Switching from Eventbrite
Bring the list you already have.Run golf day on it.
Sell tickets where you like. When it is time to pair foursomes, check people in and keep score, upload your attendee list to Redswing and run the day from it. Your golfers download nothing.
Free to run your tournament.
Sign-ups, pairings, scoring, leaderboard and check-in are free. When card payments open, golfers who pay online add a $5 booking fee at checkout (or you can cover it). 0% on sponsorships, auction, add-ons and donations.
What your golfers pay on Eventbrite
Eventbrite lists a service fee of 3.7% + $1.79 per paid ticket, plus 2.9% payment processing per order. Buyers pay the fees by default. Organizers can choose to absorb them.
| Ticket price | Fees added per ticket | Golfer pays |
|---|---|---|
| $150 | about $11.69 | about $161.69 |
| $175 | about $13.34 | about $188.34 |
| $200 | about $14.99 | about $214.99 |
Estimate from Eventbrite's published rates; processing applied to the ticket price. Fees added = 3.7% of the price + $1.79 + 2.9% of the price. Eventbrite's page does not say whether the 2.9% applies to the ticket price or the whole order, so the real figure may be a little higher. Source: eventbrite.com/organizer/pricing, checked 2026-11-04. Eventbrite can change its rates, so check their page too.
How Redswing handles it
Until card payments open, golfers pay you directly (cash, check or your own link) or you add them by hand. That is free. Redswing never sends you a bill.
When card payments open, golfers who pay online add a $5 booking fee inside the price they see (or you can cover it). Golfers who pay you directly or that you add by hand stay free. Redswing takes 0% of sponsorships, auction, add-ons and donations. Card processing is charged by your payment processor.
What golf day needs after the sign-up
Golf day starts where the sign-up ends: who plays with whom, where they start, how they score, who is winning.
| Golf-day tool | Redswing | Eventbrite |
|---|---|---|
| Pairings and foursomes | Build them from your list, then move players by hand | Not found on their public pages (checked 2026-11-04) |
| Scoring from a link or QR code | Golfers score on their phone. No app, no login | Not found on their public pages (checked 2026-11-04) |
| Live leaderboard and clubhouse TV board | Updates as groups save scores | Not found on their public pages (checked 2026-11-04) |
| Printed tee sheet and cart signs | Print them from the same list | Not found on their public pages (checked 2026-11-04) |
Eventbrite column: what we found on their public pages, checked 2026-11-04. Also on the same list: a check-in list for the morning, and sponsor packages with printable signs. See the full side-by-side.
Sample event. Not real data.
Bring your list in three steps
Import is self-serve. You do it yourself, and nothing is saved until you confirm.
- Export your list from EventbriteIn Eventbrite, open Reporting, then Event reports, and choose the Attendee Summary. Export it as CSV or Excel. Use “Edit columns” to add the answers to your custom questions, such as team name or shirt size. Menu names can change, so see the step-by-step help article.
- Upload it to your Redswing eventCreate your event on Redswing first. Then go to Dashboard, your event, Golfers, Import. Choose the CSV or Excel (.xlsx) file.
- Check the preview and match the columnsYou see counts before anything is saved. Eventbrite files are read with the generic column matcher, with no special recognition, so check each column and fix any guess. If your file has a column with each golfer’s payment status (paid, comp, unpaid), match it to “Payment status” and paid golfers stay paid. Then confirm.
What the import does
- Golfers and sponsors: the import page has a tab for each.
- Duplicates are skipped. Two rows with the same email count once.
- A team or foursome column builds the teams, up to 4 golfers each.
- Golfers marked paid are recorded as paid, and comps as comp. Refunded, revoked and cancelled rows are left out, with a note.
- Imported golfers are never signed up for texts. They opt in themselves.
- Up to 2,000 rows and 2 MB per file. The older .xls format is not supported: save as .xlsx or CSV.
Read the full import guide, with export steps for Eventbrite, Givebutter, Zeffy and Google Sheets
Keep Eventbrite if you like it
You do not have to leave. If your sign-ups work well on Eventbrite, keep them there. Keep selling tickets on Eventbrite, export the list when sign-ups close, and run golf day on Redswing from that same list: pairings, tee sheet, check-in, scoring and the leaderboard.
If you would rather take sign-ups on Redswing, golfers can reserve a spot on your event page and pay you directly. Card payments are not open on Redswing yet, so use Mark paid when the money reaches you.
Questions people ask
Do I have to cancel Eventbrite?
Do golfers get texts?
What does it cost?
Will golfers who already paid on Eventbrite be charged again?
Does Redswing read Eventbrite files in a special way?
What file can I upload?
Can I bring in sponsors too?
Where these facts come from
- Eventbrite organizer pricingService fee 3.7% + $1.79 per paid ticket, plus 2.9% payment processing per order; buyers pay by default and organizers can absorb it. Checked 2026-11-04.
- Eventbrite Help Center, article 761718 (Attendee Summary report)Reporting > Event reports > Attendee Summary exports to CSV or Excel; "Edit columns" adds answers to custom questions. We read this as a search-result summary on 2026-11-04 and did not open the article, so treat the menu names as a guide; Eventbrite may change them.
- Redswing vs EventbriteOur side-by-side page, with its own sources.
Eventbrite is a trademark of its owner. Redswing is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Eventbrite. Details come from public pages, were checked on 2026-11-04, and may change.
Run golf day from the list you already have
Free to run your tournament.
Sign-ups, pairings, scoring, leaderboard and check-in are free. When card payments open, golfers who pay online add a $5 booking fee at checkout (or you can cover it). 0% on sponsorships, auction, add-ons and donations.