Question 1

Do I have to type in every club manually?

Accepted Answer

No. Forward your purchase confirmation email to your personal GolfAuth address and we automatically extract whatever the receipt contains - typically the brand, model, and price, and often the loft, shaft, grip, and other specs when they’re listed. Or upload a photo of a paper receipt and we OCR it. Or just say it out loud - voice quick search lets you describe a club ("driver, 10.5 degrees, stiff shaft") and we’ll find the right model for you to confirm in a tap. Anything the receipt or voice search doesn’t include, you can add later in seconds - but you’ll never start from a blank form.

Question 2

Is my serial number safe?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Serial numbers are protected by a GolfAuth Serial (GA Serial) - a tokenised reference that the platform uses for verification and cross-referencing. Your real serial is only visible to you, never displayed publicly, and never shared with retailers, brands, or third parties without your explicit consent. The GA Serial behaves like a payment-card tokenisation - it lets the system verify ownership records without exposing the underlying serial to anyone else.

Question 3

What if I bought my equipment second-hand?

Accepted Answer

You can still register clubs without a receipt. They start with a baseline trust score that can be increased through verified transfers from previous owners, professional fitter verification, or supporting documentation like a bill of sale. This matters because the secondary golf equipment market is where most counterfeit risk lives - and most golfers selling or buying second-hand have no way to verify what they’re actually getting. GolfAuth exists to give second-hand buyers a credible way to confirm what they own, and second-hand sellers a credible way to prove it.

Question 4

Does it work outside Australia?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We process receipts from major retailers across Australia, the US, the UK, and Europe - and the system supports a growing list of other markets. Currency is auto-detected from the receipt, so your bag valuations reflect the local market where you bought or where you’d resell.

Question 5

How do you protect against fake receipts?

Accepted Answer

Every receipt is processed through structural validation - we verify sender domains match the claimed retailer, check that order details are internally consistent (totals, line items, dates), and cross-reference serial numbers across the network to detect duplicates. As more receipts flow through GolfAuth, the system gets better at detecting fabricated receipts and we’re building direct partnerships with major retailers for real-time order verification.

Question 6

Why is GolfAuth being built as neutral infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

The trust layer for golf equipment has to be impartial to be credible. If GolfAuth were owned by one OEM or one retailer, no one else in the industry would adopt it. We work with golfers, fitting professionals, retailers, OEMs, and governing bodies - without exclusive partnerships that compromise that neutrality. Switzerland for golf equipment verification. That’s the only way the network effect that protects all of us actually works.

Question 7

What do the golfer plans cost?

Accepted Answer

Free is free forever — virtual bag, add up to 14 clubs, receipt upload + forwarding (so your clubs auto-promote to Receipt-Verified trust), full Lost & Found alerts, and a once-a-year teaser of the bag report, roast, and listing description so you can see what the Caddie can do. Premium is $1.99/month or $19.99/year and unlocks the AI Caddie (20 chats/month), bag valuations, sales listings, and the full reports library. Platinum is $4.99/month or $49.99/year and bumps the AI Caddie cap to 50 chats/month for golfers who use it daily. Premium comes with a 2-month free trial — no card needed up front. See the full feature matrix above.

Question 8

What happens if my equipment is stolen or sold?

Accepted Answer

When you transfer a club through GolfAuth - to a buyer, to a family member, or back to a retailer - the digital twin moves with it, including the full ownership history. If equipment is stolen, you can flag it as “Lost or Stolen” on your bag, and the network is alerted if anyone attempts to register or transfer that serial number. Insurance claims become straightforward because you have a documented record of what you owned, what it was worth, and the verification trail behind it.

Question 9

Why should I build a verified record of my bag?

Accepted Answer

Three reasons. First, you’ll always know what your gear is actually worth - for selling, insuring, or just feeling good about what you own. Second, an AI caddie that knows your specific clubs gives meaningfully better advice than generic apps. Third, you’re protected when you sell, transfer, or trade in - and so is the next owner. Intelligent golf equipment isn’t about verification for its own sake. It’s about turning the bag you’ve spent thousands building into something you can actually use as data.

Your golf bag, finally digital.

Your equipment is worth thousands. You probably have no idea what.

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Real market values

An AI caddie that knows your bag

Verified ownership and provenance

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The more golfers join, the harder it gets to fool the system.

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