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- Tips & Techniques for Users -
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 Running
ScoreKeeper with the Windows Vista or Windows 7 Operating System
ScoreKeeper will run normally under these operating systems, but
enhanced security should be considered as you install ScoreKeeper.
- Option 1: if you INSTALL ScoreKeeper anywhere in the 'Program Files'
directory (folder) of your system drive (usually drive C:) you must then use
'Administrator' privileges to RUN ScoreKeeper. To set Administrator
privileges, after installation right-click on the ScoreKeeper icon, then select
properties, and click on 'Run as Administrator'.
- Option 2: if you install ScoreKeeper outside of the 'Program
Files' directory, you will NOT need 'Administrator' privileges to run it. For
example, you might install ScoreKeeper to a directory named "C:\ScoreKeeper\" or similar.
If you are upgrading from a previous ScoreKeeper version, that version is
probably installed in the "C:\Program Files\ScoreKeeper" folder, and Option 1 is
then the best
choice. If installing ScoreKeeper for the first time, either option is suitable.
When you run the ScoreKeeper installer program, you will be able to select
where you want to install ScoreKeeper.
Transferring
ScoreKeeper to a new PC
Two steps are needed to transfer ScoreKeeper to a new PC: 1)
re-installing the software and 2) transferring your data files.
1) Install ScoreKeeper to your new PC using the same procedures used with
your initial installation. See above if your new PC
is running the Vista or Windows 7 operating system. If you need to
re-download your software, send us an e-mail stating this and be sure to include
your name and user code. We will send download instructions by return
e-mail.
2) To transfer your data, first make a copy of your data files using the
Save Backup Files feature. This is found in the Tools menu (or
the Utilities menu in earlier ScoreKeeper versions). You can use
any removable media as a destination for the data files. Note: some PCs
are configured so as to allow writing files directly to a removable device like
a CD-ROM using the "Backup" feature. On other PCs, you may have to first
save the data files to a folder on your hard disk and then -- working outside of
ScoreKeeper -- transfer the files to the removable media using whatever "burner"
software is installed on your PC.
After you have saved your data files, use the Restore Backup Files
feature on your new PC to import the data. This feature is also found in
the Tools (or Utilities) menu.
Frequently
Asked Questions
- Q: Handicapping ... does ScoreKeeper
software produce "official" handicaps?
A: What makes a handicap index "official" in the eyes of the USGA is
who issues it ... not whether the calculation is performed by any
particular software or computation service. The USGA authorizes use of
its trademarks and formulas -- and recognizes the handicap indexes issued --
by clubs following all procedures found in the USGA Handicap System Manual.
This includes "clubs without real estate" which can be formed with as few as
10 golfers. Details on USGA Handicap Formulas and on forming a club are available at the USGA's
Website ...
www.usga.org
ScoreKeeper software is used by many USGA member clubs in computing official
USGA handicap indexes.
- Q: Handicapping:... what are "current" and "prior" handicaps?
A: In 2008, the USGA instituted a new record-keeping and reporting
requirement for clubs and associations which issue official USGA handicap
indexes. Specifically, the scoring record for each golfer must include
his or her current handicap index (this requirement is the same as in prior
years) and now must also include the golfer's five most recent prior handicap
indexes. For example, if a club updates handicap indexes monthly, a
golfer's score history would show his current index (e.g. 8.5) and also
indexes for the five most recent prior months (e.g. 1st prior index = 8.8, 2nd
prior index = 8.3, 3rd prior index = 9.0, 4th prior index = 9.1, 5th prior
index = 8.6).
ScoreKeeper software includes a "Current and
Prior Handicaps" report to meet this reporting requirement.
- Q: Handicapping ... how do I print
handicap cards?
A:
There are two approaches here ... using business-card-size card stock , and
using labels which are applied to a plastic business-card-size blank.
1) Card stock: this is the method we recommend. Business card stock is
available from many office supply stores like Staples and OfficeMax. A
very nice assortment of cards (some with golf-oriented designs) can be found
at ... www.paperdirect.com. The
cards are each 2.0 in. high, 3.5 in. wide, and are arranged 10 cards per
8.5 x 11 sheet. ScoreKeeper will print directly onto this card layout.
Golfers simply throw away their old cards when new ones are issued.
