Masters 2026 · April 9-12, 2026 · Augusta, GA Stroke Play Tiers · Lowest Total Score Wins Set your own entry fee · You control the prize Pick one golfer from each tier · All 4 rounds count Picks lock at first tee time · Thursday morning Live leaderboard · Round by round Masters 2026 · April 9-12, 2026 · Augusta, GA Stroke Play Tiers · Lowest Total Score Wins Set your own entry fee · You control the prize Pick one golfer from each tier · All 4 rounds count Picks lock at first tee time · Thursday morning Live leaderboard · Round by round
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April 9 · First Tee

Be the One Who
Runs the Masters
Contest This Year

Your group watches Masters week anyway. Put something on the line. Set up a private paid contest in minutes - Splash handles the money, the scoring, and the prizes. You just send the link.

Earn 5% of total entry fees through the Commissioner Rewards Program
Start Your Contest
How does it work? ↓
✓ Picks lock Thursday
✓ Live leaderboard included
✓ Setup takes ~5 minutes
$ Earn 5% of entry fees via Commissioner Rewards
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5 Min Setup
100% Automated Payouts
Zero Spreadsheets & Headaches
Easy Setup

Get Up and Running
in Minutes

No spreadsheets, no chasing payments, no headaches. Just share your link and let the Masters begin.

Create
1
Create
Choose your format, set your entry fee, and customize your contest.
Invite
2
Invite
Share your link. Invite your crew via text, Slack, email, or group chat.
Play
3
Play
Everyone picks one golfer per tier. Picks lock Thursday morning.
Win
4
Payout
When Masters ends, Splash calculates winners and pays out automatically.
Commissioner Rewards

You Don't Just Run the Contest.
You Earn Rewards for It.

5%
back on every entry you drive

Commissioners bring everyone together for the big moments. Splash rewards you for it. The more entries you drive, the bigger your rewards. Splash deducts 7.5% from your contest to cover payment processing and admin fees, plus 5% of total entry fees awarded to you through the Commissioner Rewards Program.

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Earn rewards on every entry your contest attracts. When you create your contest, toggle the Commissioner Rewards option to participate.
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Bigger group, bigger rewards. Share your link with your office, your league, your neighborhood. Every entry counts toward your rewards.
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Run it every year. From the Masters to NFL season, run a contest for every big moment and keep your crew coming back.
How Commissioner Rewards Work
1 Create Enable Commissioner Rewards when setting up your contest
2 Invite Share your link. Every entry that joins counts toward your rewards
3 Earn You earn 5% of total entry fees through the Commissioner Rewards Program when the contest concludes
Splash deducts 7.5% for payment processing and admin, plus 5% of total entry fees awarded as Commissioner Rewards.
The Format

What is Stroke Play Tiers?

It's a golf contest the way it should be. Each player in your contest drafts one golfer from each tier. Their combined stroke total over all four rounds determines the winner. Lowest score wins.

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Every player picks one golfer from each tier before Thursday's first tee time. Picks are locked. No swapping mid-tournament.
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Scores update live throughout the tournament. Your leaderboard reflects real strokes from the course across all 4 rounds.
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The entrant with the lowest combined stroke total wins. Simple to explain, exciting to watch . Anyone can compete.
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Splash pays out winners automatically when the tournament ends. You don't collect money or Venmo anyone.
Splash Sports stroke play tiers entry detail — T1 through T6 golfer picks
Who Runs These?

Perfect for Any Group

You don't need to be a golf expert. If your group watches Masters week, you have everything you need.

Office Contest
Classic Masters week tradition. Keeps the whole office talking through Sunday.
10–50 players
Friend Group
Something on the line while you watch from the couch. More fun than just watching.
5–20 players
Golf Club
Let your members compete on the same week the world watches Augusta.
20–200 players
Fantasy League
Run it alongside your other fantasy leagues as a side contest for Masters week.
8–30 players
Setup Guide

Six Settings. Done in 5 Minutes.

Here's what you're deciding when you create a contest. Most groups use the defaults and never look back.

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Contest Format
Golf Single-Tournament Tiers
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Number of Tiers
7 tiers - sweet spot
3
Drop Worst Golfer
Drop 1 - keeps it fun through Sunday
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Entry Fee
$20-$50 - your call
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Prize Structure
Top 3 at 50/30/20 for most groups
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Contest Size
Set higher than you expect - auto-resizes
Ready? Setup takes 5 minutes.
Picks lock April 9. Don't be the person who was gonna set one up.
Create Your Contest
How It Works

You Bring the Energy.
We'll Handle the Rest.

