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What is Trifecta?+
Trifecta is BGL’s live-draft format built around a single golf tournament. Instead of drafting one team, your league plays through three separate drafts — Main Event, Best of Rest and Cut & Suck™ — giving you three different ways to compete during the same tournament.
What are the three Trifecta legs?+
Main Event (ME) is the traditional opening draft. Best of Rest (BoR) comes next and uses golfers who remain available after the Main Event draft. Cut & Suck™ (C&S) flips the strategy: among qualifying golfers, you’re looking for the worst score rather than the best. Each leg is scored separately and can have its own payout.
Do I have to play all three legs?+
The Main Event is required. Best of Rest and Cut & Suck™ can be optional, depending on the league setup.
How does the Trifecta draft work?+
Trifecta is a live draft. Within a leg, the draft uses a snake format, so the order reverses each round. Each leg can have its own draft order, and your commissioner controls the setup.
What happens if I miss my pick during the draft?+
Every pick has a clock. If your time expires, the system automatically selects the best available golfer so the draft can continue.
What do Pick, Require and Count mean?+
Pick is how many golfers you draft. Require is how many must make the cut for your leg to qualify. Count is how many qualifying golfers actually count toward your score. Count can never be greater than Require, and Require can never be greater than Pick.
What are the standard settings?+
Main Event: Pick 3 · Require 2 · Count 2. Best of Rest: Pick 2 · Require 1 · Count 1. Cut & Suck™: Pick 1 · Require 1 · Count 1. Your commissioner can customize these settings.
How is the Main Event scored?+
Your qualifying golfers’ cumulative scores to par are used. In the standard setup, you draft three golfers, at least two must make the cut, and your best two final scores to par are combined.
How is Best of Rest scored?+
Best of Rest uses cumulative score to par with a new roster from the remaining player pool. Under the standard setup, you draft two golfers, at least one must make the cut, and your best qualifying golfer counts.
How does Cut & Suck™ work?+
Cut & Suck™ reverses the objective. Your golfer still has to qualify under the leg’s cut requirement, but the worse qualifying final score to par is better. In the standard setup, you draft one golfer who must make the cut.
What happens if I don't have enough golfers make the cut?+
That leg is disqualified (DQ). It is excluded from the standings and from any payout for that leg.
Do the same golfers remain available for every draft?+
No. The player pool changes as Trifecta progresses. Best of Rest and Cut & Suck™ draft from golfers remaining after the earlier drafts.
Is the draft order the same for all three legs?+
Not necessarily. Each leg can have its own draft order, and your commissioner determines how that order is set.
Can I add or drop a golfer after the draft?+
A league can allow pre-tournament add/drop moves for a leg. When enabled, you can react to withdrawals or late news before that leg tees off.
How do Trifecta payouts work?+
Each leg can have its own prize pool and payout structure. A leg can be winner-take-all or pay multiple places. Your league’s settings determine the actual entry and payout for each competition.
Can we play Trifecta again the next tournament?+
Yes. Your commissioner can copy the league to the next tournament. That creates a new draft lobby and completely new drafts while carrying over the league members and applicable setup information.
Can the commissioner customize Trifecta?+
Yes. Commissioners have controls for the pick clock, intermission, active legs, Pick/Require/Count settings, prize pools, add/drop availability and other settings. Many lock once the live draft begins.
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Are these rules the same in every Trifecta league?

No. The standard Trifecta setup is only the starting point. Commissioners can customize the format’s available settings and controls. The answers above describe the standard setup; your league’s settings always control.Explore Advanced Commissioner Tools →

