The Tournament System runs competitive events end to end: bracket generation, player registration with entry fees, phone-based scoring, live leaderboards, and a wall-TV display. It supports individual play and 2-4 person teams, and four competition formats: Single Elimination, Double Elimination, Round Robin, and Swiss.
Go to Manage → Tournaments and click "Create Tournament". The wizard walks you through name, format, and settings: max players, start date, entry fee, holes per round, and Team Size (Individual, Pairs, Trios, or Foursomes).
When Team Size is Pairs or larger, enter your team names in the wizard, one per line. Players then pick their team from a dropdown at registration, and each team caps automatically at the team size. Leave the list empty to let players type their own team name instead.
Click "Open Registration" in the tournament admin, then share the registration link or QR code. Each registrant gets a confirmation email with their personal scorecard link. You can also add players manually from the dashboard: if you enter their email they get the same invite email, and every roster row has a copy-link button for walk-ups without email.
Close registration, adjust seeds if you want (or use Randomize), then Generate Bracket. Team events automatically avoid teammate matchups in round one, and byes always pair against a real player. Team names and assignments lock at this point, so finalize the roster first.
Click Start Tournament, then start each match from the dashboard as its players head out. Once a match is live, players tap it on the bracket page and score hole by hole on their phones; both phones stay in sync in real time. Staff can enter or correct scores for anyone from the same match page.
Winners advance automatically as matches complete. When the final ends, the champion card lights up on the bracket page and the TV display, team events show final team standings, and you can export full results as CSV from the tournament admin.
Illustrative example with projected results. Not based on a specific customer.
A course runs a Friday-night event where fan pairs try to beat the two house pros. Setup: Round Robin, Team Size Pairs, team names entered ahead of time (The House plus each fan team). Every fan plays both pros one-on-one, teammates never face each other, and the lobby TV shows live team standings so the whole room knows if anyone is beating the house. Five teams of two means eight matches per player across the night.
Typing team names in the wizard prevents typos from splitting a team and enforces the roster size automatically. Rename or reassign from the dashboard any time before the bracket is generated.
Every tournament has a dedicated TV page (the TV button in the tournament admin). Standings and matches update live. See the TV Display Guide.
If a player can't find their confirmation email, the copy-link button on their roster row gives you their personal scorecard link to text them on the spot.
The bracket page has a "Fit to screen" toggle that scales large brackets to one screen: perfect for a quick overview or a wall display between rounds.
Video walkthrough coming soon.
| Issue | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Player can't open their match | The match hasn't been started, or their phone isn't identified | Start the match from the dashboard (matches are staff-started). If the card still won't open for them, resend their personal link with the roster copy-link button. |
| "Team is full" at registration | The team already has its allowed number of players (the team size) | That's the cap working. If someone is on the wrong team, change their team from the roster before generating the bracket. |
| Can't rename or reassign teams | The bracket has been generated, which locks team assignments | Team changes are only possible before Generate Bracket. If the event hasn't started, delete and recreate the tournament with the correct teams. |
| Entry fee not collected | Stripe not connected or fee set to $0 | Verify your Stripe connection and check the entry fee in the tournament settings. |