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== OpenGolfAPI ==
The open database of every golf course on Earth. Community-maintained. ODbL licensed.
We're building what Wikipedia did for knowledge, but for golf course data — an open,
community-edited database that anyone can use, contribute to, and build on. Starting
with 15,667 US courses. Seeking worldwide contributions.
* Website: opengolfapi.org
* Course Pages: [https://courses.opengolfapi.org 15,667+ courses with maps,
scorecards, tee data]
* API: Open REST API — no key needed
* MCP Server: AI agents can query any course via
@opengolfapi/mcp-server
* Dataset: [https://github.com/opengolfapi/data/releases GeoJSON, CSV, NDJSON —
ODbL licensed]
* GitHub: 7 repos, all open
* Contact: hello@opengolfapi.org
* Donate: Open Collective
=== How To Contribute ===
* Edit a course: Every course page has an edit button. Fix wrong data directly.
* Add a course: [https://courses.opengolfapi.org/submit Submit any course from
any country]
* Bulk submit: POST to api.opengolfapi.org/v1/courses/submit (up to
100 courses per request)
* Report issues: GitHub Issues
=== OSM Proposals ===
* Tagging Proposal: golf:* namespace
extension
* Import Plan: US golf course tag enrichment
=== Data ===
Currently covering the United States with 15,667 courses. International submissions
welcome — the submission form and API accept courses from any country. Priority
regions: Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Japan, South Korea.
=== Import Account ===
The dedicated import account will be opengolf_import (created before the first
changeset, per OSM import guidelines).
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