What is All Play?+
All Play is a season-long fantasy golf format where everyone plays everyone, every week. You draft your roster once, then your golfers generate Greenies against the entire league throughout the season. There is no weekly lineup to set.
Do I have to set a lineup every week?+
No. Your roster plays automatically. If one of your golfers is in that week’s tournament field, they play for you.
How does the draft work?+
All Play uses a live snake draft. The order reverses each round. Once a golfer is drafted, that golfer is unavailable to every other team.
How many golfers do I draft?+
Your commissioner determines the number of draft rounds, and you draft one golfer in each round. Your final roster size depends on your league’s setup.
How do golfers earn Greenies?+
Golfers earn Greenies based on where they finish in the actual tournament. Under the standard setup: 1st — 10, 2nd — 6, 3rd — 4, 4th — 3, 5th — 2, and 6th–10th — 1 Greenie each. Your commissioner can customize the table.
What does “everyone plays everyone” actually mean?+
When one of your golfers earns Greenies, every other team in your league owes your team that amount. At the same time, your team owes every other team for the Greenies their golfers earn.
Can my golfers earn Greenies and I still have a bad week?+
Yes. Your golfers can earn Greenies while other teams earn even more. What matters is the Greenies moving in both directions across the entire league.
Does league size matter?+
Yes. Every Greenie your golfers earn is collected from every other team, so the same performance creates a larger overall swing in a larger league.
What if a golfer nobody drafted finishes in a paying position?+
Nobody receives those Greenies. The golfer keeps the position they actually finished in, and nobody else moves up to replace them.
What happens when golfers tie?+
Your league uses one of two tie settings: Skip or Split. Either way, tied golfers occupy their actual finishing positions rather than moving golfers below them upward.
What happens if one of my golfers misses the cut, withdraws or is disqualified?+
They earn no Greenies and do not occupy a paying position.
Do majors count more?+
By default, majors pay 2x the standard Greenies. A league can instead use 3x, 4x, no multiplier, or a separate major scoring table.
Does THE PLAYERS Championship count as a major?+
That depends on your league setup. All Play can count the traditional four majors or add THE PLAYERS as a fifth major.
How does the Zurich Classic work?+
The Zurich Classic counts in All Play. Because it is a team event, each golfer on the team earns half the Greenies normally awarded for that finishing position. For example, if Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry win, first place is normally worth 10 Greenies, so each golfer earns 5 Greenies. If McIlroy is on your roster, your team receives 5 Greenies from every other team in your league.
How long does an All Play league last?+
Your league can run for the full season, a custom range of tournaments, or a single week.
When does my roster lock for a tournament?+
Your roster is captured at 6:00 a.m. local time at the tournament venue on the first day of the event. A later roster move applies beginning with the following week.
Can I add or drop golfers during the season?+
Only if your league allows it. Free agency and waivers are optional. Some leagues draft once and keep those rosters untouched for the entire season.
How do waivers work?+
Leagues can use immediate free agency or scheduled weekly/monthly claims. With claims, teams submit an add, a drop and optional backups. Claims are processed in priority order, with the worst team in the standings receiving first priority.
Can I immediately pick up a golfer I dropped?+
Not necessarily. All Play can use a drop cooldown. By default, a golfer you drop is unavailable to you for the rest of the season, although commissioners can shorten or remove that restriction.
What do TM and TTL mean?+
TM is your net All Play standing — what you have collected from other teams minus what you have paid them. TTL is what your own golfers have generated before accounting for what you owe the rest of the league.
Are Greenies real money?+
Greenies are the units All Play uses to keep score. A league can assign a dollar value to a Greenie for informational purposes, but BGL does not collect, transfer or settle money. Any settlement is handled outside the app.
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Are these rules the same in every All Play league?

No. The standard All Play setup is only the starting point. Commissioners can customize the format’s available settings and controls. The answers above describe the standard setup; your league’s settings always control.Explore Advanced Commissioner Tools →

