Individual Tournaments

Create and manage individual golf tournaments with Stroke Play or Stableford scoring, optional side games (Skins and Closest-to-Pin), and multi-flight support for fair competition across skill levels.

Premium Feature: Creating Individual tournaments requires an active Premium subscription. All players must have registered accounts (no guest players).

Overview

The Individual Tournament system lets you organize competitive events for any group size. Each player competes individually (not on teams) across one or more rounds, with automatic leaderboard calculation and optional side games.

Key Features:

Two primary formats: Stroke Play (lowest score wins) and Stableford (most points wins)
NET or GROSS scoring with full USGA handicap calculations
Optional Skins side game — per-flight skins with configurable value and carryover
Optional Closest-to-Pin (CTP) — distance measurements on designated par 3 holes
Multi-flight support — auto-balanced by handicap for fair competition
Multi-round support (1-4 rounds)
Playing groups for on-course logistics (tee times or shotgun start)
Real-time live leaderboard during active rounds
Mobile-friendly score entry interface

Formats Explained

Stroke Play

The classic golf format — lowest total score wins. Leaderboard shows score relative to par (e.g., -2, E, +5).

Stableford

Points-based scoring — highest total points wins. Points are awarded per hole based on score relative to par. The organizer picks the points table:

Score	Standard	Modified
Albatross or better	5	8
Eagle	4	5
Birdie	3	2
Par	2	0
Bogey	1	-1
Double Bogey	0	-3
Triple Bogey or worse	0	-3

Standard is the default and the usual Stableford table.
Modified is the PGA Tour style: bogeys and worse cost points, so a total can go below zero.
Custom lets the organizer set each value, from -10 to 20. A better score can't be worth less than a worse one (a birdie can't score less than a par).

The table is set when creating the tournament (Step 2) or on the Settings page, and locks once the tournament starts. Players see it on the tournament's Overview and on the event page's Format & Rules tab.

For NET Stableford, handicap strokes are applied before calculating points.

Handicap Allowance (NET only). By default every player receives their full course handicap (100%). Organizers can lower this on the Settings page before the tournament starts — the app offers 100%, 95%, 90% and 85%.

The USGA recommends 95% for individual stroke play in fields of 30–100 players, and notes 100% may be used for fields under 30. Most buddy tournaments are small, which is why the default stays at 100% and you opt in.

The allowance applies to the whole tournament, every flight included, so no two leaderboards can ever give the same player a different score. When one is in effect the Players tab shows what each player actually plays off — for example CH: 13 · Plays off: 12 (95%).

It locks once play begins, along with the scoring type.

How to Use

Creating a Tournament

Open the menu (hamburger icon, top-right on mobile) → Games → Tournaments
On the Tournament Hub, tap the Individual Tournament card
Click "Create Tournament" (Premium subscription required)
Follow the 5-step wizard:

Step 1: Tournament Info

Enter tournament name and optional description
Select the tournament date
Search for golf course using the course search. If the venue has more than one course, pick yours from Select Course before moving on
For a course made of two nines (for example "Links-Canyon"), choose which nine you start on under Choose Starting 9. Hole numbers, pars and stroke indexes follow the order you play
Course rating, slope, and hole data are filled in from the course's scorecard. A tournament needs that scorecard: if we don't have one for your course, the app says so and you can't continue with it. Choose another course, or contact us from Help & Support and we can add it
Select tees for the tournament. Everyone starts on the men's tee; after creating, tap a player's tee on the tournament's Players tab to move them to the women's tee

Step 2: Format & Settings

Choose format: Stroke Play or Stableford
For Stableford, choose the points table: Standard, Modified, or Custom
Choose scoring: NET (handicap-adjusted) or GROSS (raw scores)
Set number of rounds (1-4)
Set playing group size (default 4)
Choose start type: Tee Times or Shotgun Start
Choose visibility: Private, Unlisted, or Public

Step 3: Side Games (Optional)

Skins: Toggle on to enable per-flight skins competition
- Settlement: choose how skins money works
  - Per-hole stakes (default) — each hole is worth a set skin value; winners are settled head-to-head. Best for small groups.
  - Buy-in pot — each player antes a buy-in; the pot (players × buy-in) is split by skins won. Best for big fields. With flights you can run one combined pot or a pot per flight (you can also choose this in Step 5, once flights are on).
- A skins pot needs at least two players. A flight with only one player in skins sits out: no skins, and that player doesn't pay into or win from any pot.
- Toggle carryover on ties (default ON)
- Participation: choose who's in the skins pot
  - All players (default) — everyone registered competes for skins. Nothing extra to manage.
  - Opt-in only — skins is a separate game; only selected players are in the pot. After creating the tournament, pick who's in from the Manage tab (see Managing the Skins Roster).
Closest-to-Pin (CTP): Toggle on to enable CTP measurements
- Par 3 holes are auto-detected from course data
- Select which holes to include

