Copyright: Copyright (c) 1998 by Bruce Lane - All Rights Reserved


Contents

The following Help Topics are available:

Courses

Tournaments

Flights

Members

Golfers

Pairings and Teams

Tee Times

Scorecards

Reports

Tournament Formats

Support


Courses

The golf course information is entered into a database and may be used for multiple tournaments.  If a golf course has 27 holes, you could create 3 separate courses.  This represents 1 course for each combination of 18 holes.

Par

The par must be filled in for the program to work properly.  Par is used in the Stableford Scoring system where points are awarded based on the score relative to par.  Par may also be used to set a maximum score allowed on a hole.  The program will use either the mens or ladies par depending on the ‘Mens/Ladies’ setting in the Golfers screen.

Handicap Holes

The handicap holes must be filled in for the program to work properly.

This is a rating of the relative difficulty of the holes from hardest to easiest and determines to which holes, handicap strokes will be applied.  Normally holes 1 to 9 are assigned odd numbers and holes 10 to 18 are assigned even numbers.  This information is usually found on the scorecard. The program will use either the mens or ladies hole handicaps depending on the ‘Mens/Ladies’ setting in the Golfers screen.

Number of Tee Boxes

The maximum number of tee boxes allowed by the program is 4.  Use the arrows to increase or decrease the number of tee boxes on the course.  The option to enter multiple tee box information is available because the slope may vary from tee to tee.

Tee Color

When a new golf course is added, the tee boxes are given default colors.  These colors, along with the number of tees, can be changed.

Slope

The slope method adjusts your handicap to the difficulty of the course you play.  Under the slope method, each golfer has an index that is a mathematical calculation or their playing ability on an average course (i.e., a course with a 113 slope rating).  The golfers index is adjusted based on the difficulty of a course to arrive at his course handicap.

The slope must be entered if the golfers in your tournament will be using the index/slope handicap method.  Otherwise, this number entered for slope will not be used.  You can indicate whether or not your tournament is using the slope method in the Tournament Setup screen.


Tournaments

A tournament may be selected by opening the Tournament Setup screen and moving to an existing tournament or creating a new one.  The Tournament selected when the Tournament Setup screen is closed will be the current tournament.

Handicap

Use Slope Method

The slope method adjusts your handicap to the difficulty of the course you play.  Under the slope method, each golfer has an index that is a mathematical calculation or their playing ability on an average course (i.e., a course with a 113 slope rating).  The golfers index is adjusted based on the difficulty of a course to arrive at his course handicap.  If the slope method is not used, the golfers’ handicap will be the same at all courses.

Handicap %

You may apply a percentage to a handicap to reduce it.  If a handicap of 20 and a handicap% of 75 are entered, the resulting handicap will be 15.  The handicap % will be applied to the handicap/index showing in the scorecard screen and before the handicap limits are applied.

Course Handicap Limits

You can set a minimum and a maximum for the course handicap allowed to each golfer.

A golfer’s handicap may be calculated based on their index and the course slope. Handicaps may also be entered directly without using the slope method.  Team handicaps, when applicable, may be entered directly, or automatically calculated based on the average of the team members.  A percentage may be applied to all handicaps to reduce them.

In any case, the handicap limits will apply after all of the above calculations.

One Day Handicaps

One day handicaps are useful in tournaments where golfers may not have a predetermined handicap.  Use one of these methods to handicap the unhandicapped.

This program calculates one day handicaps and then applies the handicap strokes on a hole by hole basis as if the handicap was determined in advance.  This allows you to use team scoring methods such as Best Ball where individual hole scores for each hole are required.

Worst Holes Method

The Callaway system is an example of a one round "worst holes" system where a player's allowance is determined after each round by deducting from his gross score for 18 holes the scores of the worst individual holes.  The number of hole scores that can be deducted increases as the gross score increases.  This program allows you to secretly designate certain holes that are not eligible for deduction.  This is done to discourage golfers from intentionally scoring high on one or two holes that could result in a lower net score.  Since my name is not Callaway and I did not write anybody a check, the "worst holes" system in this program is not the Callaway system. ; )

Peoria

Under this system, a player learns his handicap after the round is completed.  By this method, the committee secretly selects a par-3 hole, a par-5 hole and four par-4 holes from an 18 hole course.  The par-4's should be representative in length and difficulty with two chosen from the front nine and two from the back nine.

A Peoria handicap is calculated by adding the player's strokes over par on the six selected holes, and multiplying by 2.8.  This will equal the player's allowance to be deducted from his gross score.  The maximum hole score for allowance purposes is three over par on par-3's and par-4's and four over par on par-5's.