What is BGL?+
BGL is a season-long fantasy golf format built around one pick sheet. You select a set number of golfers from each tier, and that same sheet plays every tournament in your league’s Period. There are no weekly lineups, waiver wires or drafts to manage.
Do I have to make picks every week?+
No. Once your pick sheet is complete and locks, it plays for the entire Period.
How many golfers do I pick?+
The standard setup has six tiers of 20 ranked golfers, with five selections from each tier — a 30-golfer roster. Your commissioner can change the number of tiers, tier size and picks per tier.
How are golfers placed into tiers?+
Your commissioner chooses the ranking source, such as FedEx Cup points, world ranking or tournament odds. The ranked golfers are divided into tiers, with the highest-ranked golfers in Tier 1.
Can I pick a golfer who isn't in one of the tiers?+
Yes. Golfers ranked below the final tier can be available as Write-Ins. When selecting a Write-In, you choose which tier’s roster slot that golfer fills.
Why can't I add another golfer to a tier?+
A full tier is full. If you’ve already made all allowed selections from that tier, remove one first and then add the golfer you want.
When can I start making picks?+
Your commissioner must turn on Picks Open before anyone can fill out a pick sheet. If you can see your league but cannot make selections yet, picks may simply not be open.
Do I need to save my pick sheet?+
No. Your selections save automatically as you make them. You can add, remove and change picks until the sheet locks.
When does my pick sheet lock?+
Sheets lock at 6:00 a.m. local time at the tournament venue on the morning of the first round of your Period’s first event, or when the tournament feed reports that the event has started, whichever comes first.
Can I change my picks after they lock?+
Members cannot change their own locked sheets. Commissioners can enter or correct picks after the lock when necessary, such as for picks a member submitted directly to the commissioner.
How does BGL scoring work?+
BGL rewards where golfers finish — not how they score. Birdies, bogeys, eagles and pars do not earn points individually. Under the standard setup, the top seven finishing-score positions earn 10 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 points. Commissioners can customize both how many positions score and the points awarded.
What happens when golfers tie?+
Tied golfers share the same scoring position, and the next golfer takes the next position. If three golfers tie for second, all three are second and the golfer behind them is third — not fifth. Because of ties, more than seven golfers can earn points even when a league pays only the top seven positions.
What happens when a tournament goes to a playoff?+
There is only one tournament champion. The playoff winner takes first place alone, playoff losers move to second, and golfers below them shift down one scoring position. Under the default setup, a playoff runner-up earns 8 points, although commissioners can turn off that special value.
What happens if one of my golfers misses the cut or withdraws?+
They receive zero points. There is no additional penalty — nothing is subtracted from your team’s score.
What are Captains?+
Captains are optional. When enabled, you select one captain from each tier and that golfer’s earned points receive the commissioner-selected multiplier, such as 2x, 3x or 4x. Captains lock with the rest of your pick sheet.
Do majors score differently?+
They can. Majors use their own scoring table rather than adding a bonus to ordinary points. In the standard setup, first place at a major earns 15 points rather than 10. Your commissioner controls the actual table.
Does THE PLAYERS Championship count as a major?+
By default, yes. Commissioners can configure it differently.
What about Signature Events?+
Signature Events can also use their own scoring table. Your commissioner determines how they are valued.
What is a Period?+
A Period is the group of tournaments played by your pick sheet. A BGL league can be Season-Long, cover a selected In-Season range, or run for a single Weekly tournament.
How are standings calculated?+
Your points from each tournament are added together throughout the Period. Teams with the same number of points share the same standings position.
What happens if teams tie for a prize?+
That depends on your league settings. Commissioners can configure how end-of-Period ties and individual tournament-prize ties are handled. Check your league’s settings for the method being used.
What are Greenies?+
Greenies are the league currency used to express entries and prizes. Your commissioner determines their value. Any actual settlement occurs between league members outside the app; BGL does not collect or transfer those funds.
Can I see other teams' picks before the lock?+
No. Before picks lock, you can only see your own sheet. After the lock, every team’s roster becomes visible, along with golfer ownership information.
Can the commissioner see everyone's picks before the lock?+
Yes. Commissioners can view sheets because they may need to enter or correct selections on behalf of league members.
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Are these rules the same in every BGL league?