Step 4: Add Players

Your buddies are shown by default
Filter buddies by name using the search box
Click "Search All Users" to find any registered user
Click the + icon to add a player
All players must have registered accounts (no guests)
Players without a handicap show an amber warning badge
You start in the field. If you're organizing without playing, tap the X on your own row; Add me as a player puts you back. You still run the tournament either way

Step 5: Flights & Review

Flights are off by default. Turn on Enable Flights to split the field by skill level
Set the number of flights. Every flight needs at least 2 players, so the count is capped at half your players
Preview shows automatic player distribution by handicap; flights differ in size by at most one player
Optionally assign different tee boxes per flight (e.g., Championship flight plays from the back tees, B Flight plays from the whites). Select a tee from the dropdown under each flight preview card
Review all tournament details
Click "Create Tournament"

Viewing flighted results: When a tournament has more than one flight, the Leaderboard tab shows filter buttons above the standings: All Players plus one per flight. All Players is the default and ranks the entire field together; picking a flight ranks just that flight from 1st. Both views come from the same scores and the same handicap allowance, so they can never disagree about how a player scored — only about who they are being compared against.

Anyone not yet assigned to a flight still appears under All Players, so a player added after the flights were built is never missing from the standings.

Managing Players

Sorting the Player List:

Use Sort at the top of the Players tab: Handicap or Last name
Tap the selected option again to reverse it (handicap low→high or high→low; last name A→Z or Z→A). The arrow icon shows which way it runs
Players with no handicap stay at the bottom of a handicap sort, either way
Your choice is remembered on this device for every tournament

Setting Handicaps:

Go to the Players tab on the tournament page
Players without a handicap show an amber warning badge
As organizer, tap the HI chip next to any player (the one with the pencil)
Enter their handicap index and press Enter or tap the checkmark
Course handicap recalculates automatically

Each row shows HI (the handicap index you type in) and CH (the course handicap the app works out from it). Only HI is editable — CH follows from the index and the tee that player is on, so it also changes if you switch their tee.

Important for NET Scoring:

All players must have a handicap set before a round can be started
The Start button is disabled and a warning banner is shown if any player is missing a handicap

Setting a Player's Tees:

Everyone starts on the tournament's default (men's) tee
Tap a player's tee button to switch between the default men's and women's tees
For any other tee (a senior playing forward, for example), open the ⋮ menu on their row and choose "Choose a different tee…", then pick from every tee the course offers
A player's own tee overrides their flight's tee, so two players in the same flight can play different tees
Changing a tee recalculates that player's course handicap immediately — and the strokes they receive land on that tee's stroke indexes, which matters in Stableford and Skins
Each player is also scored against their own tee's par, so a hole that is a par 5 from the women's tee counts as a par 5 for anyone playing it. When a player's par or stroke index differs from the one at the top of the score screen, it's shown next to their tee
Tees lock once the tournament starts, for the same reason handicaps do: scores already posted were calculated with them
The tournament's men's and women's tees are set on Settings → Course, and can be changed there any time before the tournament starts

Moving Players Between Flights:

Flights are auto-balanced by handicap during creation
Players can be moved between flights from the ⋮ menu on their row → "Move to flight…". A move that would leave a flight with only one player is refused; use Rebalance Flights by Handicap instead
Rebalance needs at least 2 players per flight. With too few players it tells you how many flights you can use; change the number in Settings (Settings warns too, but lets you plan flights before players register)
Flights lock once the tournament starts: Rebalance, Move to flight and the flight tee boxes are all unavailable after that. Moving a player mid-round would regroup standings and re-roll skins for holes already played
Moving a player into a flight with its own tee recalculates their course handicap — unless you have given that player a tee of their own, which always wins

Removing a Player:

Open the ⋮ menu on their row → "Remove from tournament"
Only available before the tournament starts

Changing Flight Tee Boxes:

Go to the Manage tab → Flight Management section
Each flight shows a tee box dropdown (when course tees are available)
Changing a flight's tee automatically recalculates course handicaps for all players in that flight
Rebalancing flights preserves existing tee assignments

Managing the Skins Roster

This only applies when Skins is set to Opt-in only (see Step 3 above). With All players, everyone is automatically in the pot and there's nothing to manage.

