How to Run a Golf Pool: Tiered Pick 6 vs. One and Done (2027 PGA TOUR Season)
How tiered Pick 6 and One and Done golf pools work, which to run for the Masters (April 8–11, 2027) or a full PGA TOUR season, the 2027 dates, and the rules to set before the first tee time.
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Run a tiered Pick 6 pool for a single tournament like the Masters (April 8–11, 2027): split the field into six tiers, each member picks one golfer from each tier, and the best scores count. Run a One and Done pool for a whole season: each member picks one golfer per event and can't use that golfer again. Pick 6 is easier for a casual office group; One and Done keeps a committed group playing from January to August.
What is a tiered Pick 6 golf pool?
The commissioner splits the tournament field into six tiers, usually by world ranking or betting odds, so the favorites sit in tier 1 and the long shots in tier 6. Each member picks one golfer per tier. A common scoring rule counts the best four of six scores to par, so one missed cut doesn't sink an entry; lowest total wins. In PikSheet's Golf Pick 6, the commissioner sets the number of tiers and how many scores count, and how a missed cut or withdrawal counts, before the first tee time.
What is a golf One and Done pool?
Each member picks one golfer for every tournament on the schedule, and each golfer can be used only once a season. Scoring is usually the prize money your golfer earns that week, added up across the season, so saving the best players for the majors is the core strategy. PikSheet's Golf One and Done scores official prize money, and a golfer who misses the cut earns nothing that week.
Tiered Pick 6 vs. One and Done: which should I run?
| Tiered Pick 6 | One and Done | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | One tournament, especially a major | A full PGA TOUR season |
| Picks | Six golfers, one per tier, once | One golfer per event, no reuse |
| Usual scoring | Best four of six scores to par; lowest wins | Prize money earned; highest season total wins |
| Effort for members | One sitting before the first round | A pick every week |
| Where it's won | The middle tiers | Timing the stars for the majors |
What are the key 2027 golf dates?
- The American Express opens the 2027 PGA TOUR season in La Quinta, California, the week of January 18, 2027.
- The Masters: April 8–11, 2027, at Augusta National.
- PGA Championship: May 20–23, 2027, at PGA Frisco in Frisco, Texas.
- U.S. Open: June 17–20, 2027, at Pebble Beach.
- The Open Championship: July 15–18, 2027, at St Andrews.
- The TOUR Championship at East Lake ends the season the week of August 23, 2027.
Dates: PGA TOUR's 2027 schedule, Augusta National's announced Masters dates and the PGA of America's 2027 PGA Championship page.
What rules should I set before the first tee time?
- How tiers are built: world ranking, betting odds or your own list, and when they're frozen.
- How many scores count, and what a missed cut or withdrawal scores.
- Whether a member can name an alternate in case a golfer withdraws.
- The tiebreaker, such as the winner's score to par.
- For One and Done: which events count, whether majors count double, and what happens to a missed pick.
- The entry fee and payouts, which the commissioner collects and pays.
Where can I run a golf pool?
PikSheet runs Golf Pick 6 and Golf One and Done for PGA TOUR events with the four majors included, in the same web, iOS and Android app as its football, basketball, baseball and hockey pools. Golf pools open on PikSheet ahead of the 2027 PGA TOUR season. See golf pools.
Elsewhere: Splash Sports runs One & Done and Majors Tiers as self-managed or real-money contests and Multi-Tourney Tiers as real-money only (Splash); Easy Office Pools' default Masters pool is Pick 6, Use 4 from six tiers, free for four or fewer entrants (Easy Office Pools); and Majors Challenge runs weekly and One-and-Done pools where you can "play just the majors, or join or skip any event" (Majors Challenge).
Start a pool on PikSheet
PikSheet runs pools for every major sport — football (NFL and college), basketball (NBA), baseball (MLB), hockey (NHL) and golf (PGA TOUR and the majors) — with auto-scoring on the web, iOS and Android.
- Go to piksheet.com/create and sign in or create an account.
- Pick a sport and a pool format, then set your rules.
- Share your pool's invite link. Members join on the web or in the iOS and Android apps.
Pricing: a competitive pool costs $1.00 per billable entry (a pick sheet that reaches its first locked week) for its first 25 entries each season. Full pricing: piksheet.com/pricing.
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