Effective August 20, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of First Cut Golf, a golf league,
tournament, and event management platform operated by First Cut Golf, LLC ("First Cut Golf", "we",
"us", or "our"). By creating an
account, clicking to accept, or using the service, you agree to these Terms. If you are
accepting on behalf of a club, association, or other organization, you represent that you have
authority to bind that organization, and "you" refers to that organization.
1. What First Cut Golf Is
First Cut Golf is software for running golf programs. It helps you organize leagues, tournaments, and
events, manage rosters, schedule tee times and pairings, score rounds, compute standings and
handicaps, track dues, and produce reports. First Cut Golf is a record-keeping, scoring, and
administration tool. First Cut Golf is not a bank, a payment processor, a gambling operator, a
sportsbook, or a provider of legal, tax, or financial advice.
2. Eligibility and Accounts
First Cut Golf is offered to individuals and organizations located in the United States. By creating an
account, you represent that you and your organization are based in the United States. We do not
currently offer the service in other countries, and we may decline or close accounts created
from outside the United States. We hope to expand availability in the future.
You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract to use First Cut Golf. You are
responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide, for all activity under your
account, and for keeping your login credentials secure. Notify us promptly of any unauthorized
use. You are responsible for the conduct of the members, administrators, and scorers you invite
to your organization.
3. Subscriptions, Billing, and Fees
First Cut Golf offers a free tier and paid subscription plans billed monthly or annually. Paid plans
renew automatically at the end of each billing period until cancelled. You authorize us and our
payment processor to charge your payment method on each renewal. Plan prices, limits, and
features are described at signup and on our pricing page and may change on a prospective basis
with notice. There are no onboarding or setup fees. Except where required by law or expressly
stated, fees are non-refundable, and cancelling stops future renewals rather than refunding the
current period. You may cancel at any time, and your paid features remain available through the
end of the period you have paid for.
4. Payments You Collect From Your Members
If you use First Cut Golf to collect dues, entry fees, or other payments from your members, those
payments are processed by a third-party payment processor through a connected account that you
set up and control. You, not First Cut Golf, are the merchant of record for those transactions and are
responsible for the goods, services, refunds, chargebacks, taxes, and disclosures associated
with them. First Cut Golf may charge a platform fee on those transactions as disclosed in your plan.
First Cut Golf does not take a platform fee on player wager or side-game pots. Your use of the payment
processor is also subject to that processor's own terms.
5. Wagers, Games, and Prizes
Golf groups commonly play skins, Nassau, and other side games, and clubs commonly award prizes
in skill competitions. First Cut Golf lets you record and calculate these. This is the section to read
closely.
- First Cut Golf records and computes wagers, side games, payouts, and prize distributions as a
convenience and as a scoring and record-keeping tool. The numbers First Cut Golf shows are a
calculation, not a transaction.
- First Cut Golf does not operate, host, or facilitate gambling. First Cut Golf does not accept, hold,
escrow, pool, or transmit any wager, stake, buy-in, or prize money among players, and does not
take any rake, commission, or cut of any wager or side-game pot.
- Any money associated with a wager, side game, or prize is handled directly among the players
and the organization. Settling those amounts is solely your and your members' responsibility.
- You are solely responsible for ensuring that any wagering, side games, prize competitions, and
money collection you conduct or record are lawful in your jurisdiction and comply with all
applicable laws, rules, and the policies of your course or club. Laws on this vary by state and
locality.
- You represent that your use of First Cut Golf's wager and prize features is lawful where you and your
members play, and you accept full responsibility for that use. If you are unsure whether an
activity is permitted, consult a qualified attorney before using these features.
6. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use First Cut Golf to break the law, infringe others' rights, transmit harmful or
malicious code, attempt to gain unauthorized access to the service or other accounts, scrape or
overload the service, or misrepresent your identity or authority. You agree to provide accurate
information and to keep your roster and member data lawful and consented where required.
7. Your Data and Content
You retain ownership of the data and content you put into First Cut Golf, such as your rosters, scores,
and event details. You grant us a limited license to host, process, and display that data for
the purpose of providing the service to you. You are responsible for having the rights and any
necessary consents to the personal information you upload about your members. Our handling of
personal information is described in our Privacy Policy, which is part of these Terms.
8. Our Intellectual Property
First Cut Golf, including its software, design, and branding, is owned by us and protected by
intellectual property laws. These Terms do not transfer any ownership of the platform to you. You
may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, resell, or create derivative works of the platform except
as allowed by law.
9. Third-Party Services
First Cut Golf relies on third parties for payment processing, text messaging, email delivery, and
hosting. Your use of features that depend on those services is also subject to those providers'
terms, and we are not responsible for their acts or omissions.
10. Disclaimers
First Cut Golf is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind,
whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the service will be
uninterrupted, error-free, or that calculations, handicaps, standings, or payouts will be free of
error. Nothing in First Cut Golf is legal, tax, accounting, or gambling-law advice.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, First Cut Golf and its operators will not be liable for any
indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits,
data, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the service. Our total liability for
any claim relating to the service will not exceed the amount you paid us for the service in the
twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, or one hundred dollars if you are on a
free plan.
12. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless First Cut Golf and its operators from any claims, damages,
losses, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of your use of the service,
your content and data, the payments and prizes you administer, the wagers or games you conduct or
record, or your violation of these Terms or of any law.
13. Termination
You may stop using First Cut Golf and close your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate access
if you violate these Terms, fail to pay, or use the service in a way that creates risk or legal
exposure for us or others. On termination, your right to use the service ends. We may make a
reasonable effort to let you export your data, but we are not obligated to retain it indefinitely.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make a material change, we will update the
effective date and may ask you to accept the new version. Your continued use of the service after
a change takes effect means you accept the updated Terms.
15. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, without regard to its conflict of
laws rules, and any dispute will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Missouri,
unless applicable law requires otherwise. [Confirm the governing-law state and venue, and any
arbitration or class-action-waiver language, with your attorney.]
16. Contact
First Cut Golf is operated by First Cut Golf, LLC. Questions about these Terms can be sent to
[email protected].
