Frequently asked questions
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What does Card Check Golf do?
It compares your club's tee sheet with your GHIN scores export and lists every round that was played but has no posted score. Your handicap committee can then follow up with those players.
Is Card Check Golf part of GHIN or the USGA?
No. Card Check Golf is an independent tool that works with GHIN exports. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the USGA, and it never connects to GHIN or signs in to GHIN for you. Your committee downloads the scores export from GHIN and loads the file into Card Check.
Which tee sheet systems does it work with?
Any tee time system that can export to Excel (.xlsx or .xls) or CSV with the player's name and the date played. Card Check guesses which column is which, and you can change its guesses if your file is laid out differently. GHIN numbers on the tee sheet help but aren't required.
Are our files uploaded or stored?
No. Your tee sheet and GHIN export are read in your web browser and never uploaded. Card Check never stores scores or handicap indexes.
When you save a check, it keeps only what the committee needs to follow up: member names, GHIN numbers and email addresses, the dates rounds were played and posted, and the reasons a round was excused.
How does it match players to posted scores?
By GHIN number when the tee sheet has one, and otherwise by name. It understands common nicknames (Bob for Robert, for example) and any other spellings you add to your roster. It also allows a day or two for posting, and you can adjust that window. Guests, staff and placeholder tee times can be skipped automatically.
What if a round didn't need to be posted?
A committee member can mark any flagged round as excused and note the reason. The excuse is remembered the next time you check those dates.
Does Card Check email our players?
Card Check writes a ready-to-send reminder email for each flagged round, using your club's name and wording you can edit. Your committee copies the reminders and sends them from your own email. Card Check does not send emails to players itself.
Who at our club can use it?
Your handicap chair and the committee members the chair invites. Chairs manage the roster, settings and committee. Other committee members can run checks and excuse rounds. Your players don't need an account and don't need to do anything differently.
Can we see trends over time?
Yes. Each saved check is added to your club's history, which shows posting rates for a period and the members who appear on the list again and again.
How do we get started?
Request a demo. We'll show your committee how a check works and answer your questions. Accounts are set up by Card Check Golf for each club, so there's no sign-up form.