Configure holes, par, and yardage
Quick answer
Go to your tournament's Holes tab and confirm the par value for each hole. If you picked a course from the catalog when creating the tournament, par values are pre-filled and locked to official course data. Yardage is optional but powers the GPS yardage map that golfers see during play.
On this page
Open the Holes tab
In your tournament sidebar, click Holes (under the Setup group). You'll see a row for each hole — hole number, par, stroke index (handicap ranking), yardage, and any contest assigned to that hole.
Catalog courses vs. manual entry
| Setup method | Par values | Stroke index | Yardage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalog course (picked at creation) | Pre-filled, locked to official data | Pre-filled, locked | Pre-filled from the selected tee; editable |
| Manual (course not in catalog) | You enter each hole's par | You enter stroke index (optional) | You enter yardage (optional) |
Tees and yardage
If the catalog has tee data for your course, you can pick a tee (e.g. blue, white, red) from a dropdown on the Holes tab. Selecting a tee fills in yardage for every hole automatically and enables GPS distance markers on golfer scorecards (front/center/back of the green). You can still adjust individual hole yardages after selecting a tee.
Adding hole contests
Each hole can have one contest assigned: Closest to Pin, Longest Drive, or custom. The contest appears on golfer scorecards at that hole and is visible to the hole's sponsor. Add contests here on the Holes tab, or during the setup wizard's Holes & contests step.
9-hole vs. 18-hole events
The number of holes (9 or 18) is set when you create the tournament under Format settings. If you need to change it after creation, go to Settings. Holes are created and numbered to match the total hole count.
Frequently asked questions
Can I change par values after scores have been entered?
For catalog courses, par is locked and cannot be changed. For manual courses, you can edit par on the Holes tab at any time, but changing par after scores exist will retroactively affect net and Stableford calculations on the leaderboard.
Is yardage required?
No. Yardage is optional. If yardage is missing for a hole, golfers simply won't see distance markers for that hole on the GPS map. Everything else — scoring, leaderboards, cart signs — works fine without yardage.
What is stroke index used for?
Stroke index (also called handicap ranking) controls which holes receive strokes when calculating net scores. Hole 1 stroke index = the hardest hole, which gets a stroke first. It's pre-filled from catalog data and is only relevant for net or Stableford scoring.