We've heard your feedback loud and clear! The 18Birdies team is excited to announce significant enhancements to our tournament features, designed to streamline organization and enhance player participation. Whether managing events or competing on the course, these improvements will transform your experience.

Key Enhancements for Tournament Organizers

Simplified Tournament Creation

Tournament creation is now more intuitive than ever. Our new step-by-step instructions and smart notification triggers eliminate guesswork, making tournament creation smoother and more efficient. This means less time spent on logistics and more time focusing on creating a great event.

Enhanced Tournament Pages

Your tournament pages now feature comprehensive resources, including knowledge base entries, and integrated calendar options. Players arrive better informed and more excited about your events.

Real-Time Participant Tracking

Stay on top of your tournament with live updates on participant numbers and streamlined communication tools, including a dedicated DM group for quick coordination.

A Better Tournament Experience for Everyone

Key Tournament Updates

• Enhanced Tournament Details: Access vital information upfront with a knowledge base link, tee display, calendar integration, "Start Round" button, and a DM group.
• Clearer Handicap Logic: Instantly see your standing with enhanced handicap displays on net leaderboards, ensuring fairness and competitive excitement.
• Streamlined Notifications: Stay updated with real-time notifications on participant numbers, reminders, and notification permissions.
• Simplified Joining Process: Join tournaments faster with the new in-app process, eliminating the previous intermediate web page step.
• Easier Round Starts: Enjoy more flexibility with round starts, including easier access and a new cancel option for starting hole confirmations.
• Calendar Integration: Seamlessly add scheduled rounds and tournaments to your personal calendar with a single tap.
  Updated Resources: Benefit from a comprehensive, role-specific knowledge base with guides for organizers and players.

Enhanced Tournament Details

We've added several key details to the tournament page, including a knowledge base entry, tee display, calendar permission button, start round button, and DM group. This provides players with all the information they need upfront, ensuring they're prepared and excited for the event.

Clearer Handicap Logic

We’ve enhanced the clarity of handicap displays on net leaderboards to ensure transparency and fair play for all participants. Previously, it might have been challenging to quickly assess your standing based on handicaps, but now, with clearer presentation, you can instantly see where you stand in the competition. This improved visibility not only promotes fairness but also heightens the competitive spirit and adds an extra layer of excitement to each tournament.

Streamlined Notifications

To keep all players constantly in the loop, we've implemented streamlined notifications. You’ll now receive real-time updates on participant numbers, crucial reminders about upcoming rounds, and clear indications of notification permissions. These proactive notifications ensure you never miss an important tournament update or announcement, keeping you fully engaged and informed every step of the way.

Simplified Joining Process

We’ve completely redesigned the tournament joining process to make it faster and more intuitive, eliminating the previous intermediate web page step that added unnecessary complexity. Now, joining events is fully integrated within the app, allowing you to sign up with just a few taps. This gets you on the course and playing quicker, and means you can spend less time dealing with logistics and more time enjoying your game.

Easier Round Starts

To make the start of your rounds as smooth as possible, we’ve enhanced the round start feature with easier access and a new cancel option for the starting hole confirmation. We recognize that plans can sometimes change unexpectedly, so we've made it simple to adjust your start time without any hassle. This flexibility ensures you can manage your day efficiently and always be ready to play at your convenience.

Calendar Integration

To help you stay organized and never miss a tee time, we’ve added direct calendar integration. You can now seamlessly add scheduled rounds and tournaments directly to your personal calendar with just a tap. This ensures better planning, keeps your golfing schedule easily accessible, and allows you to manage your commitments effortlessly, making sure you’re always ready for your next round.

Comprehensive Knowledge Base

Access tailored guides specific to organizers and players, answering all your questions about maximizing these new features.

Enhanced Leaderboard and Scoring

Enhanced Scoring Features

• Net leaderboards now display handicaps with greater clarity
• Tournament integrity is maintained with automatic disqualification for incomplete rounds
• Quick access to tournament-specific rules and settings
• Once submitted, rounds are locked to ensure fair and accurate results

Improved Handicap Display

Net leaderboards now show handicaps more clearly. See exactly where you stand and how you're performing against your peers.

Auto Disqualify

Incomplete rounds will now result in auto-disqualification at the end of the tournament, maintaining the integrity of the tournament. This ensures fairness and accountability for all participants.

Special Rules Access

A quick entrance to the Tournament Settings page is available for tournaments with special rules. Understand any unique rules or conditions before you start playing.

Leaving Tournaments

Once a round is submitted, players can no longer leave the tournament. This ensures the final results are accurate and prevents any last-minute changes.

These updates represent our commitment to making 18Birdies Tournaments the best platform for golf events. Ready to experience these improvements firsthand? Update your 18Birdies app today and take your tournament experience to the next level!

FAQs

Q: Can a player remove themselves from a tournament after submitting their score?
A: No, players do not have the ability to leave a tournament after their scores have been officially submitted.

Q: What happens if a player doesn't finish their round in a tournament?
A: To ensure leaderboard integrity, there's now an option for organizers to enable automatic disqualification (Auto DQ) for players who submit incomplete rounds.