2) Labels on plastic blanks: This is the more traditional method.
You issue each golfer a plastic blank, and a new label is printed each time
handicaps are updated. (We can supply the plastic blanks if you need them). Golfers apply the labels to their plastic blanks.
To use this method, you'll need business-card size labels arranged ten labels
per sheet (just like the card stock described above). If you can't find
such labels in your local office supply store, several mail order vendors
offer them. An example ...
- stocklabelstore.compulabel.com (part #311455)
- Q: Handicapping ... how do I get my
club's name to appear on handicap cards?
A: You'll find that setting in the Handicapping menu, under Parameters.
- Q: Handicapping ... can I calculate
a handicap based only on scores from a particular golf course?
A: The USGA and RCGA handicap systems require that all valid scores in a
player's score history (up to the most recent 20 scores) be used in computing
handicaps, so using only scores from one course cannot be done when working
with either of those formulas.
However, if you are using ScoreKeeper's custom handicap formula (not
the USGA or RCGA formula), then you can use the Filter menu to select
only scores from a particular course, and/or scores recorded in a particular
range of dates for use in computing a handicap.
- Q: Handicapping ... why does my
handicap card show that a score of 85 was used, but a lower score of 84 was
not used, in calculating my handicap index? I thought the lowest scores
were used in the calculation.
A: The USGA formulas calculate a golfer's handicap index using the
lowest 10 of the most recent 20 differentials, not necessarily the
lowest 10 scores. An 85 scored at a more difficult course may correspond to a
lower differential than an 84 at an easier course. See the USGA Handicap
System Manual or www.usga.org.
- Q: Handicapping ... OK then, so what's a "differential"?
A: It's defined as ... differential = (posted score - Course Rating) x
(113 / Slope© Rating). Any given score,
say 85, produces a lower differential at a harder golf course
(one having higher Course and Slope Ratings) than at an
easier course.
- Q: League play ... why are there no
dates, only week numbers, in the weekly schedule?
A: Leagues operate in many different ways. Some have all matches
on a given date, others have their matches span an entire week. Some
leagues take certain weeks off in mid-season. Whatever your league's way of
operating, it's easy to add dates (or a range of dates) to each week in a
ScoreKeeper weekly league schedule.
In ScoreKeeper, open the Saved Reports menu, then select "Open Report in
External Editor". Then you can edit the
schedule to add dates next to the week numbers (do not remove the week
numbers; ScoreKeeper uses them). For example if you see this in your
schedule ... [Week 2] ... you can edit the text to read ...
[Week 2] Monday, March 3.
Put anything you want after! the square brackets [], but leave the brackets and
the week number contained within them unaltered.
- Q: League play ... we want to split
our 9-hole matches between the front 9 and back 9 of an 18-hole course.
How do we schedule that?
A: ScoreKeeper's weekly league scheduler specifies "who plays who" each
week for a season of league play. It does not deal with "where", i.e. on
what course, those matches are to take place. However, there is an easy
way to use the ScoreKeeper schedule to split each week's matches between two
golf courses.
The trick is to send the first 1/2 of each week's matches to "course A", and
the other half of the matches to "course B". Or, you could send
odd-numbered matches to A, even numbered matches to B.
In ScoreKeeper, open the Saved Reports menu, then select "Open Report in
External Editor". Then you can place a designator
like "A" or "B" (after! the golfer or team names shown for each
match) to specify which course is to be played. Or, you could just draw
a line midway through the list of matches for any week, and have those above the line use
"A", those below the line "B". Note: when creating your weekly schedule,
checking the box that says "randomize tee-times" helps assure that each golfer
will have something like 1/2 of his or her matches on each of the two courses.
- Q: League play & tournament play ... how do I exclude
some golfers (like substitutes) when creating a weekly schedule of matches, or
a set of tournament pairings?
A: Use the GROUP menu. There you can exclude individual golfers --
or a category of golfers -- from the "active" list of golfers that ScoreKeeper
is working with. When creating a weekly schedule, or a set of threesomes
or foursomes, this "active" list
must contain only those golfers who are to be included.
By
using a designator like "sub" in the Golfer Profiles of substitute golfers,
you can make it very easy to exclude all of these golfers with a single command
using the GROUP menu.