Go to the Manage tab → Side Game Settings.
Use the Participation toggle to switch between All players and Opt-in at any time (you can change it after creating the tournament).
In Opt-in mode, a Skins Roster appears with a switch next to each player:
- Flip a player on to put them in the pot; off to remove them.
- Add all / Clear all set everyone at once.
- A live summary shows how many players are in and the current pot (players in × skin value), e.g. "6 in · $30 pot".
Only players switched on compete for skins. Players who aren't in the pot can't win a skin and don't affect carryovers.
You need at least 2 players in for a skins game to make sense (a reminder is shown if fewer).

With flights: skins is played as a separate pot per flight, so the roster groups players by flight. Each flight shows its own count and pot (e.g. "A Flight — 3 in · $15"), its own Add all / Clear buttons, and its own "needs ≥2 players" reminder. Players not yet assigned to a flight appear under Unassigned — they can be toggled, but won't compete until you assign them to a flight. The same per-flight pots also show on the Side Games tab next to each flight's results.

Note: In opt-in mode, players also get a "Join the skins game" checkbox when they register, so they can put themselves in the pot. The organizer roster is the final say — you can add or remove anyone here regardless of what they picked at registration (handy for cash/in-person sign-ups).

Setting Up Playing Groups

Playing groups determine who plays together on the course. Groups are separate from flights.

Go to the Groups tab
Click "Auto-Assign Groups" to automatically create balanced groups
Choose grouping mode:
- Within Flights — players grouped with others from the same flight
- Mixed — players sorted by handicap across all flights
For multi-round tournaments, select the round number to manage groups per round

Manual Group Editing (Organizer, Setup Only):

Tap any player name in a group card to open the move/swap modal
Move: If the target group has room, click "Move here"
Swap: If the target group is full, click "Swap" next to another player
Remove: Click "Remove from group" to move a player to the unassigned pool

Group Flight Labels:

Groups with all players from the same flight show that flight name badge
Groups with players from multiple flights show a "Mixed" badge, with each player's flight shown next to their name

Scoring During Tournament

Once the organizer starts a round:

Click "Enter Scores" on the Overview tab, or go to the Groups tab and find your group
The score entry page shows:
- Progress bar (holes completed out of 18)
- Current hole with par and stroke index
- All players in your group with +/- score buttons
- Handicap strokes per player per hole (for NET scoring)
- Net score preview
- Scorecard stroke dots: Small dots on the gross score row of the scorecard show handicap stroke allocation per hole (NET scoring). Dots appear on all 18 holes -- including unscored holes -- so you can see your full allocation before playing. Up to 2 dots per hole for double-stroke holes.

Scoring Features:

Use +/- buttons or type the score directly
Tap "Save Hole" to record scores for all players on that hole. On a phone, Save Hole and Leaderboard stay pinned to the bottom of the screen, so you never have to scroll to find them
Moving to another hole or opening the Leaderboard does not save. Only Save Hole does
Auto-advances to the next unscored hole after saving
Draft scores are saved locally -- your work won't be lost if you close the app
Tap the hole number header to open a quick-jump grid
Supports shotgun starts (circular hole navigation)
CTP entry appears automatically on designated par 3 holes (when CTP side game is enabled)

CTP Distance Entry:

On a CTP hole, tap Enter CTP Measurement, pick the player and enter the distance
Enter distance in any format: 4'2", 15ft, 8in, 1.3m, or 4 2 (feet space inches). A plain number is feet, so 12 means 12 feet. The window shows how it reads ("Reads as 12' 0"") before you save
After you save, the hole shows your group's measurements under the button, with Closest so far on the leader. If another group is closer, their name and distance show too
The button changes to Update CTP Measurement. Saving the same player again replaces their distance
In Select Hole, a CTP hole your group has measured shows an orange dot with a check

Who Can Enter Scores:

Any player in a group can enter scores for that group
Tournament organizers can enter scores for any group

Viewing the Leaderboard

The leaderboard updates in real time as scores are entered:

Go to the Leaderboard tab
Results are shown per flight with format-specific ranking:
- Stroke Play: Players ranked by score to par (lowest wins)
- Stableford: Players ranked by total points (highest wins)
Column layout depends on scoring type:
- NET tournaments: Shows Position, Player, Gross (score-to-par), Net (score-to-par), and Thru (holes completed). Ordered by Net score so you can see both your raw and handicap-adjusted performance.
- GROSS tournaments: Shows Position, Player, Score (score-to-par), and Thru (holes completed). Ordered by Gross score.
Tied players share the same position number
A live indicator shows when results are computed in real time
For completed rounds, saved results are displayed