No. The standard BGL setup is only the starting point. Commissioners can customize the format’s available settings and controls. The answers above describe the standard setup; your league’s settings always control.Explore Advanced Commissioner Tools →

What is Greenie?+
Greenie is a classic fantasy golf format where you pick a roster of golfers and compete based on their performance in PGA TOUR events. Your league can play a single tournament, a full season or majors only.
How do I win a Greenie league?+
Your league chooses one of four scoring methods: Fantasy Points, Prize Money, Cumulative To Par or Total Strokes.
What is the standard Greenie scoring method?+
Fantasy Points is the standard setup. The standard table is: -3 or better = 8, -2 = 5, -1 = 2, Par = 1, +1 = -1, +2 = -3, +3 = -5, and +4 or worse = -7. Standard bonuses are +25 for a tournament win and +5 for a hole-in-one.
How do I pick my golfers?+
Greenie offers Pick Any and Tiered. Pick Any lets you choose any eligible golfers. Tiered divides golfers into groups and requires selections from those tiers.
What is the standard pick style?+
Tiered is the standard Greenie setup. Your commissioner can instead choose Pick Any.
How are Greenie tiers created?+
In a Tiered league, golfers are grouped using their odds to win. Your commissioner controls the tier structure.
How many golfers do I pick?+
Private leagues can require between 5 and 15 golfers. The standard Greenie setup uses 10 golfers.
Why can't I select a particular golfer?+
A golfer may be unavailable because they aren't playing in that tournament or because they aren't eligible under your league’s scoring format.
Do my picks save automatically?+
Yes. Your selections save as you make them. There is no separate save step.
What are Mulligans?+
Mulligans allow you to select more golfers than ultimately count toward your score. Your commissioner determines whether Mulligans are available and how many your league receives.
How do Mulligans work with Fantasy Points?+
In a Fantasy Points league, your lowest-scoring golfer is dropped when a Mulligan is applied.
How do Mulligans work with Prize Money?+
In a Prize Money league, the golfer who earned the least money is dropped.
Do Cumulative To Par and Total Strokes use Mulligans?+
No. Those scoring formats use a required number of golfers making the cut instead. If your roster does not meet that requirement, your team is disqualified.
Can Greenie be played for just one tournament?+
Yes. Greenie can be played as a Single Weekend, Season or Majors Only league.
How does a Season league work?+
Choose the starting tournament and the league continues through the season, automatically moving to the next applicable PGA TOUR event and accumulating season standings.
How does Majors Only work?+
A Majors Only league plays the four majors and automatically advances from one major to the next.
Can I reuse the same league for another tournament?+
Yes. For a single-tournament private league, a commissioner can use Copy League to carry the group forward to another tournament.
Can the commissioner correct someone's picks?+
Yes. Commissioners can enter or correct member picks until Round 2 begins. Members’ own picks lock earlier, when the tournament starts.
YOUR LEAGUE MAY BE DIFFERENT

Are these rules the same in every Greenie league?

No. The standard Greenie setup is only the starting point. Commissioners can customize the format’s available settings and controls. The answers above describe the standard setup; your league’s settings always control.Explore Advanced Commissioner Tools →

What is One & Done?+
One & Done is a fantasy golf format built around one simple decision: pick one golfer for a tournament, and once you use that golfer, you can't use them again.
How many golfers do I pick?+
One. You select one golfer per tournament.
Can I use the same golfer more than once?+
No. Once you've used a golfer, that golfer is unavailable to you for the rest of the league.
How is One & Done scored?+
Your league can use Fantasy Points, Prize Money, Cumulative To Par or Total Strokes. Your commissioner chooses the scoring method when the league is created.
What is the standard scoring method?+
Fantasy Points is standard. The table is: -3 or better = 8, -2 = 5, -1 = 2, Par = 1, +1 = -1, +2 = -3, +3 = -5, and +4 or worse = -7. Standard bonuses are +25 for a tournament win and +5 for a hole-in-one.
How are the standings calculated?+
Your result from each tournament is added to your results from the rest of the league. The standings show your cumulative performance over time.
Does the league automatically move to the next tournament?+
Yes. One & Done automatically advances to the next tournament, and your used-golfer list carries forward.
What happens to golfers I've already used when the league advances?+
They stay used. Your complete used-golfer history carries forward, so a golfer selected earlier cannot be selected again.
Can the commissioner correct someone's pick?+
Yes. Commissioners can enter or correct a member's pick until Round 2 begins.
Are there Mulligans?+
No. One & Done does not use Mulligans.
Can I play One & Done for majors only?+
Yes. One & Done can be Season Long or Majors Only. Season Long normally begins with the first PGA TOUR event; if the season is underway, the commissioner selects the upcoming starting tournament. Majors Only begins with the next available major.
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Are these rules the same in every One & Done league?

