June 1, 2024 • by Scoreboard
1. How to set up ScoreboardLive for a tournament
Log in to the Scoreboard Coach Portal, via the Scoreboard website homepage or via coach.scoreboard.clippd.com
Click Tournaments, then + and select Tournament
On the Teams page. Use the Search bar at the top to add appropriate teams. You can remove a team using the button to the right. If you need to add a B team in addition to the Varsity team click the Team + button. You can also add individuals not competing for the Varsity or B team
The pencil icon button next to each team allows you to add players for each team. The up and down arrows to the right of each player’s name allows you to create the line-up order for each team. If you need to remove a player from the line-up unclick the pink dot to the right of the player’s name
In Course Setup, select the golf course and use the Select A Tee dropdown. Select the tee or the closest yardage to the one being played (you can make edits to the course set-up once the tee has been selected). If you can’t find your course, click Email Support at the bottom of the screen. Once you have selected your tees, click Add Course
Now you have the option to edit the yardages if required. Click Edit and you can make the changes to hole yardages, pars and time par for each hole. Click Save to save any edits and name the tees after your tournament. If you have not made any changes, click Back
The next step is to set your Tee Groups. Click View Groups. You will then be able to Manage Your Tee Sheet. You have the option to:
Create New Tee Sheet: Start fresh and build a new Tee Sheet tailored to your current needs and tournament preferences.
Copy Previous Tee Sheet: Quickly replicate a Tee Sheet from a previous round with all players and tee positions intact.
Create Tee Sheet Template: Automatically generate a Tee Sheet with team and player positions based on their scores or seeding order. You can manually edit team and player positions once the information has been auto-populated
If you choose Create New Tee Sheet you will need to enter Group Size (please note: you must select the LARGEST group size in your event) and Start Type. Then complete the remaining Round Details
Select the Teams and Players for each group. You can either add players manually or auto-populate by Score or Seed
To remove a player from a group, click the x button next to their name. Once you begin to select players, you will only be able to select subsequent players who have not been assigned to another tee time/group
Click Save and the Request Successful message will appear in green at the bottom left of the screen
You will then automatically be returned to the Tee Groups page where you can View Groups to check that everything is correct
Once your tournament is set up, click the Live Scoring tab. Select ScoreboardLive and make your payment
Select Scoring Setup. Below are your scoring options:
Every player logs in to the ScoreboardLive app and marks another player’s score as well as their own - Each team has a unique login code found on the Live Scoring tab during tournament creation
One player scores for the whole group - Each team has a unique login code found on the Live Scoring tab during tournament creation
One volunteer scores per group - All volunteers have same login code found on the Live Scoring tab during tournament creation
One volunteer per hole/group of holes - All volunteers have same login code found on the Live Scoring tab during tournament creation
Once the the tournament has been created, you will see a unique code generated for each team in the event. Make sure you send this to the participating teams ahead of the event
If you make any changes to a tournament after play has started, make sure you click Sync Changes on the Live Scoring tab in the Coach Portal
2. How to set up ScoreboardLive for Practice/Qualifying
Log in to the Scoreboard Coach Portal, via the Scoreboard website homepage or via coach.scoreboard.clippd.com
Click Tournaments, then +Create and select Qualifying. You can name the event to distinguish between official Qualifying and Practice rounds.
Complete all fields on the Details, Teams, Course Setup and Tee Times
Note: The information in Tee Times will populate the groups in the ScoreboardLive app
On the Live Scoring page, click Live Scoring Setup and select the Scoring Format you want to use
Each player scores for them and another player
One player scores for the whole group
One volunteer scores per group
One volunteer per hole/group of holes
Click Begin Live Scoring. You will see the unique access code for the event on the right hand side which you can share with your players and volunteers
3. How to use ScoreboardLive app for Practice and Qualifying
Open the ScoreboardLive app, select I am a coach or host, and log in with the same email and password you use for the Scoreboard Coach Portal
The first screen the coach will see will be the event, in this case the Qualifying/Practice Round, with the earliest date of all events created in the Scoreboard Coach Portal
The coach must check in their players and either send them the unique access code or ask them to scan the QR code generated by the ScoreboardLive app. One unique code is generated for each team in an event
If scanning the QR code, players will be signed into the ScoreboardLive app automatically. Alternatively, players can log in to the Qualifying/Practice Round via the app, choosing I am a Player or Volunteer role, and using their team's unique six-figure code
Once logged in, players will see the team roster. They must select their own name and click the pink Check In button at the bottom of the screen
All the player’s round information will then appear: tournament name, venue, date, and the players in your group. If the coach has chosen Paperless Scoring, in the lower half of the screen each player will be shown which player in the group they are marking scores for. If Walking Scoring has been selected, the first player in the group to begin scoring will assume control of the score entry. Click the pink Start Round button at the bottom of the screen
The app will default to the starting hole that’s been set. Scores are entered by clicking the + button. The score defaults to the par for the hole and players simply click + (plus) or — (minus) to input the correct score
When the player has added both scores on a hole, they click the pink Record Hole button at the bottom of the screen and will automatically be taken to the next hole
If Paperless Scoring has been selected, the dots denoting each hole at the top of the app will turn white if hole scores match between markers and players. If scores do not match on certain holes, the dots will turn orange, prompting marker and players to correct the scores. At the end of the round, players will be prompted to correct any discrepancies before they can click the pink Finish Round button at the bottom of the screen
. A live leaderboard will be available in the ScoreboardLive app after each new hole score has been entered. You can access the leaderboard by clicking the three dots in the top right of the app. The coach will also be able to click Live Scoring in the Scoreboard Coach Portal for a hole-by-hole view of the scores as they are entered
4. How to use Player Walking Scoring
Open the ScoreboardLive app
Select I am a Player or Volunteer role and login
Enter your 6-digit code, which your coach or tournament host should have shared with you ahead of the tournament. Click pink Login button at bottom of screen. If the Tournament Host or your Coach has provided you with a QR code to scan, then this will enter your code automatically.