Side Game Results

If side games are enabled, view results on the Side Games tab:

Skins Results (per flight):

Holes are hidden until at least one group has entered scores for that hole -- the full 18-hole grid is not shown upfront
Provisional results (muted/gray text): When some but not all groups have scored a hole, the current leader is shown as provisional and may change
Confirmed results: When all groups in the flight have scored a hole, the result is finalized -- either a winner name or "Skin carries over" for ties
A green dot next to the hole number indicates all groups have completed that hole. A legend next to the flight name explains the indicator.
Skins leaderboard shows players ranked by skins won
Dollar amounts and settlement are only shown after the round is completed -- not during active play

CTP Results:

Closest player for each designated par 3 hole
Distance measurements for all participants, all shown in feet and inches (6' 3") whatever format was typed

Tournament Lifecycle

Stage	What Happens
Setup	Tournament created, players added, flights and groups configured
Live	Organizer starts a round -- scoring is enabled, live leaderboard active
Round Complete	Organizer completes a round -- leaderboard and side game results are saved
Tournament Complete	All rounds finished -- final results available

Setup Checklist (Organizer): When the tournament is in setup, an expandable checklist appears at the top of the tournament page guiding you through: Add Players (≥2), Set Handicaps (NET only), Create Playing Groups, Configure Contest Holes (if CTP is enabled), and Start Tournament. Each step has a button that takes you to the right place; the checklist auto-collapses so you can see what you need to do.

Starting a Tournament (Organizer):

From the colored tournament header, click "Start Tournament" (single-round) or open the Manage tab and click "Start" next to the round you want to begin (multi-round)
The button is locked until: at least one player is added, all players have a handicap (NET scoring only), and a pending round exists
Round status changes to Active and score entry links appear

Completing a Round (Organizer):

Single-round tournament: From the Manage tab, click "Complete Tournament" in the Tournament Actions card
Multi-round tournament: From the Manage tab → Round Controls, click "Complete" next to the active round
Leaderboard is calculated per flight, skins and CTP results are computed (if enabled), and results are saved permanently
You're always asked to confirm first. If anyone still has holes to score, the confirmation lists them and the holes they're missing, so you can Keep scoring or Complete anyway
Completing the last round completes the tournament and adds it to every player's history

Adding Players After Creation (Organizer):

Open the Players tab and click "Add Players" (visible while in setup status)
Pick from My Buddies, or switch to All Users and type at least 2 letters of a name to find anyone
Tap a player to add them immediately; the window stays open so you can add several

Editing Tournament Settings (Organizer):

Click "Settings" in the colored tournament header or "Tournament Settings" in the Manage tab
Edit name, description, date, visibility, max players, branding (logo + banner), course rating/slope, format/scoring/rounds/group size, side games (Skins, CTP par-3 holes), and link out to the Rules editor
Format/scoring/rounds/group size and date/course-rating/slope lock once the tournament starts; other fields stay editable
If the tournament was created from an event, its date is set on the event. Settings shows the date read-only with a link to change it there, and the tournament updates automatically

Deleting a Tournament (Organizer):

Available from the Settings page (Save / Delete buttons at the bottom)
Setup tournaments are fully deleted
Active/completed tournaments are cancelled (data preserved)

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What's the difference between Stroke Play and Stableford? A: Stroke Play ranks by total strokes (lowest wins). Stableford awards points per hole based on score relative to par (highest points wins). Stableford is more forgiving of bad holes: on the standard table a double bogey or worse scores 0 points rather than costing you.

Q: Can I change how many points a birdie or a bogey is worth? A: Yes. When you pick Stableford, choose Modified (PGA Tour style) or Custom and set each value yourself — for example double bogey or worse 0, bogey 1, par 2, birdie 4. You can change it on the Settings page until the tournament starts; after that it is locked so every hole is scored the same way.

Q: How many players can an individual tournament have? A: New tournaments start with a 120-player limit, but you can raise Max Players to as many as 500 on the Settings page. Use flights to organize large groups fairly.

Q: Can I run a tournament without flights? A: Flights are enabled by default but all players will compete in a single pool if only one flight is configured.

Q: What side games are available? A: Skins (per-flight with configurable value and carryover) and Closest-to-Pin (distance measurements on par 3 holes). Both are optional and configured during tournament creation.