Stableford

Under the Stableford scoring method points are allocated based on the score for each hole.

This program will calculate both gross and net stableford points.  The golfer with the most points wins.

The program always maintains the golfers’ scores based on strokes and based on the Stableford method.  As a result, you can switch between stroke play and the Stableford method at any time.

Tie Breaking

There are three methods available to break ties that can be selected on the Tournament Setup screen.

1 Hole Retrogression

NET:  If the net score is tied after 18 holes, the winner is determined on the basis of the best net score for the first 17 holes.  If there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best net score for the first 16 holes, then 15 holes, 14 holes, etc.  Finally, if the net scores are identical on every hole, the winner is determined based on the low total gross score.

GROSS: If the gross score is tied after 18 holes, the winner is determined on the basis of the best gross score for the first 17 holes. If there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best gross score for the first 16 holes, then 15 holes, 14 holes, etc.

3 Hole Retrogression

NET: If the net score is tied after 18 holes, the winner is determined on the basis of the best net score for the first 15 holes.  If there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best net score for the first 12 holes, then 9 holes, 6 holes, 3 holes.  Finally, if the tie is still not broken, the winner is determined based on the low total gross score.

GROSS: If the gross score is tied after 18 holes, the winner is determined on the basis of the best gross score for the first 15 holes.  If there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best gross score for the first 12 holes, then 9 holes, 6 holes, 3 holes.

USGA

NET: If the net score is tied after 18 holes, the winner is determined on the basis of the best net score for the last nine holes.  If there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best net score for the last six holes.  If there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best net score for the last three holes.  And finally, if there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best net score for the 18th hole.

One half, one third, one sixth, or one 18th of the course handicap is deducted.  Fractions of one half stroke or more count as a full stroke.

GROSS: If the gross score is tied after 18 holes, the winner is determined on the basis of the best gross score for the last nine holes.  If there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best gross score for the last six holes.  If there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best gross score for the last three holes.  And finally, if there is still a tie, the winner is determined on the basis of the best gross score for the 18th hole.

Course

A golf course must be selected from the database of courses for each tournament.  This provides information about the course par, hole handicaps, slope, tee boxes, etc.  The course is selected from the drop down list.  If the desired course has not already been added to the course database, you can click the Add New Course button, which will take you to the Course Setup screen.  When you finish adding the course, you will be returned to the Tournament Setup screen.

Note: It is not advisable to change the golf course after scores have been entered.  A new golf course will have different tee boxes, pars, hole handicaps and slope, which will affect the golfers net scores.  The net scores will not be automatically updated.  If you do have to change the golf course, you should do the following: Bring up each golfer in the Golfers screen and reselect the tee color for each golfer.  If the scores have already been entered, you should go to the Scorecard screen and display each scorecard in each round using the Next button.  A golfers net score is automatically recalculated when it is first displayed so by cycling through each scorecard, the net scores will be recalculated.  You should also recalculate the team scores after the individual scores have been updated by selecting Recalculate Team Scores from the Tools menu on the Main screen.

Maximum Golfers Per Team

A Team refers to the golfers whose scores will be combined to come up with a team score. There can be up to 6 golfers per team.  The program to allocate golfers to teams in the Team Setup screen uses this number.  It is not necessary for all teams to have the same number of players.  You may want the best score of 3 average players to compete against the score of 1 good player. The members of a team do not necessarily have to golf together.

Maximum Golfers Per Pairing

A pairing refers to the golfers that tee off and walk around the course together. The program to allocate golfers to pairings in the Pairing Setup screen uses this number.  The members of a pairing do not have to be on the same team.  There can be up to 6 golfers per pairing.

Team Scoring Method

The program keeps track of the best gross and the best net team score for each hole.

You can select from gross and net scores when viewing the leaderboard in the Reports screen.  The following team scoring formats are available.

Total-All Golfers

This adds the scores of all members together.

Best Ball

In this format, each golfer plays his own ball.  Only the lowest score recorded on each hole counts toward the team score.  The team with the lowest best ball score total wins.

This format can also be played where the best 2, 3 or 4 individual scores are counted towards the team total. The maximum number of golfers per team can be set as high as 6.

Foursome

Two players constitute a team and each team only uses one ball.  The partners alternate in playing the shots.  One partner drives from all the even numbered tees and the other partner drives from all the odd numbered tees.

Greensome

Two players constitute a team.  Both partners drive the ball and then they select one ball to play, finishing the hole with alternate shots.

