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What's New

Recent product updates

Catch up on the latest product updates across FootWedge.

14 September 2026

  • More room in the mobile navigation: Home, Play, Divisions, My Golf and More now have readable labels. Find Browse courses near the top of Play.
  • A guided tour when you need it: new golfers can explore the app, and returning golfers can catch up on the changes. Replay App tutorial from More.
  • Next hole now returns to unfinished holes after the end of the card, skipping scores and Not played flags. Once all holes are accounted for, Review & finish becomes the main action.

6 September 2026

  • A locked playing handicap can now coexist with the FootWedge estimate: save an official or fixed value without stopping FootWedge from calculating progress from scorecards.
  • Choose the FootWedge estimate or locked handicap while starting a round. The selected value is preserved with that scorecard once play begins.
  • Round Together golfers can make their own choice before play, including when sharing a tee in a Scramble.

31 August 2026

  • Every round now starts in one place: choose players, course, format, tees and timing through the new five-step Start Round flow.
  • Solo cards, FootWedge friends and organiser-scored guests can all be set up without choosing between separate creation pages.
  • Divisions are now available under Play: create an eight-gameweek private competition or join the official FootWedge tiered ladder.
  • Compatible completed scorecards are assessed automatically, with weekly tables, Match Play fixtures and locked historic results.
  • Blog articles now support image carousels: editors can bulk-upload managed images and combine them into an accessible, swipeable gallery with captions and alt text.

28 August 2026

  • Public blog and golf-course pages now include a Share action using the device share sheet or a copy-link fallback.
  • Visitors can opt into FootWedge articles and product updates by email using a secure double-confirmation mailing list.
  • Public prompts are infrequent, accessible and remain hidden for signed-in golfers.

27 August 2026

  • Assisted ball tracking is now available in Shot Tracer: confirm the ball on its first visible frame and FootWedge follows it through the clip on your device.
  • Preview the detected path, correct an individual frame or retry the trace before exporting the finished replay.
  • Source video and tracking analysis remain on the golfer's device.
  • Blog articles can now include validated TikTok video embeds alongside privacy-enhanced YouTube videos.

24 August 2026

  • Your Courses Played Map is now inside My Golf: saved UK scorecards automatically add the course to a private map, including partially played cards with recorded scores.
  • Older courses can be marked manually without creating a scorecard or changing personal statistics.
  • Search the course directory and add any older course you have played.
  • The map can be exported as a PNG showing played-course, saved-scorecard and county totals.

23 August 2026

  • FootWedge navigation is now simpler: Home, Play, Courses, My Golf and More are the five consistent destinations on desktop and mobile.
  • Play brings solo rounds, Round Together, Range and Shot Tracer into one activity hub, while My Golf brings recent rounds, statistics, handicap progress and achievements together.

21 August 2026

  • Head-to-head is now part of Round Together: compare wins, draws, losses and recent form against each FootWedge friend.
  • Gross and Net Match Play can use Basic tracking, where both golfers confirm each hole, or In-depth tracking with two complete personal scorecards.
  • Basic results are saved only as a competitive match. In-depth cards also appear in each golfer’s history and performance statistics, while remaining excluded from the FootWedge handicap estimate.
  • Net Match Play uses the difference between the golfers’ Course Handicaps, with manual estimates clearly marked for verification.

14 August 2026

  • Scramble is now available in Round Together: create one shared team scorecard for two to four golfers, with gross and net scoring.
  • The organiser can record the team score and select whose drive was used on every par 4 and par 5.
  • FootWedge tracks each golfer’s selected drives live, calculates the minimum contribution from the course layout and warns when a required quota is at risk.
  • Team Playing Handicaps use the recommended scramble allowances, with manual FootWedge estimates clearly marked for organiser verification.
  • Competitive cards validate scores, selected drives and minimum-drive requirements before finalisation. Cards that do not meet those conditions can still be saved as non-competitive.
  • Every participant receives the same team card in their round history, without the scramble affecting personal handicap or individual performance statistics.
  • Completed scramble results can be exported as a branded PNG containing the team roster, scorecard, gross and net totals, and drive contributions.