Q: Does everyone have to be in the skins game? A: Your choice. When you enable Skins, you pick a Participation mode: All players (everyone is automatically in the pot — the default) or Opt-in only (only the players you select are in). In opt-in mode you manage who's in from the Manage tab → Side Game Settings → Skins Roster, and only those players compete for skins. CTP is always open to everyone playing the hole.

Q: How do I add or remove someone from the skins pot? A: Set Skins to Opt-in only, then on the Manage tab use the Skins Roster to switch players in or out (or use Add all / Clear all). The pot total updates live as players are added (players in × skin value). Players can also opt themselves in via a "Join the skins game" checkbox when they register — but the organizer roster always wins, so you can override anyone's choice.

Q: We're a big group and everyone's putting in $10 — how do I set that up? A: Set Skins Settlement to Buy-in pot and enter the buy-in per player ($10). The pot is players in × buy-in, and after play it's split by skins won: pot ÷ total skins won = value per skin, and each winner gets their skins × value per skin. Example: 24 players × $10 = $240 pot; if 6 skins are won that's $40 per skin, so a 2-skin winner takes $80. If nobody wins a skin (everything ties), buy-ins are returned. The Side Games tab shows the pot, value-per-skin, and each winner's payout. With flights you can keep one combined pot or give each flight its own (Settlement → Pot scope). The other model, Per-hole stakes, instead makes each hole worth a fixed dollar value and settles head-to-head — better for small groups.

Q: What happens if a player doesn't have a handicap? A: The player can be added, but for NET scoring tournaments, all players must have a handicap before the round can be started. Organizers can set handicaps from the Players tab.

Q: Can guest players participate? A: No. All players must have registered Buddies on the Green accounts.

Q: Who can enter scores? A: Any player within a group can enter scores for their group. Organizers can enter scores for any group.

Q: Are scores saved if I close the app mid-hole? A: Yes. Draft scores are saved locally and restored when you return to the scoring page.

Q: How do multi-round tournaments work? A: Each round has independent leaderboard and side game results. The organizer starts and completes rounds in sequence. Groups can be reassigned between rounds.

Q: How do I find public tournaments to join? A: On the Individual Tournaments hub page, click the "Open" tab to browse all public tournaments. You can view details and join from the tournament detail page.

Q: What's the difference between playing groups and flights? A: Flights determine who you compete against on the leaderboard and for skins (calculated per flight). Playing groups determine who you walk/ride with on the course. A group can have players from different flights.

Q: How does CTP (Closest-to-Pin) work? A: During scoring on designated par 3 holes, any player can enter a distance measurement. The system accepts multiple formats (feet/inches, meters, etc.) and determines the closest player for each hole.

Individual Tournaments

Premium Feature: Creating Individual tournaments requires an active Premium subscription. All players must have registered accounts (no guest players).

Overview

Key Features:

Two primary formats: Stroke Play (lowest score wins) and Stableford (most points wins)
NET or GROSS scoring with full USGA handicap calculations
Optional Skins side game — per-flight skins with configurable value and carryover
Optional Closest-to-Pin (CTP) — distance measurements on designated par 3 holes
Multi-flight support — auto-balanced by handicap for fair competition
Multi-round support (1-4 rounds)
Playing groups for on-course logistics (tee times or shotgun start)
Real-time live leaderboard during active rounds
Mobile-friendly score entry interface

Formats Explained

Stroke Play

The classic golf format — lowest total score wins. Leaderboard shows score relative to par (e.g., -2, E, +5).

Stableford

Points-based scoring — highest total points wins. Points are awarded per hole based on score relative to par. The organizer picks the points table:

Score	Standard	Modified
Albatross or better	5	8
Eagle	4	5
Birdie	3	2
Par	2	0
Bogey	1	-1
Double Bogey	0	-3
Triple Bogey or worse	0	-3

Standard is the default and the usual Stableford table.
Modified is the PGA Tour style: bogeys and worse cost points, so a total can go below zero.
Custom lets the organizer set each value, from -10 to 20. A better score can't be worth less than a worse one (a birdie can't score less than a par).

For NET Stableford, handicap strokes are applied before calculating points.

It locks once play begins, along with the scoring type.