Chapman Foursome

Two players constitute a team.  Both partners drive the ball and then play each other’s ball for one shot.  They then decide which ball to play, pick up the other and hit alternate shots until the ball is holed.

Pro Am

In this format, all golfers play their own ball.  The team score for each hole is calculated by adding the best gross score of all team members and the best net score, excluding the one player whose score is already being used for the gross score.  Teams can comprise 2 to 6 players.

Scramble

In this format, each player hits a tee shot, and then the best ball is selected for the next shot.  Each player then plays from this spot, and the process is repeated until the hole is played out.  Some variations enforce a minimum number of drives of each team member to be used.  Some variations prohibit a player whose shot is selected from hitting the next shot.

Multi-Round Settings

The golf course, team-scoring method, size of the teams and size of the pairings can be specified for each round of the tournament.  These items can be specified by clicking on the Multi-Round Settings button on the Tournament Setup screen.

Number of Days/Rounds

A tournament can continue over a number of rounds.  A leaderboard report is available to show the standings for an individual round or a summary total of multiple rounds.


Flights

Use flights to separate golfers into competitive categories.  Each golfer can be assigned to a flight.  The leaderboard and skins results can be limited to show only the golfers of a selected flight.

One Flight Only

This means that all golfers are competing against each other.  Another way of saying this is that there are no flights.

Auto Flighted by Handicap

Flights can be set up based on ranges of handicaps.  These ranges should be set up based on the golfers handicap, or index if the slope method is used, prior to any adjustments for course slope or handicap %. Golfers will automatically be slotted into a flight based on their handicap.

You can set the number of requested flights and the program will attempt to generate ranges to equalize the number of golfers in each range.  Once the handicap ranges are generated, they can be overwritten with your own figures.

Auto Flighted by Gross Score

Flights can be set up based on the gross scores of the golfers. You can set the number of requested flights and the program will generate some default ranges.  Once the ranges for gross scores are generated, they can be overwritten with your own figures.

User Defined Flights

With this option, you are able to create any number of flights that you wish.  Golfers can then be assigned to these flights. The leaderboard and skins results can be limited to include only the golfers of a selected flight.


Members

The member database maintains basic information on individuals.  Golfers that will be involved in multiple tournaments can be maintained in the member database and added to a tournament in a time and keystroke saving manor.

Handicap/Index

The number stored in this box can represent either a handicap or an index.  When an individual from the member database is added to a tournament, the handicap/index will be transferred as well.  If the Slope Method is selected in the Tournament Setup screen, the number is treated as an index, otherwise, it is treated as a handicap.  The handicap/index in the Members’ screen is not linked to the handicap/index on the Golfer screen.  Once the golfer has been added to a tournament, any modifications to his handicap/index in the Golfer screen will not change the handicap/index in the Member screen.

Not Active

If this box is selected, the individual’s name will not be included in the list of members available to be added to a tournament.


Golfers

Name

The golfer’s name can be selected from a drop down box listing all active members that have not previously been added to the tournament.  Alternatively, you can key the golfer’s name in directly.

The Pairings Report will sort golfers alphabetically the way they are entered.  If you want the list sorted by last name, you must enter the golfers as Last Name, First Name.

Handicap/Index

If the Slope method has been selected in the Tournament Setup screen, there will be a box on the player screen to enter the golfers index.  The program will make adjustments to this index to reflect the course slope rating. If the Slope method has not been selected there will be a box to enter the handicap.

The index or handicap entered here will also be reduced by any % reductions specified in the Tournament Setup screen.

Note: If the handicap/index is changed or the handicap method is changed after the golfers’ scores have been entered, the net score will not be automatically updated.  A golfers net score is re-calculated when his scorecard is first displayed on the screen.  Therefore, if the handicap/index or handicap method is changed, you should display the scorecard for each round for that golfer to recalculate the net score.  It may also be necessary to recalculate team scores, which can be done by selecting Recalculate Team Scores from the Tools menu on the Main screen.

Handicap Method

There are three handicap methods to choose from.  The first method is for situations where the golfer has an established or pre-determined handicap.  The next two are for situations where the golfer does not have an existing handicap.

Established

This method is selected if a golfer has an established, predetermined handicap or index.  Note that if you want to use the Slope method, you select it on the Tournament Setup screen.