No. The standard One & Done setup is only the starting point. Commissioners can customize the format’s available settings and controls. The answers above describe the standard setup; your league’s settings always control.Explore Advanced Commissioner Tools →

What is Survivor?+
Survivor is BGL’s elimination format. Each week you select a golfer — or golfers, depending on your league — and try to survive to the next tournament. Once you use a golfer, you cannot use that golfer again for the rest of the season.
Are there different ways to play Survivor?+
Yes. Cut Survivor requires you to clear the league’s survival threshold. Bottom-N Knockout ranks members against one another each week and eliminates the lowest-performing member or members.
Which Survivor mode is the standard setup?+
Cut Survivor is the standard Survivor format. Bottom-N Knockout is an alternative for leagues that want a fixed number of eliminations.
How many golfers do I pick each week?+
Your commissioner can require 1, 2 or 3 picks per week. The standard setup uses one.
Can I use the same golfer more than once?+
No. Once you use a golfer, they're gone for the season in both modes.
When do Survivor picks lock?+
Picks lock when the tournament starts. You can change your selection while picks remain open.
When am I officially eliminated?+
After the tournament becomes final. Eliminations do not happen at lock or while the tournament is still being played.
How does Cut Survivor work?+
Your weekly pick must clear the league’s applicable survival line. Clear it and you advance. Fall short and you would normally be eliminated unless a Mulligan or another applicable rule keeps you alive.
Is the survival line always the PGA TOUR cut?+
No. Survivor can use a virtual cut when needed, including tournaments without a traditional cut. The survival threshold can also adjust as the competition progresses.
What happens if my golfer is tied on the survival line?+
They survive. The survival line does not split a tie.
What happens if my golfer misses the cut, withdraws or is disqualified?+
In Cut Survivor, a golfer without the required finishing position cannot clear the survival line. An available Mulligan may save your season depending on your league setup.
What if nobody survives a Cut Survivor week?+
The week is voided for elimination purposes. Nobody is eliminated, Mulligans are not spent, and everyone continues.
What is a Mulligan?+
A Mulligan is an automatic second chance in Cut Survivor. If a week would otherwise eliminate you, the app uses an available Mulligan to keep you alive.
How many Mulligans do I get?+
That depends on your league. Commissioners can set the number of Mulligans, including none.
How does Bottom-N Knockout work?+
There is no survival line. League members are ranked against one another based on their weekly picks, and the bottom N members are eliminated.
What if my Knockout league requires more than one pick?+
Your golfers’ finishing positions are combined. Lower is better, so the members with the strongest combined finishes are safest.
What happens if members tie at the elimination line?+
A tie does not split the tied members. They survive that week, and any elimination that could not be made is carried forward to the following week.
Can everybody be eliminated in a Knockout week?+
No. The weekly elimination count is capped so at least one member remains alive.
What happens if I forget to make a pick?+
Your commissioner chooses Auto-pick or Play Short. Auto-pick gives you the best golfer still available to you; Play Short leaves the slot empty. A missed pick does not eliminate you immediately at lock.
What happens if my golfer withdraws?+
Your pick is not automatically undone. If picks are still open, you can change the golfer yourself. Once the tournament locks, you are committed.
Can I join a Survivor league after the season starts?+
Sometimes. Cut Survivor can allow late joins, but once the league has actually eliminated its first member, no new members can join. Bottom-N Knockout does not offer the same late-join setting.
When does a Survivor league end?+
In Cut Survivor, the commissioner establishes the tournament range, but the competition ends immediately if one member remains. If the scheduled end arrives with multiple survivors, they can finish as co-winners. Bottom-N Knockout is structured to run through the TOUR Championship.
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Are these rules the same in every Survivor league?

No. The standard Survivor setup is only the starting point. Commissioners can customize the format’s available settings and controls. The answers above describe the standard setup; your league’s settings always control.Explore Advanced Commissioner Tools →