13 August 2026

  • Saved scorecards can now be exported as PNG images: each export includes a compact round header, Front 9 and Back 9 cards, golf score markers, and final totals without including the surrounding app interface.
  • Supported phones open the native sharing menu, while other devices download the finished scorecard image directly.

11 August 2026

  • The handicap page has been rebuilt: eligible saved 18-hole scorecards now update a clearly labelled FootWedge handicap estimate automatically.
  • A new progress graph, counting differentials and full scoring record explain exactly which cards affect the estimate and why other cards are excluded.
  • Manual estimates remain available as a temporary starting point, then lock and are replaced once three eligible cards establish the calculated estimate.
  • Future solo and Round Together scorecards preserve the format and handicap context in force when play begins.

10 August 2026

  • Round Together is here: organise an immediate or scheduled round for two to four FootWedge golfers.
  • Invite friends directly or share a secure joining link, with joining closed automatically when the group is full or scoring begins.
  • The organiser scores everyone through the familiar FootWedge hole-by-hole scorecard, with a named score field for every playing partner.
  • Live standings adapt to Gross Stroke, Net Stroke, Stableford, Gross Match Play or Net Match Play. Match play remains a two-player format.
  • Finalising saves a normal FootWedge round and hole data into every participating golfer’s history.
  • Scheduled reminders, result reactions and dedicated notification preferences are included.

9 August 2026

  • Opening an in-app or pushed notification now removes it from the notification inbox.
  • Playing tees are locked once a round begins, while tee selection remains part of round setup.

4 August 2026

  • Golfers now have a shareable profile, bringing together their golf record, recent completed rounds, achievements, and In the Bag.
  • Profile visibility can be set to Public, Friends only, or Private from Settings, with existing accounts starting at the safer Friends-only option.
  • Profile pages can be shared directly according to their visibility setting but are not submitted for search indexing.
  • Completed scorecards now finish with a clear totals row for shots, putts, fairways hit, and greens in regulation.

1 August 2026

  • The mobile app navigation has been rebuilt around a bottom dock and cleaner menu flow, with desktop now supporting a collapsible sidebar too.
  • FootWedge now shows clearer in-app loading states during navigation, including slower course-page opens when a course is being prepared for the first time.
  • Mobile PWA behaviour has been tightened up with stronger portrait-first handling so the app stays easier to use on phones.
  • The public news page now leads with the actual blog posts first, making it faster to browse recent reads without digging through supporting copy.
  • Public course discovery continues to feel more direct, with cleaner course-opening flow and better feedback while new course pages are loading.

22 July 2026

  • Golf course discovery is now cleaner and more search-first, with public town and county hub pages helping golfers browse clubs by area.
  • Course locations are being normalised more carefully from saved coordinates, helping public course pages and regional course hubs stay more accurate.
  • Public course, about, contact, and trust pages have been tightened up so they fail more cleanly if content is incomplete.
  • Public page delivery has been improved with smarter caching for non-sensitive pages, lighter asset loading, and stronger production security headers.

19 July 2026

  • RoundCast now sits inside live scorecards, so scorers can set the tee, mark shots, add putts, and let viewers follow the hole map alongside the round.
  • Live round viewing has been rebuilt with cleaner mobile scorecards, better hole context, and a sharper full-round tracker for friends following play.
  • Golfers can now abandon their own in-progress rounds directly from the scorecard, with live sharing and temporary RoundCast data cleared at the same time.
  • RoundCast maps now use satellite imagery for a clearer view of the hole while a round is in progress.
  • Finished scorecards now always break into Front 9 and Back 9, with clearer E thru scoring and more official-looking hole markers.
  • Rounds still expire after 24 hours if they are left unfinished, helping keep live activity and saved cards accurate.
  • Course discovery, public course pages, and sitemap coverage have continued to improve so golf club pages are easier to browse and find.

Recent highlights

  • Public blogs and course pages are live, indexable, and easier to explore before sign-in.
  • Account features now cover rounds, friends, handicap tracking, notifications, Range, and live RoundCast tracking.
  • Admin tools now span courses, blogs, emails, diagnostics, privacy requests, ad management, and public content upkeep.