How to Use

Creating a Tournament

Open the menu (hamburger icon, top-right on mobile) → Games → Tournaments
On the Tournament Hub, tap the Individual Tournament card
Click "Create Tournament" (Premium subscription required)
Follow the 5-step wizard:

Step 1: Tournament Info

Enter tournament name and optional description
Select the tournament date
Search for golf course using the course search. If the venue has more than one course, pick yours from Select Course before moving on
For a course made of two nines (for example "Links-Canyon"), choose which nine you start on under Choose Starting 9. Hole numbers, pars and stroke indexes follow the order you play
Course rating, slope, and hole data are filled in from the course's scorecard. A tournament needs that scorecard: if we don't have one for your course, the app says so and you can't continue with it. Choose another course, or contact us from Help & Support and we can add it
Select tees for the tournament. Everyone starts on the men's tee; after creating, tap a player's tee on the tournament's Players tab to move them to the women's tee

Step 2: Format & Settings

Choose format: Stroke Play or Stableford
For Stableford, choose the points table: Standard, Modified, or Custom
Choose scoring: NET (handicap-adjusted) or GROSS (raw scores)
Set number of rounds (1-4)
Set playing group size (default 4)
Choose start type: Tee Times or Shotgun Start
Choose visibility: Private, Unlisted, or Public

Step 3: Side Games (Optional)

Skins: Toggle on to enable per-flight skins competition
- Settlement: choose how skins money works
  - Per-hole stakes (default) — each hole is worth a set skin value; winners are settled head-to-head. Best for small groups.
  - Buy-in pot — each player antes a buy-in; the pot (players × buy-in) is split by skins won. Best for big fields. With flights you can run one combined pot or a pot per flight (you can also choose this in Step 5, once flights are on).
- A skins pot needs at least two players. A flight with only one player in skins sits out: no skins, and that player doesn't pay into or win from any pot.
- Toggle carryover on ties (default ON)
- Participation: choose who's in the skins pot
  - All players (default) — everyone registered competes for skins. Nothing extra to manage.
  - Opt-in only — skins is a separate game; only selected players are in the pot. After creating the tournament, pick who's in from the Manage tab (see Managing the Skins Roster).
Closest-to-Pin (CTP): Toggle on to enable CTP measurements
- Par 3 holes are auto-detected from course data
- Select which holes to include

Step 4: Add Players

Your buddies are shown by default
Filter buddies by name using the search box
Click "Search All Users" to find any registered user
Click the + icon to add a player
All players must have registered accounts (no guests)
Players without a handicap show an amber warning badge
You start in the field. If you're organizing without playing, tap the X on your own row; Add me as a player puts you back. You still run the tournament either way

Step 5: Flights & Review

Flights are off by default. Turn on Enable Flights to split the field by skill level
Set the number of flights. Every flight needs at least 2 players, so the count is capped at half your players
Preview shows automatic player distribution by handicap; flights differ in size by at most one player
Optionally assign different tee boxes per flight (e.g., Championship flight plays from the back tees, B Flight plays from the whites). Select a tee from the dropdown under each flight preview card
Review all tournament details
Click "Create Tournament"

Anyone not yet assigned to a flight still appears under All Players, so a player added after the flights were built is never missing from the standings.

Managing Players

Sorting the Player List:

Use Sort at the top of the Players tab: Handicap or Last name
Tap the selected option again to reverse it (handicap low→high or high→low; last name A→Z or Z→A). The arrow icon shows which way it runs
Players with no handicap stay at the bottom of a handicap sort, either way
Your choice is remembered on this device for every tournament

Setting Handicaps:

Go to the Players tab on the tournament page
Players without a handicap show an amber warning badge
As organizer, tap the HI chip next to any player (the one with the pencil)
Enter their handicap index and press Enter or tap the checkmark
Course handicap recalculates automatically

Important for NET Scoring:

All players must have a handicap set before a round can be started
The Start button is disabled and a warning banner is shown if any player is missing a handicap

Setting a Player's Tees:

Everyone starts on the tournament's default (men's) tee
Tap a player's tee button to switch between the default men's and women's tees
For any other tee (a senior playing forward, for example), open the ⋮ menu on their row and choose "Choose a different tee…", then pick from every tee the course offers
A player's own tee overrides their flight's tee, so two players in the same flight can play different tees
Changing a tee recalculates that player's course handicap immediately — and the strokes they receive land on that tee's stroke indexes, which matters in Stableford and Skins
Each player is also scored against their own tee's par, so a hole that is a par 5 from the women's tee counts as a par 5 for anyone playing it. When a player's par or stroke index differs from the one at the top of the score screen, it's shown next to their tee
Tees lock once the tournament starts, for the same reason handicaps do: scores already posted were calculated with them
The tournament's men's and women's tees are set on Settings → Course, and can be changed there any time before the tournament starts

Moving Players Between Flights:

Flights are auto-balanced by handicap during creation
Players can be moved between flights from the ⋮ menu on their row → "Move to flight…". A move that would leave a flight with only one player is refused; use Rebalance Flights by Handicap instead
Rebalance needs at least 2 players per flight. With too few players it tells you how many flights you can use; change the number in Settings (Settings warns too, but lets you plan flights before players register)
Flights lock once the tournament starts: Rebalance, Move to flight and the flight tee boxes are all unavailable after that. Moving a player mid-round would regroup standings and re-roll skins for holes already played
Moving a player into a flight with its own tee recalculates their course handicap — unless you have given that player a tee of their own, which always wins

Removing a Player:

Open the ⋮ menu on their row → "Remove from tournament"
Only available before the tournament starts

Changing Flight Tee Boxes:

Go to the Manage tab → Flight Management section
Each flight shows a tee box dropdown (when course tees are available)
Changing a flight's tee automatically recalculates course handicaps for all players in that flight
Rebalancing flights preserves existing tee assignments

Managing the Skins Roster

This only applies when Skins is set to Opt-in only (see Step 3 above). With All players, everyone is automatically in the pot and there's nothing to manage.

Go to the Manage tab → Side Game Settings.
Use the Participation toggle to switch between All players and Opt-in at any time (you can change it after creating the tournament).
In Opt-in mode, a Skins Roster appears with a switch next to each player:
- Flip a player on to put them in the pot; off to remove them.
- Add all / Clear all set everyone at once.
- A live summary shows how many players are in and the current pot (players in × skin value), e.g. "6 in · $30 pot".
Only players switched on compete for skins. Players who aren't in the pot can't win a skin and don't affect carryovers.
You need at least 2 players in for a skins game to make sense (a reminder is shown if fewer).

Note: In opt-in mode, players also get a "Join the skins game" checkbox when they register, so they can put themselves in the pot. The organizer roster is the final say — you can add or remove anyone here regardless of what they picked at registration (handy for cash/in-person sign-ups).

Setting Up Playing Groups

Playing groups determine who plays together on the course. Groups are separate from flights.

Go to the Groups tab
Click "Auto-Assign Groups" to automatically create balanced groups
Choose grouping mode:
- Within Flights — players grouped with others from the same flight
- Mixed — players sorted by handicap across all flights
For multi-round tournaments, select the round number to manage groups per round

Manual Group Editing (Organizer, Setup Only):

Tap any player name in a group card to open the move/swap modal
Move: If the target group has room, click "Move here"
Swap: If the target group is full, click "Swap" next to another player
Remove: Click "Remove from group" to move a player to the unassigned pool

Group Flight Labels:

Groups with all players from the same flight show that flight name badge
Groups with players from multiple flights show a "Mixed" badge, with each player's flight shown next to their name

Scoring During Tournament

Once the organizer starts a round:

Click "Enter Scores" on the Overview tab, or go to the Groups tab and find your group
The score entry page shows:
- Progress bar (holes completed out of 18)
- Current hole with par and stroke index
- All players in your group with +/- score buttons
- Handicap strokes per player per hole (for NET scoring)
- Net score preview
- Scorecard stroke dots: Small dots on the gross score row of the scorecard show handicap stroke allocation per hole (NET scoring). Dots appear on all 18 holes -- including unscored holes -- so you can see your full allocation before playing. Up to 2 dots per hole for double-stroke holes.

Scoring Features:

Use +/- buttons or type the score directly
Tap "Save Hole" to record scores for all players on that hole. On a phone, Save Hole and Leaderboard stay pinned to the bottom of the screen, so you never have to scroll to find them
Moving to another hole or opening the Leaderboard does not save. Only Save Hole does
Auto-advances to the next unscored hole after saving
Draft scores are saved locally -- your work won't be lost if you close the app
Tap the hole number header to open a quick-jump grid
Supports shotgun starts (circular hole navigation)
CTP entry appears automatically on designated par 3 holes (when CTP side game is enabled)

CTP Distance Entry:

On a CTP hole, tap Enter CTP Measurement, pick the player and enter the distance
Enter distance in any format: 4'2", 15ft, 8in, 1.3m, or 4 2 (feet space inches). A plain number is feet, so 12 means 12 feet. The window shows how it reads ("Reads as 12' 0"") before you save
After you save, the hole shows your group's measurements under the button, with Closest so far on the leader. If another group is closer, their name and distance show too
The button changes to Update CTP Measurement. Saving the same player again replaces their distance
In Select Hole, a CTP hole your group has measured shows an orange dot with a check

Who Can Enter Scores:

Any player in a group can enter scores for that group
Tournament organizers can enter scores for any group

Viewing the Leaderboard

The leaderboard updates in real time as scores are entered:

