# Golf Tournament History: PGA, LPGA, DP World & LIV Results (`trovevault/golf-tournament-history`) Actor

Get the tournament history of any professional golfer: date, tournament, tour, finishing position, score to par, total strokes, round scores and made or missed cut. Built for AI agents, bettors and analysts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/trovevault/golf-tournament-history.md
- **Developed by:** [Trove Vault](https://apify.com/trovevault) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.85 / 1,000 tournaments

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

Golf Tournament History returns recent tournament results for the golfers you name, with one row per golfer and tournament, newest first. Use it to compare form, finishes, scores to par and cut records across the tours covered by ESPN's golf data.

### What does Golf Tournament History do?

Golf Tournament History resolves each name against ESPN's golf data and returns finishing position, score to par, total strokes, round-by-round scores and cut status where the source provides them.

- Type names in plain text (Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Nelly Korda); no IDs needed.
- Get recent form in one call: the newest tournaments first, across seasons when needed.
- Ask for many names in one run and get one combined table.
- Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect the Actor to an AI workflow through Apify integrations or an MCP client.

### What data can you extract?

| Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `query` | Query |
| `sport` | Sport identifier |
| `tour` | Tour name, such as PGA or LPGA |
| `entityType` | Golfer |
| `entityId` | ESPN golfer ID |
| `entityName` | Golfer |
| `date` | Date |
| `tournament` | Tournament |
| `position` | Position |
| `positionNumber` | Position number |
| `toPar` | Score to par |
| `totalStrokes` | Total strokes |
| `rounds` | Round scores |
| `madeCut` | Made cut |
| `status` | Status |
| `eventId` | ESPN event ID |
| `scrapedAt` | When this run retrieved the row |
| `runId` | Your optional workflow identifier |

Every row also includes `query` (the name you entered), `entityId`, `scrapedAt` and your optional `runId`.

### How to use Golf Tournament History

1. Open Golf Tournament History on Apify and sign in or create a free account.
2. Add one or more names in **Golfers**.
3. Set **Maximum tournaments per name** (10 is a good default for recent form).
4. Click **Start** and download the results, or call the Actor from the API or an AI agent.

#### Input examples

```json
{
  "players": [
    "Scottie Scheffler",
    "Rory McIlroy"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

```json
{
  "players": [
    "Nelly Korda"
  ],
  "season": "2025",
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

#### Output example

```json
{
  "query": "Scottie Scheffler",
  "sport": "golf",
  "tour": "PGA",
  "entityType": "player",
  "entityId": "9478",
  "entityName": "Scottie Scheffler",
  "date": "2026-08-27T04:00Z",
  "tournament": "TOUR Championship",
  "position": "1",
  "positionNumber": 1,
  "toPar": "-16",
  "totalStrokes": 264,
  "rounds": [
    65,
    67,
    66,
    66
  ],
  "madeCut": true,
  "status": "Finish",
  "eventId": "401811964",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-09T12:00:00.000Z",
  "runId": null
}
```

### Who uses Golf Tournament History?

- **Betting and prediction-market research:** check a golfer's last 10 finishes and cut record before outright, top-10 or matchup markets close.
- **Fantasy golf:** compare recent form and scoring before picking a weekly lineup.
- **Analysts and media:** track a season tournament by tournament across tours.

Schedule recurring runs if you track the same golfers throughout a season.

### Why use Golf Tournament History?

| Feature | Typical sports scrapers | Golf Tournament History |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Input | Site-specific slugs or IDs | Plain names, URLs or IDs |
| Same-name athletes | Often picks the wrong person | Filtered to golf only |
| Output shape | Raw page tables | One clean row per tournament, newest first |
| Several names per run | Usually one | Up to 50 |
| AI agent use | Not described | Short, predictable rows for MCP tools |

### How much will Golf Tournament History cost?

Golf Tournament History uses pay-per-event pricing. At current Free-tier rates, the default 4 GB run-start charge is about $0.004, plus $0.001 per returned tournament; 10 rows therefore cost about $0.014. Your plan tier and Apify's current rates may change the total. Check the Pricing tab and request only the rows you need.

### Run it through the Apify API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/trovevault~golf-tournament-history/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"players": ["Scottie Scheffler", "Rory McIlroy"], "maxItems": 10}'
```

### Limitations

- Coverage follows ESPN's golf data: PGA TOUR, LPGA, DP World Tour and LIV Golf events. Hole-by-hole data is not included.
- Data comes from ESPN's public sports data, so coverage and update timing follow that source and may lag the end of an event.
- Only completed tournaments are returned; scheduled ones are skipped.

### Troubleshooting

- **No rows returned:** check the spelling or use an ESPN URL or ID. Some names are not present in ESPN's database, and upcoming tournaments are not included.
- **Fewer rows than requested:** the source may have fewer completed results for that name, season or competition.
- **Some names failed:** successful names are still returned. Check the `RUN_SUMMARY` key-value record for the per-name errors and retry only those names.
- **Rows are missing from your existing dataset:** confirm the `datasetId` belongs to a dataset you can write to. The run's default dataset is still populated separately.

### FAQ

#### Can I use Golf Tournament History with AI agents?

Yes. You can call the Actor from an AI agent using Apify's API or an MCP client configured to access Apify Actors.

#### Can I use Golf Tournament History with the Apify API?

Yes. Use the `run-sync-get-dataset-items` endpoint shown above, or the Apify JavaScript and Python clients.

#### How many tournaments can I get per run?

Up to 200 tournaments per name and up to 50 names per run.

#### Can I get historical tournaments?

Yes. Set **Season** to read a past season, or raise **Maximum tournaments per name** and the Actor goes back across seasons.

#### Does it work with integrations?

Yes. Send results to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack or webhooks with Apify integrations, or append them to an existing dataset with **Dataset ID**.

#### Is it legal to collect this data?

Golf Tournament History collects factual sports results and statistics that are publicly available. You are responsible for how you use the data, including any terms of the sources and betting rules in your country.

### Your feedback

Found a missing tournament or a wrong name match? Open an issue on the Issues tab and include the name you entered.

# Actor input Schema

## `players` (type: `array`):

Golfers by name, ESPN player URL or ESPN id. PGA TOUR, LPGA, DP World Tour and LIV Golf events are combined. Format: one name per line. Examples: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Nelly Korda.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

How many of the most recent tournaments to return for each golfer, newest first. Example: 10 for recent form, 25 for a full season. Each tournament is one dataset row.

## `season` (type: `string`):

Season to read, as its year. Example: 2025. Leave empty to get the most recent tournaments, going back up to three seasons until maxItems is reached.

## `datasetId` (type: `string`):

Existing Apify dataset to append the same rows to, in addition to this run's default dataset. Useful when several runs feed one dataset.

## `runId` (type: `string`):

Your own workflow identifier, copied into every output row as runId. Example: weekly-report-2026-10-12.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "players": [
    "Scottie Scheffler"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "players": [
        "Scottie Scheffler"
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("trovevault/golf-tournament-history").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "players": ["Scottie Scheffler"],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("trovevault/golf-tournament-history").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "players": [
    "Scottie Scheffler"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call trovevault/golf-tournament-history --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,trovevault/golf-tournament-history"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/38klBBFg20E3nk3fL/builds/hLtXpqebzxCMRHkF1/openapi.json