Worst Holes Method

The Callaway system is an example of a one round "worst holes" system where a player's allowance is determined after each round by deducting from his gross score for 18 holes, the scores of the worst individual holes.  The number of hole scores that can be deducted increases as the gross score increases. Since my name is not Callaway and I did not send him a cheque, the "worst holes" system in this program is not the Callaway system. ; )

Peoria

Under this system, a player learns his handicap after the round is completed.  By this method, the committee secretly selects a par-3 hole, a par-5 hole and four par-4 holes from an 18 hole course.  The par-4's should be representative in length and difficulty with two chosen from the front nine and two from the back nine.

A Peoria handicap is calculated by adding the player's strokes over par on the six selected holes, and multiplying by 2.8.  This will equal the player's allowance to be deducted from his gross score.  The maximum hole score for allowance purposes is three over par on par-3's and par-4's and four over par on par-5's.

Mens/Ladies

You must select mens or ladies from the drop down list box.

Mens/Ladies and the Tee Color must be properly selected.  The program uses the corresponding hole pars, hole handicaps and slope, which may change from one tee box to the next, to calculate net scores based on these selections.  The tee colors, hole pars, hole handicaps and course slope are entered in the Course Setup screen.

Pairing

A pairing is the collection of golfers that will be golfing together and might also be called a foursome or teeoff group

The pairing number is selected by clicking the up or down arrow to the right to increase or decrease the pairing number.  As the number changes, the list of golfers in the pairing number displayed will be shown.

The number selected for the pairing will also be used as the team number when the golfer is first added to the tournament.  Any subsequent changes to the pairing will have no effect on the team number.

Clicking on the Pairings and Teams button from the Main screen can change the teams and pairings for all rounds.

Note that it is not necessary for the team to be the same as the pairing.  A golfer does not necessarily have to golf with his teammates.  A golfer can change from one pairing to another and from one team to another from one round to the next.

The number of members in a pairing or team can range from 2 to 6.  Moving to the Tournament Setup screen and clicking on the Maximum Golfers per Pairing arrow can specify this.  The size of the team does not have to match the size of the pairing.

Tee Color

The tee color is selected from the drop down list box.  The tee colors listed here are entered and can be modified in the Course Setup.

Skins

This is a form of betting in which a golfer wins a unit by making the uncontested low score on a hole.  If two or more tie for the low score, all tie.  Use this drop down box to determine if the golfer is included in gross or net skins wagering.

Flight

Use flights to separate golfers into competitive categories.  This item will only appear if User Defined Flights has been selected in the Tournament Setup screen. Each golfer can be assigned to a flight that you have created.  The leaderboard results can be limited to include only the golfers of a selected flight.

Paid

Use this check box to record whether or not the golfer has paid their entrance fee, etc.

Adding Golfers to the Tournament from the Member List

Names can be moved from the Member Pool list to the Members To Be Added list by dragging and dropping a name from one list to another.  You can also double click on a name to transfer it from one list to another.

Member Pool

This is a list of all active members from the member database that have not already been added to the tournament.

Members to Be Added

The names in the members to be added box will be added to the tournament when you click the Add Members to Tournament button.

When the golfers are added to the tournament, they will be given the tee color, mens/ladies, handicap and skins settings specified in the default setting box.  You can add the golfers to the tournament in several batches if you don't want the default settings to be the same for all golfers.


Pairings and Teams

Pairings vs. Teams

A pairing is the collection of golfers that will be golfing together and might also be called a foursome or group.

A team consists of golfers whose scores will be combined in some method to come up with one team score.

The number of members in a pairing or team should range from 2 and 6.  It is not necessary for the team to be the same as the pairing.  A golfer does not necessarily have to golf with his teammates.  The size of the pairings does not have to equal the size of the teams.  For example, you may want to have two man - best ball teams where the size of the pairing might be 4 and the size of the team would be 2.  This can be specified on the Tournament Setup screen.

The pairings and teams can change from one round to the next.

Generate New Teams

Teams can be generated manually or the program can create teams of the size specified in the Tournament Setup screen based on the following possible criteria.

Random

This will create teams of the maximum size specified in the Tournament Setup screen.  The teams will be formed randomly and should be different each time the button is clicked.

By Handicap

This will create teams of the maximum size specified in the Tournament Setup screen.

The golfers are divided into handicap groups.  The number of handicap groups will be equal to the number of golfers per team as specified in the Tournament Setup screen.  Each team is made up of a one golfer randomly selected from each handicap group. The teams should be different each time the button is clicked.

Same As Pairings

This will create teams with the same members as the pairings.  In other words, golfers will be golfing with their teammates.  This may not be possible if the number of golfers per team differs from the number of golfers per pairing, as specified in the Tournament Setup screen.

