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BirdieAPI vs the Data Golf API
Data Golf's API sells model predictions, strokes gained and odds. BirdieAPI serves leaderboards and hole-by-hole scores over REST and MCP, paid per call.
The Data Golf API comes with a Scratch Plus membership ($30 a month, or $270 a year, which is the plan that includes the historical archive) and serves Data Golf's own model predictions, live odds from many sportsbooks, and historical round data with strokes gained across 22 tours. BirdieAPI serves PGA Tour leaderboards and every player's hole-by-hole strokes since 2001, the LPGA, LIV and the DP World Tour, and its own strokes-versus-field rating, over REST and an MCP server, starting with 500 free credits.
If you need strokes gained by category, predictions or odds, Data Golf has them and BirdieAPI does not. If you want hole-level scores, course setups and a pay-as-you-go API an AI assistant can call directly, that is what BirdieAPI is for.
Side by side
| BirdieAPI | the Data Golf API | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 500 free credits, then from $19/mo | Scratch Plus: $30/month (no historical archive) or $270/year |
| Access | REST API and MCP server | REST API for members |
| Strokes gained by category | No (total strokes versus the field only) | Yes |
| Hole-by-hole scores | PGA Tour, every round since 2001 | Round-level scoring |
| Odds | None | Live odds from many books; an odds archive from 2019 |
| Predictions | None; a rating from results | Pre-tournament and live model forecasts |
Use the Data Golf API instead if
- You need strokes gained off the tee, approach, around the green and putting.
- You need betting odds or model probabilities, not just results.
- You want tours beyond the four BirdieAPI covers.
Questions
Is BirdieAPI's rating the same as Data Golf's?
No. BirdieAPI's rating is strokes per round better than the field, adjusted for field strength and weighted toward recent rounds, computed here from scores. Data Golf's model uses more inputs, including strokes gained.
Does BirdieAPI have odds?
No. ESPN, its source, publishes no golf prices.
Sources
Checked October 8, 2026.
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