How do I get a golfer's strokes versus the field for each round?
Every tournament a player teed up in a season, with each round's strokes, the field average that day and the difference, raw and adjusted for field strength.
Code verified October 10, 2026. One call to get_player_results, 5 credits.
The call
player_id comes from search_players or get_leaderboard. Page with offset for more.
import requests
import pandas as pd
API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
resp = requests.post(
"https://mcp.birdieapi.com/v1/get_player_results",
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY},
json={
"player_id": "9478",
"season": 2026,
"limit": 30,
},
timeout=60,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()["data"]
rows = []
for t in data["results"]:
for r in t["rounds"]:
rows.append({"tournament": t["name"], "start": t["start_date"], "round": r["round"],
"strokes": r["strokes"], "field_avg": r["field_avg"],
"vs_field": r["vs_field"], "adj_vs_field": r["adj_vs_field"]})
rounds = pd.DataFrame(rows)
print(len(rounds), "rounds")
print(rounds.groupby("tournament")[["vs_field", "adj_vs_field"]].mean().round(2).sort_values("adj_vs_field", ascending=False).head(8))
print("season average adjusted:", round(rounds["adj_vs_field"].mean(), 2))
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with a key from your dashboard. Python needs requests and pandas (pip install requests pandas). JavaScript runs on Node 18 or newer, or in the browser.
What comes back
The data object of the response, trimmed to the first rows. Every field is real output from the run above.
{
"player_id": "9478",
"results": [
{
"tournament_id": "401811964",
"name": "TOUR Championship",
"start_date": "2026-08-27",
"field_size": 30,
"position_display": "1",
"to_par": -16,
"total_strokes": 264,
"earnings": 10000000,
"rounds": [
{
"round": 1,
"strokes": 65,
"to_par": -5,
"course_id": "57",
"field_avg": 66.66,
"vs_field": 1.66,
"adj_vs_field": 3.23
},
"...3 more"
]
},
"...19 more"
],
"count": 20,
"next_offset": null
}What to do next
- get_scorecard (2 credits). The hole-by-hole card for any of those rounds.
- get_player_stats (5 credits). Season scoring, birdies, driving, greens and putting for the same player.
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