Copy Previous Day

This will have golfers on the same team as they were on the previous round/day.

Round Number

The makeup of the teams can change from round to round. The round number indicates the round to which the teams will apply.

Review/Edit Teams

Once the teams have been created, they can be reviewed or changed at any time.  If the teams are changed after individual scores have been entered, you can recalculate the team scores by selecting Recalculate Team Scores from the Tools menu on the Main screen.

Golfer Pool

This is a list of all golfers that have been added to the tournament but have not been assigned to a team.

Re-Sort golfer pool

This button will sort the list of golfers in alphabetic order.

Team Name

When the teams are created, they are given default names of Team 01, Team 02, etc.  You can change these names to more personalized names.

Adding and Removing Golfers from Teams

Golfers can be moved from the golfer pool to the four teams, from the four teams to the golfer pool, and also among the four teams by dragging and dropping the name with the mouse.  If you want to move a golfer from a team on the screen to a team not showing on the screen, you can drag it to the member pool, advance to the desired new team, and drag the name from the member pool to the new team.

Average Handicap

When a name is dragged to a new team, the golfer’s handicap/index appears to the right of his name.  The average handicap of all team members is calculated and shown in the Avg. Hdcp box.  This number is most commonly used as an indicator of the equality of the teams.  In certain cases, this handicap will be used in calculating net team scores.  If this handicap will be used to calculate team scores and you want to enter a team handicap other than this calculated one, you can close this screen and click on the Edit/Review Team Handicaps button.  Entries made in that screen to manually change a team handicap will overwrite the handicap calculated in the Team Setup screen.  Conversely, if you come back to the Team Setup screen and change the teams, a new handicap will be calculated and overwrite any handicap that was entered manually.  If the Edit/Review Team Handicaps button does not appear, it is because the team handicap will not be used to calculate team scores.  Both the automatically calculated and the manually entered handicaps will be subject to any adjustments resulting from the slope method and any reductions as a result of handicap maximums or the handicap % allowed as indicated on the Tournament Setup screen.

Clear All Teams

This button will remove all golfers from all teams and list them in the golfer pool.

The following items may appear, depending on the Team Scoring method selected in the Tournament Setup screen.

Mens/Ladies

The program uses the corresponding hole pars, hole handicaps and slope to calculate net team scores based on the mens/ladies selection.  If the team is mixed, you can select mens.

Flight

This item will only appear if the User Defined Flights option has been selected in the Tournament Setup screen. Use flights to separate golfers into competitive categories.  Each team can be assigned to a flight that you have created.  The leaderboard and skins results can be limited to include only the teams of a selected flight.

Skins

Use this drop down box to determine if the team is included in gross or net skins wagering.

Review/Edit Team Handicaps

If you want to enter a team handicap other than the one calculated on the Teams Setup form, you can click on the Edit/Review Team Handicaps button.  This screen allows you to overwrite the previously calculated handicap.  Note that if you return to the Team Setup screen and change the teams, the team handicap will be recalculated and overwrite any previous amounts.

This handicap will be subject to any adjustments resulting from the slope method and any reductions as a result of the handicap maximums and handicap % allowed as indicated on the Tournament Setup screen.

This button will appear only when team handicaps will be used to calculate net scores.  This will depend on the settings of the team scoring method in the Tournament Setup screen.

Generate Tee Off Pairings

Tee Off Pairings can be created manually or the program will create pairings of the size specified in the Tournament Setup screen based on the following possible criteria.

Random

The pairings will be formed randomly and should be different each time the button is clicked.

Handicap

This will create pairings with golfers of equal ability golfing together.  The better golfers can either tee off first (Ascending) or last (Descending).

Gross and Net Score

This will create pairings based on their gross or net scores for the previous rounds in the tournament.  The leading golfers can either tee off first (Ascending) or last (Descending).

Copy Previous Day

This will have golfers teeing off in the same Pairings as were used in the previous round/day.

Reverse Previous Day

This will have golfers teeing off in the reverse order of the previous round.  Early starters from the previous round will be late starters for the current round.

Teams

This will create pairings where team members are kept together.  In other words, golfers will be golfing with their teammates.  There may be more than one team included in the pairing.

Round Number

The pairings can change from round to round. The round number indicates the round to which the pairings will apply.

Review/Edit Existing Pairings

Once the tee off pairings have been created, they can be reviewed or changed at any time.

Golfer Pool

This is a list of all golfers that have been added to the tournament but have not been assigned to a pairing.

Re-Sort Golfer Pool

This button will sort the list of golfers in alphabetic order.

