Tournament Index vs Cap Patrol
Same mission.
A method you can show a member.
We built the version that is easier to explain, with a transparent, rule-based approach that helps committees handle member conversations with confidence.
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Tournament Index
Integrity without the politics
Cap Patrol
The established option
Methodology & scoring
Core score
Fair Play Score, 0–100Higher is cleaner
Cap Score, 0–100Higher is cleaner
Leads with tournament finishes
✓The headline signalChecked against our win‑rate benchmark, informed by USGA scoring‑probability data
~One of five criteria
Signals shown to the committee
✓Every signal, weighted, in plain language
–Composite score only
Each signal cited to a Rule of Handicapping
✓Rule references on every driver
–Not shown
Controls & governance
Adjustable model sensitivity
✓Committee sets the threshold for each tier
–Fixed model
Throttle or mute individual signals
✓On or off by club policy
–Weighting stays inside the model
Seasonal or event tuning
✓Tighten before championships, ease after
–One setting, always on
Multi‑club / association oversight
✓Governor account across clubs
~Not documented
Transparency & defensibility
Explains why a member is flagged
✓Signal by signal, expandable
~High‑level summary
Recommends a Handicap Index® adjustment
✓Yes; the committee decides
✓Yes; the committee decides
Built to defend the number to the member
✓The reasons travel with the score
~Left to the committee
Detection coverage
Sandbagging (Handicap Index too high)
✓Yes
✓Yes
Vanity handicaps (Handicap Index too low)
✓Yes, with an upward suggestion
✓Yes
Collusion / co‑play patterns
✓Automated co‑play graph
~Anonymous peer red‑flag
Tee‑selection vs. playing partners
✓Automated peer comparison
~Surfaced through peer review
Committee workflow
Committee‑ready case file
✓Per‑member, with the full record
~Data export
Conversation kit (talking points + objection playbook)
✓Auto‑generated from the member's signals
–Not included
Drafted member notice
✓Written from the signals, ready to send
–Not included
Data & integrations
GHIN sync
✓Yes
✓Yes
Tournament software
✓Golf Genius
~GHIN + tee sheets
Experience
Design
Editorial, committee‑focused dashboard
Functional reporting UI
Members directory + in‑depth profiles
✓Winning, trends, and the score breakdown
✓Member summary + reports
About this comparison. Every Cap Patrol feature and price on this page is based on publicly available Cap Patrol materials as of July 2026, and may have changed since. Where a capability is marked as not documented, that means we could not find it described in those public materials, not that it does not exist. Tournament Index and Cap Patrol are independent products; Cap Patrol and Cap Score are trademarks of their respective owner. See our trademarks page. Think we have something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.
Glass box, not black box
Cap Patrol hands the committee a single number. We show the four weighted families behind the Fair Play Score and every signal that moved it, each tied to a Rule of Handicapping.
Their advantage is a verdict. Ours is a verdict you can explain.
Winning comes first
Tournament finishes are the one number a player can't fudge. We make them the headline of the score and check them against our own win‑rate benchmark, informed by USGA scoring‑probability data.
The signal both tools trust, weighted the way our analysis says it should be.
The conversation, handled
The hard part isn't flagging a member, it's the talk that follows. Every profile ships with talking points, an objection playbook, and a drafted notice, all built from that member's data.
Flagging is table stakes. We take you through the follow‑up.
Calibrated to your club, once
At setup, your committee defines the model: which signals matter, its sensitivity, and the thresholds for Monitor, Flagged, and Adjusted. Then it stays fixed for consistent, fair review across every member and event.
A fixed model runs one way. Yours runs the way your committee set it.
How the score is built
One score you can open.
One you can't.
Fair Play Score
Transparent
34OF 100
Adjusted · the number is the output, and the inputs are all on the table.
Tournament performance
Event‑relative dynamics
Scoring profile
Posting integrity
Rule 7.1aRule 5.7Rule 5.8
A committee can point to a podium rate, a competition gap, a Handicap Index that climbs before events,
each cited to a Rule, and stand behind the adjustment.
Cap Score
Composite
31CAP SCORE
A blend of 43 data points across five criteria, delivered as one figure.
43 data points · 5 criteria
the weighting stays inside the model
Effective and battle‑tested, but the score arrives without its reasons, and the
tool notes it does not condone using the recommendation to change a handicap.
Pricing
One package price, not per player.
Tournament Index
Flat monthly SaaS
StarterFirst tournament free
Committee$2,400 / yr
GovernorCustom
One flat package for the entire platform, billed the same whatever your roster size. There is no per‑player metering, so the number the committee budgets in January is the number at member‑guest.
Cap Patrol
Per player, per year
Free trial60 days
Per player$6 / yr
Cap (600+ members)$3,600
Scales with the size of your GHIN roster and caps out at $3,600 for the largest clubs.
Lighter for a small membership, heavier as it grows.
Per Cap Patrol’s published pricing as of July 2026. Check their site for current figures.
Per Cap Patrol’s published pricing as of July 2026. Check their site for current figures.
See a live Fair Play Score for your club.
Start with your first tournament free. Bring your Golf Genius and GHIN data and watch the score show its work.