Strokes Gained vs Friends: Compare Your Game Like the Pros
Strokes Gained has always been the gold standard for understanding where you're winning and losing strokes. The PGA Tour uses it to compare players across every dimension of the game. Now you can do the same thing — against your friends.
What You See
Your feed now includes a Strokes Gained vs Friends carousel that ranks you against your confirmed friends across five categories:
- Putting — strokes gained on the greens
- Approach — strokes gained on approach shots
- Short Game — strokes gained around the green
- Driving Accuracy — strokes gained from fairway hit rate
- Driving Distance — strokes gained from length off the tee
Each category shows a top-five leaderboard with strokes gained per round, handicap, and number of tracked rounds for context. Names link to profiles so you can dig into anyone's full stats.
How It Works
Clubhousen calculates strokes gained using the same methodology as the Tour — comparing your performance on each shot to what's expected based on lie, distance, and outcome. The "vs Friends" view filters this to just your network, so you're seeing a leaderboard that actually matters to you.
You need at least 3 tracked rounds with advanced stats, and at least two friends with data, for the section to appear. The more people in your group who track stats, the more interesting it gets.
Why It's Different
Other golf apps give you your stats in isolation. You know your GIR percentage and your putts per round, but you don't know how that compares to the people you actually play with. Strokes Gained vs Friends closes that gap. You can see exactly where you're beating your buddies and where they have the edge — broken down by category, measured in strokes per round.
It turns your friend group into a mini tour.
Bottom Line
Strokes Gained has always been for the pros. Now it's for your group chat. Track your rounds, enable advanced stats, and see where you stack up.