You bring the people together and make it memorable. Splash handles all the hard stuff so you don't have to.

Commissioner icon
You — The Commissioner
The creative direction & hype machine
  • Name and brand your contest
    Name & brand your contestMake it your own
  • Set the rules
    Set the rulesEntry fee, prize structure, how many entries per person
  • Invite your group
    Invite your groupShare the link however you communicate (text, Slack, email, group chat)
  • Trash talk
    Trash talkYour most important and underrated commissioner duty
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Splash Sports
Splash — The Platform
All the hard stuff, automated
  • Collect all entry fees
    Collect all entry feesNo Venmo requests, no IOUs, no awkward money conversations
  • Track every pick in real time
    Track every pick in real timeAutomatically graded against live game results
  • Send daily reminders
    Send daily remindersPlayers get notified to make their pick before the deadline
  • Distribute prizes
    Distribute prizesAutomatic payout when your contest concludes. Zero manual work.

COMMISSIONERS
SPLASH SPORTS

Commissioners who run contests on Splash love how simple it is to set up, manage, and earn rewards.

I'm not exaggerating when I say moving my NFL Survivor contest to Splash saved me weeks of work. Now I can run more contests in less time and earn money while doing it.

★★★★★
Papa Jack
NFL Survivor Commissioner · 2,000+ entries

I didn't have to worry about collecting entry fees... paying people out... tracking people down to make sure that their picks were in -- all that commissioner headache stuff really went away when I started using Splash. So it's been a huge time-saver for me... I could not recommend Splash Sports more highly.

★★★★★
Rick G.
PGA Commissioner · 1,000+ entries

Get your Office and friends together -- my buddies and family all follow the games and trash talk. Love it.

★★★★★
Todd S.
Commissioner
Built For This

Everything Your Contest Needs

Live Scoring
Real stroke data updates continuously. Your leaderboard reflects exactly what's happening on the course, round by round.
Automatic Pick Lock
Picks lock at Thursday's first tee time. No one can change their lineup mid-tournament. No commissioner intervention needed.
Secure Entry & Prizes
Splash handles all money movement. Entrants pay securely at entry. Winners are paid automatically when the tournament ends. Zero manual work.
Mobile-First Picks UI
Your entrants pick on their phone in minutes. Clean tier cards, golfer details, and a smooth entry flow. No app download required.
Private Invite Link
Your contest is private by default. Share a direct link and only the people you invite can enter. No randoms showing up in your contest.
Commissioner Dashboard
See who's entered, who hasn't, manage max entries, and monitor your contest all from one clean panel, before and during the tournament.
Questions

Commissioner FAQ

Nothing. Being a commissioner is free. Splash deducts 7.5% for payment processing and admin fees. If you opt in to Commissioner Rewards, you earn 5% of total entry fees, so winners receive 87.5% of the prize. On a $1,000 contest: $875 to winners, $50 to you as commissioner, $75 to Splash. No hidden charges.
Splash collects payment at entry. No one can join without paying. There is no "pay later" option. You will never be stuck chasing anyone for money. Entry is complete only when payment clears.
Splash does. Once the Masters field is set, golfers are automatically assigned to tiers based on their Official World Golf Ranking. The top tier gets the highest-ranked players, lower tiers get the long shots. You don't have to do any of this manually.
Golfers who withdraw or miss the cut score as though they played at par. This is why the Drop Worst Golfer setting is so valuable - it protects entrants from a bad luck withdrawal ruining their whole contest.
Automatically, once the Masters ends on Sunday. Splash calculates the final standings, applies the Drop Worst rule if set, confirms winners, and distributes winnings. Winners receive their money directly. No commissioner action needed.
As many as you want. You set the max entries cap when creating the contest. Resizable mode automatically adjusts the prize structure to match actual entries, so there's no pressure to hit an exact number.

Ready to Run Your
Masters Contest?

Setup takes 5 minutes. Your group picks before Thursday. You watch the tournament. Splash handles the rest.

Create Your Contest Questions? Visit Splash.com

Splash deducts 7.5% processing + 5% of entry fees via Commissioner Rewards · Prizes paid automatically