Go to the Leaderboard tab
Results are shown per flight with format-specific ranking:
- Stroke Play: Players ranked by score to par (lowest wins)
- Stableford: Players ranked by total points (highest wins)
Column layout depends on scoring type:
- NET tournaments: Shows Position, Player, Gross (score-to-par), Net (score-to-par), and Thru (holes completed). Ordered by Net score so you can see both your raw and handicap-adjusted performance.
- GROSS tournaments: Shows Position, Player, Score (score-to-par), and Thru (holes completed). Ordered by Gross score.
Tied players share the same position number
A live indicator shows when results are computed in real time
For completed rounds, saved results are displayed

Side Game Results

If side games are enabled, view results on the Side Games tab:

Skins Results (per flight):

Holes are hidden until at least one group has entered scores for that hole -- the full 18-hole grid is not shown upfront
Provisional results (muted/gray text): When some but not all groups have scored a hole, the current leader is shown as provisional and may change
Confirmed results: When all groups in the flight have scored a hole, the result is finalized -- either a winner name or "Skin carries over" for ties
A green dot next to the hole number indicates all groups have completed that hole. A legend next to the flight name explains the indicator.
Skins leaderboard shows players ranked by skins won
Dollar amounts and settlement are only shown after the round is completed -- not during active play

CTP Results:

Closest player for each designated par 3 hole
Distance measurements for all participants, all shown in feet and inches (6' 3") whatever format was typed

Tournament Lifecycle

Stage	What Happens
Setup	Tournament created, players added, flights and groups configured
Live	Organizer starts a round -- scoring is enabled, live leaderboard active
Round Complete	Organizer completes a round -- leaderboard and side game results are saved
Tournament Complete	All rounds finished -- final results available

Starting a Tournament (Organizer):

From the colored tournament header, click "Start Tournament" (single-round) or open the Manage tab and click "Start" next to the round you want to begin (multi-round)
The button is locked until: at least one player is added, all players have a handicap (NET scoring only), and a pending round exists
Round status changes to Active and score entry links appear

Completing a Round (Organizer):

Single-round tournament: From the Manage tab, click "Complete Tournament" in the Tournament Actions card
Multi-round tournament: From the Manage tab → Round Controls, click "Complete" next to the active round
Leaderboard is calculated per flight, skins and CTP results are computed (if enabled), and results are saved permanently
You're always asked to confirm first. If anyone still has holes to score, the confirmation lists them and the holes they're missing, so you can Keep scoring or Complete anyway
Completing the last round completes the tournament and adds it to every player's history

Adding Players After Creation (Organizer):

Open the Players tab and click "Add Players" (visible while in setup status)
Pick from My Buddies, or switch to All Users and type at least 2 letters of a name to find anyone
Tap a player to add them immediately; the window stays open so you can add several

Editing Tournament Settings (Organizer):

Click "Settings" in the colored tournament header or "Tournament Settings" in the Manage tab
Edit name, description, date, visibility, max players, branding (logo + banner), course rating/slope, format/scoring/rounds/group size, side games (Skins, CTP par-3 holes), and link out to the Rules editor
Format/scoring/rounds/group size and date/course-rating/slope lock once the tournament starts; other fields stay editable
If the tournament was created from an event, its date is set on the event. Settings shows the date read-only with a link to change it there, and the tournament updates automatically

Deleting a Tournament (Organizer):

Available from the Settings page (Save / Delete buttons at the bottom)
Setup tournaments are fully deleted
Active/completed tournaments are cancelled (data preserved)

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I run a tournament without flights? A: Flights are enabled by default but all players will compete in a single pool if only one flight is configured.

Q: Can guest players participate? A: No. All players must have registered Buddies on the Green accounts.

Q: Who can enter scores? A: Any player within a group can enter scores for their group. Organizers can enter scores for any group.

Q: Are scores saved if I close the app mid-hole? A: Yes. Draft scores are saved locally and restored when you return to the scoring page.

Individual Tournaments

Overview

Formats Explained

Stroke Play

Stableford

How to Use

Creating a Tournament

Managing Players

Managing the Skins Roster

Setting Up Playing Groups

Scoring During Tournament

Viewing the Leaderboard

Side Game Results

Tournament Lifecycle

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Documentation

Individual Tournaments

Overview

Formats Explained

Stroke Play

Stableford

How to Use

Creating a Tournament

Managing Players

Managing the Skins Roster

Setting Up Playing Groups

Scoring During Tournament

Viewing the Leaderboard

Side Game Results

Tournament Lifecycle

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Documentation