To prepare for a 12-person golf tournament, I built a custom Birdie Board simulator that stress-tested every feature…team balancing, handicap adjustments, and live scoring. It’s not just code in motion; it’s Birdie Board proving it can handle real competition.

In this early look at Birdie Board’s development, I walk through a new “Manually Set” feature that lets players drag and drop golfers into teams. It’s a flexible alternative to the Auto Balance button, which uses handicaps to create fair matchups automatically. Together, they give golfers complete control…whether you want balanced competition or to build your own dream team.

Our first attempt at in-app purchases was completely custom…built by hand before we moved to RevenueCat. This post looks back at those early designs, the lessons we learned, and how we’re keeping payments simple for golfers.

A look back at the very first version of Birdie Board’s scoring system…how I designed a fast, keyboard-free input method, built in host controls, and laid the foundation for multi-round matches and collaborative scoring.

Take a look back at one of the earliest versions of Birdie Board. In this short video, I walk through the initial design and authentication setup that laid the foundation for everything that came later…from the simple sign-in flow using Apple and Google accounts to the first prototype of the match preview screen.

In this post, I share one of the earliest moments where Birdie Board came to life, a short video of the first working version of the app. What started as an idea quickly grew into something golfers could see and use, even if it was just a simple home page with four matches.