iGolf is excited to partner with Wide Range Golf LLC (Tangent Golf)

Category: Golfers | Game Improvement

SAN DIEGO, CA – March 16, 2026 – iGolf is excited to partner with Wide Range Golf LLC, the company behind Tangent Golf, a golf performance platform that connects on-course shot tracking, intelligent course management, performance analytics, and personalized practice into one continuous improvement experience. Through the partnership, Tangent integrates iGolf’s industry-leading golf course mapping and GPS data into its platform, providing the accurate course intelligence needed to track shots, deliver live yardages, analyze performance, and help golfers make smarter strategic decisions throughout their rounds.

Tangent is built around the idea that improvement requires connecting what happens on the golf course with what happens during practice. The platform automatically detects and maps shots using sensors from a golfer’s phone or Apple Watch, recording information including club, distance, lie, and result while minimizing the need for manual interaction during play. Tangent combines that information with GPS yardages, scoring, round history, and handicap tracking to create a detailed record of how each golfer actually plays. The company reports more than 9 million shots tracked, 200,000 rounds played, and more than 125,000 golfers using the platform.

A central component of the experience is Tangent’s Smart Caddie, which goes beyond providing traditional GPS distances. The technology analyzes a golfer’s individual shot dispersion and evaluates potential clubs and targets based on expected outcomes, recommending the strategy designed to maximize expected strokes gained. Live yardages can account for wind and elevation, allowing golfers to evaluate not only how far they are from a target, but how their own tendencies influence the best way to play the shot.

By pairing these capabilities with iGolf’s database of more than 40,000 mapped golf courses across 177 countries, Tangent gains the detailed spatial foundation necessary to connect an individual golfer’s performance profile with the course being played. Accurate course layouts, greens, hazards, and geospatial information provide context for Tangent’s GPS shot maps and course-management tools, allowing the platform to evaluate where shots occur and how different strategic choices interact with the golf course. The result is a more personalized experience in which course intelligence and individual shot patterns work together to inform decision-making.

Tangent then carries that information beyond the course through its Smart Coach analytics and personalized practice platform. Strokes Gained analysis identifies where a player is losing shots relative to a selected handicap benchmark, while performance trends help isolate specific opportunities for improvement. Those weaknesses can then be translated into targeted practice plans and measurable drills, with results tracked over time. Pro users can also import launch monitor sessions, allowing practice data and actual on-course performance to become part of the same improvement ecosystem.

“Tangent has developed a compelling approach to game improvement because they connect every part of the golfer’s experience — how they play, the decisions they make, where they lose strokes, and ultimately how they practice. iGolf’s course intelligence provides the real-world context that helps make those insights meaningful. We’re excited to partner with the Tangent team and provide the mapping foundation that helps golfers turn their own performance data into smarter decisions and more purposeful improvement,” said Ryan Kimberling, Vice President of Sales & Strategy at iGolf.

About iGolf

iGolf is a global golf technology company specializing in golf course mapping, GPS content, geospatial intelligence, and virtual golf solutions. With more than 20 years of mapping expertise, iGolf licenses data for over 40,000 golf courses across 177 countries, powering products from more than 100 partners worldwide. Each year, more than 30 million rounds of golf are played using iGolf-powered GPS and course intelligence. The company’s technology portfolio also supports launch monitors, virtual golf, golf carts, laser rangefinders, mobile applications, and other connected golf experiences.

About Tangent Golf

Tangent Golf is a connected golf performance platform that brings together automatic shot tracking, GPS, intelligent course management, Strokes Gained analytics, and personalized practice. Tangent’s Smart Caddie uses individual shot patterns and expected-value analysis to recommend clubs and targets, while Smart Coach identifies performance opportunities and connects them with measurable practice plans. Available across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and a web-based analytics experience, Tangent is designed to connect what golfers do on the course with how they practice and improve away from it.