Golf Data

Pulls live PGA Tour, LPGA, and DP World Tour data from ESPN's public endpoints without any API keys. You get tournament leaderboards, hole-by-hole scorecards, season schedules, golfer profiles with stats, and news. The skill is clear about what golf data looks like: individual athletes in multi-day tournaments with scores relative to par, not team matchups. It's direct about what doesn't exist too, no FedEx Cup standings or betting odds here. If you're building anything that needs current golf scores or player info across the major tours, this handles the ESPN API quirks so you don't have to figure out their player ID system or score formats yourself.

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GitHub stars: 268
last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add machina-sports/sports-skills --skill golf-data --agent claude-code

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Files

Golf Data (PGA / LPGA / DP World Tour)

Before writing queries, consult references/api-reference.md for endpoints, player IDs, and score formats.

Setup

Before first use, check if the CLI is available:

which sports-skills || pip install sports-skills

If pip install fails with a Python version error, the package requires Python 3.10+. Find a compatible Python:

python3 --version  # check version
# If < 3.10, try: python3.12 -m pip install sports-skills
# On macOS with Homebrew: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3.12 -m pip install sports-skills

No API keys required.

Quick Start

Prefer the CLI — it avoids Python import path issues:

sports-skills golf get_leaderboard --tour=pga
sports-skills golf get_schedule --tour=pga --year=2026
sports-skills golf get_news --tour=pga

CRITICAL: Before Any Query

CRITICAL: Before calling any data endpoint, verify:

The tour parameter is specified (pga, lpga, or eur) — there is no default tour.
Player IDs are obtained from get_leaderboard results or ESPN golf URLs — never guessed.