Adding and Removing Golfers from Pairings

Golfers can be moved from the golfer pool to the four pairings, from the four pairings to the golfer pool, and among the four pairings by dragging and dropping the name with the mouse.  If you want to move a golfer from a pairing on the screen to a pairing not showing on the screen, you can drag the name to the member pool, advance to the desired new pairing, and drag the name from the member pool to the new pairing.

Average Handicap

When a name is dragged to a new pairing, the golfer’s handicap/index appears to the right of his name.  The average handicap of all pairing members is shown in the Avg. Hdcp box.  This number can be used as an indicator of the balance of the pairings.  It has no effect on team handicaps.

Clear All Pairings

This button will remove all golfers from all pairings and list them in the golfer pool.


Tee Times

Start time

The start time is used to generate the first tee off start time when the Fill List button is clicked.  You can have a different start time for each round.

Time Interval

The time interval is the elapsed time after one pairing tees off before the next pairing tees off.  It is used to generate the second and subsequent tee off start times when the Fill List button is clicked.  If the first start time is 10:00am and the time interval is 8, the second start time will be 10:08am and the third start time will be 10:16am, etc.

Shotgun

Shotgun refers to a method of starting where more than one pairing tee off at the same time on different holes.

Fill List

If the shotgun box is not selected, the program assumes that all pairings will start at the first hole and tee off one at a time with an interval between pairings as specified in the interval box.

If the shotgun box is selected, the program assumes that pairings will tee off at the same time at holes 1, 2, 3, etc. as required.  If there are more than 18 pairings, the program will start pairing 19 on hole 1 at the original starting time plus the time interval specified. Pairing 20 will be on hole 2, pairing 21 will be on hole 3, etc.

Once the pairing start times have been created, you can manually overwrite the start time and starting hole for each pairing.

The pairing number listed will correspond with the pairing number assigned to each golfer in the Tee off Pairings Setup screen.

Round Number

You must create a schedule of tee times for each round of the tournament.  Click on the up or down arrow to view other round tee times.

Number of Pairings

Set this number to determine the number of tee off pairings that will be generated when you click the Fill List button.

Add Row

Click the Add Row button to add an additional row to the bottom of the list.

Delete Last Row

Click the Delete Last Row button to delete the row at the bottom of the list.

Fill Down

This button will update all rows below the currently selected row. The start times in the subsequent pairings will be reflect the start time in the currently selected row which will either be copied or incremented by the indicated time interval, depending on the shotgun setting.

This button is useful if there is a gap in the starting times.  You can edit the revised start time and use the Fill Down button to avoid manually keying revised start times from that point down.

Copy Previous Day

This button will create pairings with tee off times and starting holes the same as the setup for the previous day.

Tee Slot Grid

Pairing

The pairing number here corresponds to the pairing number assigned to each golfer in the Pairing Setup screen for the purposes of printing tee off schedules.

Start Time

The start time for any pairing can be manually keyed in.  It should be in the form hh:mm AM.

Hole

This is the first hole that the pairing will tee off at to begin their round.  It can be manually keyed in to overwrite any existing number.


Scorecards

Name

The golfers name is indicated in the top left of the screen.  However, in certain cases, depending on the team scoring method selected, a team name will appear in the top left with the individual team members listed below.

Team Members

The members included on each team can be edited in the Team Setup screen.

Handicap/ Index

This number represents the individual’s or team's handicap or, if the slope method has been selected on the Tournament Setup screen, this number represents the individual's or team's index.

Handicap %

You can limit the handicap to a percentage of the otherwise allowable handicap.  This percentage amount is specified on the Tournament Setup screen.

Slope

If the slope method has been selected on the Tournament Setup screen, the golf course slope will be indicated.

Adjusted Course Handicap

The adjusted course handicap represents the handicap after all adjustments for slope, handicap % reductions, and handicap maximum limits.

Handicap Method

The handicap method will be indicated on the scorecard of individuals.  The method will be established, Worst Holes, or Peoria.

If the handicap method is either Worst Holes or Peoria, the program will calculate a handicap and then apply it on a hole by hole basis as if it existed before the round.  This allows golfers with a Worst Holes or Peoria handicap to be included when hole by hole scores are required, such as Best Ball scoring and Skins.

If the slope method is used, the program assumes that the handicap calculated by the Worst Holes or Peoria method will already reflect the difficulty of the course.  This handicap is then adjusted (or unadjusted) using the course slope to come up with an index.

