a method and a system for a real - time , worldwide , wireless , golf competition network in which a plurality of remotely located players , of varying abilities , compete in real - time on an equitable basis while participating in head - to - head matches , and / or in a running tournament , in real - time , while playing actual / physical rounds of golf , in real - time , on separate golf courses , and while communicating in real - time through wireless devices connected to a central network which manages the matches and / or the running tournament . one method of adjusting scores for the invention uses the usga handicap index , slope rating system and course rating system to equitably compare the scores of rounds , which will include other network members &# 39 ; rounds , live pga / lpga / senior professionals &# 39 ; rounds , and archived pga / lpga / senior professionals &# 39 ; rounds . methods are also provided for tracking a variety of performance metrics of network golfers , gathering demographical information of network golfers , managing wagers between network golfers and managing communications between network golfers .