ESPN PGA Golf Scraper

ESPN PGA Golf Scraper

Scrape ESPN PGA Golf data from scoreboards, teams, and news, up to a million results per run. Get tournament scores, player stats, and news articles in a clean, flat format. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

ESPN's official API requires registration, authentication, and rate limits. This Actor reads the public PGA Golf pages directly, filtered by date and endpoint, and returns each match in one fixed schema. It covers scoreboards, teams, and news, so you can track tournaments, players, and stories without any setup.

Who uses it	What they scrape ESPN PGA Golf for
Sports analysts	Tracking tournament scores and player performance over time
Golf fans	Following their favorite players and teams
Journalists	Gathering news and updates for articles
Data scientists	Building datasets for predictive models

What it does

This Actor collects ESPN PGA Golf data from scoreboards, teams, and news endpoints, and returns each item as a flat row.

• 🏌️ Scoreboard: Fetch live or historical tournament scores for a specific date.
• 👥 Teams: Get team rosters and information for PGA Golf.
• 📰 News: Retrieve the latest golf news articles from ESPN.
• 📅 Date filter: Specify a YYYYMMDD date for scoreboard data, or leave empty for today.
• 🔢 Max results: Control the number of results returned, up to 1,000,000 for paid users.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with ESPN PGA Golf data

📊 Track tournament scores.

A sports analyst runs the Actor daily with the scoreboard endpoint to monitor PGA tournament results and update their dashboards.

📰 Monitor golf news.

A journalist uses the news endpoint to collect the latest golf stories for a weekly newsletter.

👥 Analyze team rosters.

A data scientist scrapes team data to build a database of player affiliations and performance metrics.

📅 Historical research.

A golf historian sets a past date to retrieve scoreboard data for a specific tournament and compare with current results.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Access public ESPN data without registration or authentication
Flexible endpoints	Choose scoreboard, teams, or news to match your needs
Date filtering	Get historical or current data with a simple date parameter
Scalable	Fetch up to a million results for large-scale analysis

How it compares

This Actor focuses specifically on PGA Golf data from ESPN, while the competitors below offer broader sports coverage or different access methods.

Feature	ParseForge	ESPN MCP Server	ESPN Sports Scraper	ESPN Scraper - Scores, Fixtures & Teams
PGA Golf specific data	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Not listed
Scoreboard endpoint	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Teams endpoint	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
News endpoint	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not listed
Date filter	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
No API key required	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Not listed

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from the endpoint selector and optional date filter, and set a maximum number of results to control your dataset size. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "endpoint": "scoreboard",
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "endpoint": "scoreboard",
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0085 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.85
1,000 results	$8.50
10,000 results	$85.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the ESPN PGA Golf Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to ESPN PGA Golf through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/espn-golf-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your date filter. If you set a future date or a date with no tournament, the scoreboard may be empty. Also ensure maxItems is set to a positive number.

I got an error about maxItems.

Free users are limited to 10 results. If you need more, upgrade to a paid plan or set maxItems to 10 or less.

The data seems outdated.

The Actor scrapes live data at run time. If you need the latest, run it again. For scheduled updates, set up a recurring task.

Can I get data for a specific player?

The Actor does not have a player filter. You can scrape all data and filter the results in your own processing.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Do I need an ESPN API key?	No, this Actor scrapes the public ESPN website directly, so no API key or registration is required.
What endpoints are supported?	You can choose from scoreboard, teams, and news. Each returns a different type of data.
Can I get historical data?	Yes, use the date filter with a YYYYMMDD format to get scoreboard data for a specific past date.
Is there a limit on results?	Free users are limited to 10 results per run. Paid users can set maxItems up to 1,000,000.
What format is the output?	The Actor returns data as a flat JSON array, which you can export to CSV, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform.
How often is the data updated?	The Actor fetches live data from ESPN at the time of the run, so it reflects the current state of the website.
Can I scrape multiple dates in one run?	No, the date filter accepts a single date per run. For multiple dates, run the Actor multiple times or use a scheduler.
Does this work for other sports?	This Actor is specifically for PGA Golf. For other sports, consider using a general ESPN scraper.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ESPN, Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.