PGA Tour, LPGA, and DP World Tour golf data via ESPN public endpoints — tournament leaderboards, scorecards, season schedules, golfer profiles/overviews, and news. Zero config, no API keys. Use when: user asks about golf scores, tournament leaderboards, scorecards, PGA Tour schedule, golfer profiles

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: If pip install fails with a Python version error, the package requires Python 3.10+. Find a compatible Python: No API keys required. Quick Start Prefer the CLI — it avoids Python import path issues: 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. Important: Golf is Not a Team Sport Tournaments, not games : Each event is a multi day tournament (typically 4 rounds, Thu–Sun). Individual athletes : The leaderboard has 72–147 individual golfers, not 2 teams. Score relative to par : Scores are strings like " 17", "E" (even), "+2" — not point totals. One event per week : Unlike team sports, golf has one tournament per week per tour. No standings endpoint : FedEx Cup standings are not available via this API. The tour Parameter Most commands require tour=pga , tour=lpga , or tour=eur : PGA : PGA Tour (men's professional golf) LPGA : LPGA Tour (women's professional golf) EUR : DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) If the user doesn't specify, default to pga . If they say "women's golf" or "LPGA", use lpga . If they mention the European Tour or DP World Tour, use eur . Commands Command Description get leaderboard Current tournament leaderboard with all golfer scores get schedule Full season tournament schedule get player info Individual golfer profile get player overview Detailed overview with season stats, rankings, recent results get scorecard Hole by hole scorecard for a golfer get news Golf news articles See references/api reference.md for full parameter lists and return shapes. Examples Example 1: Current leaderboard User says: "What's the PGA leaderboard right now?" Actions: 1. Call get leaderboard(tour="pga") Result: Current tournament leaderboard sorted by position with each golfer's score and round by round breakdown Example 2: Season schedule User says: "Show me the LPGA schedule for 2026" Actions: 1. Call get schedule(tour="lpga", year=2026) Result: Full LPGA tournament calendar with names, dates, and venues Example 3: Golfer profile User says: "Tell me about Scottie Scheffler" Actions: 1. Call get player info(player id="9478", tour="pga") Result: Scheffler's profile with age, nationality, height/weight, turned pro year Example 4: Upcoming major User says: "When is the Masters this year?" Actions: 1. Derive year from currentDate 2. Call get schedule(tour="pga", year=<derived year ) 3. Search results for "Masters Tournament" Result: Masters date, course (Augusta National), and tournament ID Example 5: Player scorecard User says: "Show me Scottie Scheffler's scorecard" Actions: 1. Call get scorecard(tour="pga", player id="9478") Result: Hole by hole scores for each completed round with strokes and score to par Example 6: Player season form User says: "How has Rory McIlroy been playing this season?" Actions: 1. Call get player overview(player id="3470", tour="pga") Result: Season stats (scoring average, earnings, wins, top 10s), world ranking, and recent results Commands that DO NOT exist — never call these ~~ get tournament results ~~ — does not exist. Use get leaderboard for current/recent tournament scores. ~~ get rankings ~~ — does not exist. FedEx Cup/world rankings are not available via this API. Use get player overview for individual rankings. ~~ get odds ~~ / ~~ get betting odds ~~ — not available. For prediction market odds, use the polymarket or kalshi skill. ~~ search player ~~ — does not exist. Use get leaderboard to find player IDs from the current field. If a command is not listed in the Commands table above, it does not exist. Error Handling When a command fails, do not surface raw errors to the user . Instead: 1. If no active tournament, tell the user and suggest checking the schedule 2. If a player ID is wrong, suggest using get leaderboard to find current player IDs 3. Only report failure with a clean message after exhausting alternatives Troubleshooting Error: sports skills command not found Cause: Package not installed Solution: Run pip install sports skills Error: No active tournament on leaderboard Cause: Golf tournaments run Thursday–Sunday; between events the leaderboard may show no active tournament Solution: Call get schedule(tour="pga") to find the next upcoming event Error: Limited round data — scores are empty Cause: Before a tournament starts, round scores will be empty. During the tournament, only completed rounds have scores. Solution: Check get leaderboard for tournament status and current round; wait for rounds to complete Error: Player not found by ID Cause: Player ID is incorrect or the player is not in the current tournament field Solution: Get player IDs from get leaderboard results, or look up ESPN golf URLs ( espn.com/golf/player/ /id/<id /player name )

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