Daily Holes vs Daily 9
Daily Holes and Daily 9 are both free daily 9 hole golf games. Everyone gets the same nine holes each day, you play in your browser, and your score goes on a daily leaderboard. They play quite differently, though. Here’s how, so you can pick (or play both).
Play today’s Daily 9 →At a glance
| Daily 9 | Daily Holes | |
|---|---|---|
| The holes | Rebuilt from real-world course layouts, map and elevation data | Generated from the date |
| Hazards | Real bunkers, water, doglegs and slopes | Arcade hazards: portals, a sweeping arm, gust bands, island greens |
| Swing | Aim, power and curve: draws and cuts | Aim, then stop the swing meter for power |
| Putting | You read the slope and putt (gimmes inside five feet) | Automatic once you land inside the putting rings |
| New course | Midnight US Central time | Midnight New York time |
| Second chance | Free Breakfast Ball (share or a 30 second showcase); better score counts | First result is final; practise past courses |
| Also daily | Closest to the Pin: one par 3, five shots | Wild Three: three holes in 90 seconds |
| With friends | Live 1v1 matches, 4-hole challenges, private leagues, Weekend Tournament | Friends and leagues |
| Price | Free; optional Premium for extra replays and a Streak Saver | Free daily; optional memberships |
Daily Holes details are as described on its own website in October 2026 and may have changed since.
Real golf holes, not generated ones
The biggest difference is where the holes come from. Daily Holes builds a new course from the date, with puzzle hazards placed on it. Every Daily 9 hole is rebuilt from open map and elevation data of a course inspired by a real-world layout, so the doglegs, bunkers, ponds and green contours are the shapes that hole really has. If you play real golf, Daily 9 asks real golf questions: where to miss, when to lay up, how much the wind will move it.
You putt
In Daily Holes, landing inside the putting rings finishes the hole for you. In Daily 9 the green is part of the game: read the slope arrows, pick your pace, and hole it. A great approach still has to be finished, and a scrambling two-putt can save your round.
Shape your shots
Daily 9 adds a third tap to every swing. Strike on the line to hit it straight, early to draw it, late to cut it, so you can work the ball around a dogleg or hold it against a crosswind.
More to play every day
- Closest to the Pin: one par 3 a day, five tee shots, your closest counts.
- Weekend Tournament: Thursday to Sunday, with a cut after Friday.
- Live matches: tee off with a friend and watch their ball fly on your screen.
- Leagues: a private weekly board for your group.
- The daily holes archive: every past course, its winning score and how the field played it.
Which should you play?
If you like quick arcade puzzles with wild hazards, Daily Holes is fun. If you want a daily round that feels like golf, with real holes, real greens and shot shaping, play Daily 9. They’re both free, so there’s nothing stopping you playing both with your morning coffee.
Play today’s Daily 9 →More: how to play Daily 9, how our daily holes work and a Wordle-style golf game.