Round Number

You can move among the rounds by clicking on the up or down arrow.  The Number of Days/Rounds setting in the Tournament Setup screen limits the round number.

Hole Handicaps

The course handicap is a rating of the relative difficulty of each hole with 1 being the most difficult.  This is used to determine on which holes the handicap strokes will be allocated.  This is based on the theory that you need the most help on the hardest holes.

The course par and hole handicaps may change from golfer to golfer, based on the setting for mens/ladies and tee color.

Gross Score

The gross scores of a golfer are entered in the Scorecard screen.  When a number is entered for a hole, the cursor will automatically advance to the next hole unless the golfer gets a hole in 1.  In this case, you type in a 1 and press <enter>.

Net Score

This is the net score where the adjusted handicap is applied hole by hole based on the hole handicaps.  For example, if you have an adjusted handicap of 10, there will be 1 stroke deducted on each hole with a handicap of 10 or less.  If you have a handicap of 25, there will be 2 strokes deducted on each hole with a handicap of 7 or less and 1 stroke will be deducted on the holes with a handicap of 8 or more.

If the Worst Holes or Peoria handicap method is used, the net scores will not appear until all 18 hole scores have been entered and saved.

The net score is calculated on a hole by hole basis as the hole score is entered.  The net score is also calculated when the scorecard for a golfer is first displayed using Previous, Next or Find.  If you subsequently go back to the Golfer screen and change the handicap for a golfer, the net scores will not automatically reflect the adjustment to the handicap.  You will have to open the Scorecard screen after any handicap adjustment to display that golfer’s scorecard for each round which will update the net scores.

Gross Stableford Score

The Gross Stableford scores will appear only if Stableford Scoring has been selected in the Tournament Setup screen.  The number of points awarded for various scores relative to par can also be adjusted in the Tournament Setup screen.

The program always maintains the Stableford scores whether or not it is selected.  As a result, you can go to the Tournament Setup screen and switch to or from Stableford scoring at any time.

Net Stableford Score

This is the net Stableford score where the adjusted handicap is applied hole by hole based on the course handicap.  This will only appear if the Stableford method has been selected in the Tournament Setup screen.

If the Worst Holes or Peoria handicap method is used, the net stableford scores will not appear until all 18 hole scores have been entered and saved.


Reports

There are four different reports available with several options available to customize each report.  A report is selected by clicking on the tabs across the top of the form.

Printing Reports

A report will be displayed on screen after it has been selected.  A report can be printed by clicking on the printer icon at the top of the screen.

Saving Reports to Disk

A file can be saved to disk in several different formats.  To save a file to disk, click on the envelope icon at the top while the report is being displayed on screen.  The available formats are; HTML(for use on a web page), Excel, Lotus 123, Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format(or RTF - readable by most word processors) and Text.

Pairings

The pairings report generates a list of all golfers.  The golfers’ last name, the pairing/foursome number, or the team number can be use to sort the list.  The start time and starting hole will be shown if the golfers have been assigned to a pairing and the tee off times have been set up.  The pairing number assigned to the golfer corresponds to the pairing number in the Tee Times setup screen.

List of Golfers

This report will list all golfers that have been added to the tournament.

Leaderboard

Selected Round/All rounds

You can choose to show the results of the current round or the total of all rounds up to and including the round indicated in the Round # box.

Gross/Net Score

You can choose to show the leaderboard results based on the gross or net scores.

All Flights/Selected Flight

The leaderboard results can be limited to show only the golfers of a selected flight.  Use flights to separate golfers into competitive categories.  Each golfer can be assigned to a flight in the Golfers screen.  The flights can be created in the Tournament Setup screen.

Individuals/Teams

You can choose to view either individual results or team results.  If you have selected to view the current round, selecting Teams will bring up a report that is sorted by team and provides a list of all golfers on that team.  If you have selected to view multiple rounds, selecting Teams will bring up a report sorted by individual and listing the team score for that individual for each round.

Mens/Ladies

You can choose to include only mens scores, ladies scores or both.

Skins

Skins is a game that can be played as a side bet.  Each golfer can be marked as participating in either the gross skins, net skins or both net and gross skins.  A golfer gets a skin on a hole by winning it outright.  In other words, he has the lowest score and no other golfer equals that score.

Gross/Net

You can choose to use either the gross or net scores to determine the winners.  If you choose gross scores, only golfers marked as participating in gross skins or net+gross skins will be include in the calculation.  If you choose net skins, only golfers marked as participating in net skins or net+gross skins will be included in the calculation.

