How it works
How to use Par 5
Par 5 maps every golf course in the country and lays each one out on a plain, honest page. Most of it needs no account, and there's nothing to figure out. Here's the whole thing, one feature at a time.
Find courses near you
- Tap Near me in the top bar or the menu.
- When your phone asks, allow location — that's how it finds what's close. (No location? Type a town or ZIP instead.)
- Sort the list by distance, longest, or par, and filter to 18- or 9-hole courses, or public or private.
Create a free account
- Tap Sign in, then choose email and a password, or Continue with Google.
- It's free, and we only store what's needed to run your account.
- Signing in lets you save courses (and, soon, write honest reviews).
Spot a mistake? Tell us
- Tap Report a problem — on any course page, or in the menu.
- Say what's off — a closed course, a wrong detail — in a sentence. No account needed.
- A real person reads every report and fixes the data at the source.
Report a problem or suggest a correction →
Read a course page
- The stat strip up top shows par, yardage, and course rating / slope when we have them.
- If there's scorecard data, a hole-by-hole card (18 or 9 holes) lays out every hole.
- Below that, a plain-language summary and a short FAQ — built only from real data, never guessed.
Save courses you like
- On any course page, tap Save.
- Signed in, it's kept to your account — find them all under Saved courses.
- Not signed in yet? It'll ask you to, then save the course automatically when you're back.
Sort saved courses into lists
- On any course page, tap Add to list — right next to Save.
- Tick a list to file the course into it, or type a name under New list… to start one — a to-play list, a favorites list, whatever you like.
- Adding a course to a list saves it too, so you never lose track of it. Find every list under Saved courses in your account.
Compare courses with rankings
Every state — and the country as a whole — is ranked five ways. Tap any to see the list, nationally or for one state.
- Longest — the most total yardage.
- Hardest — the steepest slope rating.
- Oldest — the earliest founding year on record.
- Shortest — the fewest yards, often par-3 or executive courses.
- Easiest — the gentlest slope rating.
