erin Hills | 73 (+1) | 40,200 $VGA | |
| 5 | SNS. Novak | Streamsong Red | 74 (+2) | 28,900 $VGA |
FAQ
Straight answers
Legal Compliance Notice: The Virtual Golf Association (VGA Network) operates as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform. Membership fees cover software: on-chain verification, telemetry and game analytics. There are no per-round fees. VGA leaderboards and tournaments are promotional loyalty contests that are free to enter for active software subscribers. Rewards are distributed directly from the ecosystem treasury. No purchase is necessary to participate in promotional sweepstakes where required by law. Fully compliant across all 50 US states.