Fixed Pot/Carry Forward

There are two methods available for calculating the winnings in a skins game.  The carry forward method is the most common.  With this method, each hole is played for a predetermined amount.  If there is no skin on a given hole, the pot for that hole is carried forward to the next hole.  For example, if 20 golfers play for $1 per skin, the first hole would be played for $20.  If there were no skin on the first hole, the second hole would be worth $40.  If there were a skin on the second hole, hole 3 would be played for $20 again.

An alternative to carry forward is the fixed pot method.  With this method, each golfer pays a predetermined amount into the pot.  The winnings are determined on a per skin basis and the amount is calculated as the total pot divided by the number of skins during the round.  For example, if 20 golfers put in $5 each, the total pot would be $100.  If there were 10 skins in the round, each skin would be worth $10.  If a golfer had 3 skins in the round, he would win $30.

The carry forward method is more interesting but has the potential for greater losses.  The fixed pot method is good for recreational tournaments where golfers can put a limit on their losses.  They don’t mind putting in a few dollars for fun but don’t want to get taken by the better golfers.

All Flights/Selected Flight

The skins results can be limited to include only the golfers of a selected flight.  Use flights to separate golfers into competitive categories.  Each golfer can be assigned to a flight in the Golfers screen.  The flights can be created in the Tournament Setup screen.

Mens/Ladies

The skins results can be limited to include only men, ladies or both.

Skin Amount

The skin amount represents the wager in the skins game.  If the carry forward method is used, it represents the wager per hole.  If the fixed pot method is used, this amount represents the total wager and the maximum amount that could be lost.  The skin amount can be changed at any time and the new amount will be reflected in subsequent reports.

Prizes

The Prize screen is a worksheet to manually record the prizes being awarded.  This can be printed as a list or as labels using Avery labels with product # 5160.  There is a different worksheet available for each round.

At this point, the prize list is not being automatically filled in due to the seemingly unlimited possible prize categories and other complications such as the restriction that a golfer can only get one prize.  If you have any ideas, I’d be glad to hear them.


Tournament Formats

The following are a selection of different formats that are supported by this software.

Best Ball

In this format, each golfer plays his own ball.  Only the lowest score recorded on each hole counts toward the team score.  The team with the lowest best ball score total wins.  It is not necessary for all teams to have the same number of players.  You may want the best score of 3 average players to compete against the score of a good player.  You would set the maximum number of golfers per team to 3, put the 3 average golfers on one team and have the good golfer listed as a one man team.  This format can also be played by including the best 2, 3 or 4 scores among the team members as the team total.

Foursome

Two players constitute a team and each team only uses one ball.  The partners alternate in playing the shots.  One partner drives from all the even numbered tees and the other partner drives from all the odd numbered tees.

Greensome

Two players constitute a team.  Both partners drive the ball and then they select one ball to play, finishing the hole with alternate shots.

Chapman Foursome

Two players constitute a team.  Both partners drive the ball and then play each others ball for one shot.  They then decide which ball to play, pick up the other and hit alternate shots until the ball is holed.

Pro Am

In this format, all golfers play their own ball.  The team score for each hole is calculated by adding the best gross score of all team members and the best net score, excluding the one player whose score is already being used for the gross score.  Teams can comprise 2 to 6 players.

Scramble

In this format, each player hits a tee shot, and then the best ball is selected for the next shot.  Each player then plays from this spot, and the process is repeated until the hole is played out.  Some variations enforce a minimum number of drives of each team member to be used.  Some variations prohibit a player whose shot is selected from hitting the next shot.

Stableford Scoring

This is a scoring system that awards points for scores on each hole.  The points awarded can vary but the most common is 1 for a bogey, 2 for a par, 3 for a birdie and 4 for an eagle. The winner is the player with the highest number of points.

Points Tournament

This is similar to the Stableford scoring method.  8 points are awarded for an eagle, 6 for a birdie,  4 for a par and 2 for a bogie.  The winner is the player with the highest number of points.  To use this format Stableford Scoring should be selected on the Tournament Setup screen and you should enter 0,8,6,4,2,0 in the Stableford Scoring boxes.

Shotgun Tournament

This is a method of starting the tournament that has the benefit of all pairings completing 18 holes at about the same time.  In this format, a pairing is stationed at each hole at a specific time, the longer holes may accommodate 2 pairings.  The start of play for everyone begins at the same time.

Skins

This is a form of betting in which a player wins a unit by making the uncontested low score on a hole.  If two or more tie for the low score, all tie.


Support

The programmer, Bruce Lane, can be reached for support or comments at the following sources.

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