PursePulse
A companion app for golf fans watching The Open that overlays live projected earnings onto the leaderboard — as a player birdies or bogeys, you see exactly how much that shot is worth and what they need to do on the next hole to jump a payout tier.
Golf fans following The Open and other majors who want more context than just the leaderboard
- Live projected payout grid for every player, updated shot-by-shot using current position and holes remaining
- Money Mode overlay that shows each player's running earnings directly on the leaderboard
- Purse-to-pressure simulator: 'What does Scottie earn if he finishes T-2 vs solo 4th?' with one tap
- Cross-major purse comparison so fans can see how The Open stacks against Masters, US Open, PGA
The Open's $750K purse bump and Ryan Fox's $3.2M win are trending, and the Golf Channel payout table has become a viral artifact — fans are actively searching for the money side of the leaderboard.
Multiple outlets (FanSided, Today's Golfer, Sporting News, Golfweek, MyGolfSpy) all publish full payout breakdown articles after majors, suggesting real interest, but the original '$750K purse bump' claim is factually wrong — the 2025 Open purse stayed flat at $17M and Scheffler won $3.1M, not Fox at $3.2M.2025 Open prize money: Full breakdown from Royal Portrush ↗The Open Championship payouts, prize money and total purse for 2025 ↗
The R&A's official Open app already provides live stats, ShotView, and personalised leaderboards, and the PGA Tour app covers real-time scoring — none explicitly overlay live prize-money projections, but the official apps have first-party data access that creates a narrow window.The Open App - Mobile App | The Open ↗PGA TOUR - Official Golf App with Real-Time Scores | Free ↗
Fantasy golf apps (Fairway Fantasy Pro $19.99/mo, Elite $49.99/mo) show fans will pay for golf analytics, but a non-fantasy, tournament-week companion has no recurring hook and competes with the free official Open app.Fantasy Golf App Pricing — Free, Pro & Elite Plans | Fairway Fantasy ↗Best Fantasy Golf Apps 2026 ↗
Only 4 majors per year, each spanning 4 days — roughly 16 days of peak utility annually, with the rest of the year offering minimal value, making this a sharply seasonal product.
Building a leaderboard overlay with projected earnings is technically straightforward given existing scoring data feeds and static payout tables, but requires licensing/official data partnerships for real-time hole-by-hole scoring.