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Arranging Golfers in Multi-Day Outings
& Tournaments
Organizers of tournaments and outings are often asked to produce
a special arrangement of golfers... a "rotation with no repeats". That is, each golfer is to play one time - and only one time -
with each of the other golfers in the group, over a period of days. Creating this arrangement can be more difficult than it sounds.
It turns out that the desired results can be achieved exactly in only a limited number of cases.
Specifically, if playing in foursomes, the number of golfers must be 4 times 4 or 16 (5 days will be
required for a full rotation). If playing in threesomes, the number of golfers must be 3 times 3 or 9 (4 days will be required).
In cases involving other numbers of golfers it's not possible to achieve a full rotation, using full pairings (threesomes or
foursomes), with no repeats. For example, if we had 20 golfers it would be impossible to achieve the rotation with no repeats.
As a practical matter, the organizer of an outing can usually achieve an acceptable result by using one of the rotation schedules
below and leaving some of the slots open if the population of golfers does not match one of the "magic" numbers... 16 or 9.
For example with 14 golfers, use Schedule 1 below and schedule threesomes, instead of
foursomes, for the groups which include the missing golfers #15 and #16.
Schedule 1: 16-golfer arrangement, 5 days, using foursomes.
Round 1
Group A 1 2 3 4
Group B 5 6 7 8
Group C 9 10 11 12
Group D 13 14 15 16
Round 2
Group A 1 5 9 13
Group B 2 6 10 14
Group C 3 7 11 15
Group D 4 8 12 16
Round 3
Group A 1 6 11 16
Group B 2 5 12 15
Group C 3 8 9 14
Group D 4 7 10 13
Round 4
Group A 1 7 12 14
Group B 2 8 11 13
Group C 3 5 10 16
Group D 4 6 9 15
Round 5
Group A 1 8 10 15
Group B 2 7 9 16
Group C 3 6 12 13
Group D 4 5 11 14
Schedule 2: 9-golfer arrangement, 4 days, using threesomes.
Round 1
Group A 1 2 3
Group B 4 5 6
Group C 7 8 9
Round 2
Group A 1 4 7
Group B 2 5 8
Group C 3 6 9
Round 3
Group A 1 5 9
Group B 2 6 7
Group C 3 4 8
Round 4
Group A 1 6 8
Group B 2 4 9
Group C 3 5 7
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League
Play: Use of "Dummy" Substitute Golfers
This tip applies to league play. ScoreKeeper's
Automatic Point Awards feature provides automatic scoring of golfer vs. golfer
or team vs. team competitions. This feature also lets you name a
substitute (Sub) golfer when a scheduled golfer does not play.
When you name a Sub golfer, that golfer can of course
be a real golfer, chosen from your roster of golfers. Also, the Sub golfer
can be a fictitious or "dummy" golfer, set up solely to use as an
opponent in matches where one opponent does not play. Use of a dummy Sub
lets you record a single score, and then use that score to award points in
all matches where one of the opponents has no score recorded.
To use a dummy Sub in all matches here one opponent
does not play:
- Prior to using the Automatic Point Awards feature,
record a new golfer with a name like "Joe Substitute". In that
golfer's profile, designate the golfer's flight/team assignment as
"substitute". Set this golfer's handicap index to zero.
(When necessary, for example when doing reports, you can use the Group feature
to exclude any "substitute" golfers so they will not appear).
- For the date of play in question, record a score
for the dummy Sub. For example, recording a bogey on each hole is a
popular technique. (If you do so, then each golfer whose opponent does
not play as scheduled can compete against a "dummy" score of bogey on every
hole.) Note that because the dummy Sub has been assigned a handicap index
of zero, this method works the same way whether using gross or net scoring.
- In the Automatic Point Awards window, check the
box that says "Allow Substitute Golfers". When prompted to
name a substitute golfer (this occurs for each match where one or both
opponents has no score recorded) select the dummy Sub.
Use of a dummy Sub golfer is a popular technique
because it enables matches to be scored without having to arrange for a
"real" substitute golfer to play. It also has the advantage that
all golfers whose opponents do not play are treated equally and -- by
setting the score recorded for the dummy Sub to a high value -- an element of penalty (a high
score) can be assigned to golfers who do not play when scheduled. This is
a less extreme technique than outright forfeit of the scheduled
match.
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