WHY DORMIE
One thing, done right.
The philosophy behind an app that refuses to do everything.
Most golf apps try to do everything.
GPS rangefinder. Swing analysis. Social feed. Handicap tracking. Course reviews. The result is an app that does ten things at a six-out-of-ten level. Dormie does one thing at a ten: tournament scoring for your group.
WHAT WE LEFT OUT (ON PURPOSE)
- GPS / rangefinder
- Handicap tracking service
- Swing analyzer
- Golf social network
We do one thing — buddy trip tournaments — better than anyone else. That's the whole bet.
THE FOUNDER STORY
Built at the kitchen island, not a boardroom.
Brad built Dormie because he was tired of running his own buddy trips out of the Notes app and a calculator.
Spreadsheets. Disputes over points. Scribbled scorecards. Someone typing "+3" when they meant "−3".
He couldn't find an app that did what he actually needed — multi-day buddy tournaments without the country-club software overhead — so he built one.
THE NAME
Dormie is the golf term for being up as many holes as remain in a match: you can't lose from here.