As a player, once logged in you will arrive at your team roster. Select your name and click the pink Check In button at the bottom of the screen
You will see the group you are marking for
. Click the pink Start Round button at the bottom of the screen
The app will default to the starting hole that’s been set. Scores are entered by clicking the + button. The score defaults to the par for the hole and players simply click + (plus) or — (minus) to input the correct score. Once all scores are in for the hole, tap Record Hole
Once all scores are submitted for the group, you will be able click Finish round and then Submit scores
If you do not Publish Round Scores in the Scoreboard Coach Portal the results will not be included in the rankings.
5. How to use Paperless Official Scoring
Open the ScoreboardLive app.
Select I am a Player or Volunteer role and login
Enter your 6-digit code, which your coach or tournament host should have shared with you ahead of the tournament. Click pink Login button at bottom of screen. If the Tournament Host or your Coach has provided you with a QR code to scan, then this will enter your code automatically
As a player, once logged in you will arrive at your team roster. Select your name and click the pink Check In button at the bottom of the screen
You will see the player that you are marking for
Click the pink Start Round button at the bottom of the screen
The app will default to the starting hole that’s been set. Scores are entered by clicking the + button. The score defaults to the par for the hole and players simply click + (plus) or — (minus) to input the correct score. Once all scores are in for the hole, tap Record Hole
Enter the scores and once finished, tap Finish round. If there are any incorrect scores, you will see this message There is an inconsistency in the scoring. Please check the scores and resolve scores to attest
Once all scores are correct, tap Submit scores and the results will appear on the Results page in the Coach Portal
If you do not Publish Round Scores in the Scoreboard Coach Portal the results will not be included in the rankings.
6. How to use Volunteer Walking Scoring
Open the ScoreboardLive app
Select I am a Player or Volunteer role and login
Enter your 6-digit code, which the tournament host should have shared with you ahead of the tournament. Click pink Login button at bottom of screen. If the Tournament Host has provided you with a QR code to scan, then this will enter your code automatically
Select the group you have been assigned to score by the tournament host
Click the pink Start Round button at the bottom of the screen
The app will default to the starting hole that’s been set. Scores are entered by clicking the + button. The score defaults to the par for the hole and players simply click + (plus) or — (minus) to input the correct score. Once all scores are in for the hole, tap Record Hole
Once all scores are submitted for the group, you will be able click Finish round and then Submit scores
If you do not Publish Round Scores in the Scoreboard Coach Portal the results will not be included in the rankings.
7. How to use Volunteer Greenside Scoring
Open the ScoreboardLive app
Select I am a Player or Volunteer role and login
Enter your 6-digit code, which the tournament host should have shared with you ahead of the tournament. Click pink Login button at bottom of screen. If the Tournament Host has provided you with a QR code to scan, then this will enter your code automatically
Log in and select the round you are scoring
Select the holes you are marking using the Marking hole dropdown menu
Enter the scores by tapping the + button by a player’s name
Once a group has played the holes you are marking click Record Holes &Next Group. You can also change group via the dropdown menu in the top right
Once all the players have played the holes you’re marking, tap Finish Scoring
The tournament host then needs to visit the tournament in the Coach Portal and click on the Live Scoring tab. Then ViewRound Monitor and check all scores.
If all scores are correct, the host clicks Finish Greenside Scoring. The Scores will then populate in the Results tab. This is where the host can do final checks before clicking Publish Round Scores
If you do not Publish Round Scores in the Scoreboard Coach Portal the results will not be included in the rankings.