Why We Built WAGL: A Smarter Way to Run Golf Leagues

If you’ve ever run a golf league, you know the grind: late-night text chains, scattered spreadsheets, missed payments, confused players, and that one guy asking, “Wait, who’s winning again?”

We’ve been there — and we were tired of it too.

That’s why we started building WAGL: the World Association of Golf Leagues — a smarter, simpler way to manage leagues, track standings, and handle finances, all in one place.

🧠 Built By League Admins, For League Admins

WAGL isn’t another cookie-cutter app. It’s being built by people who’ve managed real leagues, juggled weekly events, tracked skins pots, and fielded every “Did you get my Venmo?” message imaginable.

We’re designing WAGL around the pain points we’ve lived through:

✅ Setting up events with ease
✅ Tracking live standings without delay
✅ Handling buy-ins, payouts, and ledger balances automatically
✅ Offering players a clean, modern experience they actually enjoy using

⚙️ Not Live Yet — But Close

We’re not launching to the public just yet — and that’s on purpose. We're working closely with a few early users, running real-world test leagues, and fine-tuning every detail.

We don’t want “just another tool.” We want the best tool for league organizers. The one that makes you say, “Finally.”

👀 Want to Be First?

If this sounds like the kind of tool you’ve been waiting for, you can get on the early access list. Just drop your email here and we’ll make sure you’re the first to know when WAGL is ready.

Running a league shouldn’t feel like a second job. With WAGL, it won’t.
We’re building something different — and we can’t wait to show it to you.

🚀 Register to be an early release candidate

JF Bertrand - wagl.golf

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