This step sets how your tournament is played. The defaults (scramble, shotgun, teams of four, 18 holes, one flight) fit most charity events.
Time: about 2 minutes.
Steps
- Pick the Player format. A plain sentence appears under the menu to remind you how it plays. Not sure? See Which format should I pick?.
- Pick the Start format: Shotgun, Wave or Tee times. See Shotgun, wave or tee-time start?.
- Type the Team size, from 1 to 6 golfers. A foursome is 4.
- Leave Max players blank for no limit, or type the most golfers you can take. When the field is full, golfers see Sold out, or the waitlist if you turned it on.
- Pick Holes: 18 or 9.
- Type the Number of flights. Use 1 if everyone competes together. See What flights are.
- If you chose Wave, type Minutes between waves.
- Tick Use handicaps only if you want net scores. See Should I use handicaps?.
- Tap Next.
What happens next
Your choices go on your event page and drive your pairings. Nothing is public until you publish.
After you publish
Event settings can change team size and max players. It cannot change the format, start type, holes, flights or handicaps. If you need those changed after publishing, open Ask AI and say what you want, before you make pairings.
Common problems
| What you see | Why | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Team size error | It must be a whole number from 1 to 6 | Type a number in that range. |
| "Scored as total strokes for now" under Stableford | Redswing does not calculate Stableford points | Pick another format, or count points yourself. |
Related
Screenshots show a sample event. Not real data.