New Round - Submitting your Golf Stats

If you want to use the old system for submitting rounds go to old golf round input. However we recommend using the new round input system as described on this page as more statistics will be available to you.

Here we will show how you enter a round of golf. Have your score-card nearby just in case you forget something. You can submit a plethora of golf stats or as little as you want. There is no wrong way of doing this. The analysis techniques in ChartMyGolf are very powerful and can be a great aid to improving your game with just small sets of data. However, the more you submit the more you can analyse and the more improvements can be made to your game.

Don't forget, once you have pin-pointed the areas of your game that need work your local professional will be more than willing to help.

You can submit:

General Information,
Score,
Fairways Hit,
Fairway Bunkers,
Water,
Penalties,
Approach,
Greenside Bunkers,
Off Green Chips and
Putts.

Other statistics, such as sand saves and up and downs, will be calculated for you from this information. For some golfing terms definitions you can follow this link.

Once you have entered the details of this round of golf you can come back and amend information as and when you remember details of your game.

On the main menu click the button shown on the left and you will be taken to the Round menu.

Select the golfer you want to view by selecting the appropriate golfer in the drop-down combo box at the top of the page. They are ordered alphabetically by the last name. All the rounds played by this golfer will be shown in the table below.

Once the golfer has been chosen click the button shown on the left to take you to the New Round dialog box.

General Information

In the space next to Golfer select the golfer who has played the round you are submitting from the drop down list. If you are coming from the Rounds Table this will already be set for you. If the golfer does not appear in this list you can create a new one by clicking the NEW button on the right of this list.

In the space next to Tees select the course/tees on which the round you are submitting was played from the drop down list. If the course/tees does not appear in this list you can create a new one by clicking the NEW button on the right of this list.

In the date and time panel you must now record when the round was played. Click the clock-icon next to the time to get a drop down list of the times throughout the day. Scroll and select the correct time. Next input the date by clicking the date icon, scrolling through the months with the left and right buttons and then clicking the date.

Golf Scores

Next you can submit your total score for each hole. You will see all 18 holes with default scores next to them. Below each column you will see the sub-totals of the Out and In nines and below this is the total for all 18 holes.

Below the Score labels are two buttons which will default all the holes on either scores of Par or Par+1. These buttons are just added for speed.

For all holes where the score is different from the default shown, click the arrows on the right to increase or decrease the score. The Total and Sub-Totals will change automatically as you modify these scores.

Note: If you did not score a hole, keep on decreasing the score until a x appears. The nine and total score will also reflect a no score status.

Fairways Hit

The Fairways Hit value tells you if you managed to hit the fairway with your tee shot. If you ended up in the rough, or the woods at the side of the fairway then your Fairways Hit value for a hole will be No (N). If you did hit the Fairway then your value for a hole will be Yes (Y). The Nines and Total score are presented slightly differently. Instead of a score you get a percentage. For all holes for which a No or Yes was registered for that section of the course, the percentage is the ratio of Yes values compared to No values. In other words a high percentage value (near 100%) is good, saying you are hitting the fairways with a good regularity. A low percentage value (near 0%) is bad, saying you are hitting your tee shots into the rough a little too much. If the latter is true it might be a good idea to seek your local golf-professional's advice.

Note: On a par 3 hole you are aiming for the green with your tee shot. Consequently on par 3 holes the Fairways Hit value is always No Score (x). However, hitting the green with your tee shot on a par 3 hole is covered in Greens in Regulation.

Below the Fairways Hit labels are two buttons which will default all the holes on either No Score (x) or Yes (Y). These buttons are just added for speed.

For all holes where the value is different from the default shown, click the arrows on the right to increase or decrease the score. The Total and Sub-Totals will change automatically as you modify these values.

Note: If you did not score a hole, keep on clicking the down button until a x appears.

Fairway Bunkers

Next you can submit the number of times you played a shot from a fairway bunker. Do not count greenside bunkers in this total.

For example assume you hit a fairway-bunker with your tee shot, then in trying to get out bounced off the front and landed back in it again so you had to take another shot from that bunker. In this situation your fairway bunker shot will be 2, even though it was the same bunker, as you played 2 shots from fairway bunkers.

You will see all 18 holes with the default fairway bunkers score next to them. Below each column you will see the sub-totals of the Out and In nines and below this is the total for all 18 holes.

Below the Fairway Bunkers label are two buttons which will default all the holes on either 0 or No Score (x). These buttons are just added for speed.

For all holes where the score is different from the default shown, click the arrows on the right to increase or decrease the fairway bunker score. The Total and Sub-Totals will change automatically as you modify these scores.

Note: If you cannot remember whether you hit a bunker or not on a hole, keep on decreasing the fairway bunker score until a x (no score) appears. The nine and total score will also reflect a no score status.

Water

Next you can submit the number of times you hit water. For example if you hit the water with your tee shot and then retake the shot and hit the water again then your water score for the hole is 2. (Note: this does not include any additional penalty shots you obtain for hitting the water.)

You will see all 18 holes with the default water score next to them. Below each column you will see the sub-totals of the Out and In nines and below this is the total for all 18 holes.

Below the Water labels are two buttons which will default all the holes on either 0 or No Score (x). These buttons are just added for speed.

For all holes where the water score is different from the default shown, click the arrows on the right to increase or decrease the water score. The Total and Sub-Totals will change automatically as you modify these scores.

Note: If you do not remember if you hit the water or not, keep on decreasing the water score until a x (no score) appears. The nine and total score will also reflect a no score status.

Penalties

Next you can submit the number of penalties you have received on each hole. For example, if you hit the water with your tee shot and then retook your shot but managed to avoid the water this time your cumulative shots for that hole would be 3 so far, 1 of which is a penalty. It is the number of penalty shots that are being recorded here.

You will see all 18 holes with the default penalties next to them. Below each column you will see the sub-totals of the Out and In nines and below this is the total for all 18 holes.

Below the Penalties label are two buttons which will default all the holes on either 0 or No Score (x). These buttons are just added for speed.

For all holes where the penalties is different from the default shown, click the arrows on the right to increase or decrease the penalties scores. The Total and Sub-Totals will change automatically as you modify these scores.

Note: If you cannot remember the number of penalties you received on a hole, keep on decreasing the penalties score until a x (no score) appears. The nine and total score will also reflect a no score status.

Approach Shot

Next you can submit the type of approach shot you achieved. Possible entries are no score, off green, long putt, mid putt and short putt. If you land on the green enter the length of putt you are left with. How you define the putt is up to you. You might choose short putts to be within a club length or two (including approaches that end up in the hole). Long putts might be in excess of 20 feet. Its up to you. If you do not land on the green enter 'off green'.

The Nines and Total score are presented slightly differently. Instead of a category you get a percentage. A high percentage near 100% means you are predominantly being left with short putts, a low percentage near 0% means you are predominantly landing off the green.

Below the Approach labels are two buttons which will default all the holes on either No Score (x) or Mid Putt. These buttons are just added for speed.

For all holes where the value is different from the default shown, click the arrows on the right to increase or decrease the approach category. The Total and Sub-Totals will change automatically as you modify these values.

Note: If you cannot remember the type of approach for a hole, keep on decreasing the approach category until a x (no score) appears. The nine and total score will also reflect a no score status.

Greenside Bunkers

Next you can submit the number of times you played a shot from a greenside bunker. Do not count fairway bunkers in this total.

For example assume you hit a greenside-bunker with your approach shot, then in trying to get out bounced off the front and landed back in it again so you had to take another shot from that bunker. In this situation your greenside bunker shot will be 2, even though it was the same bunker, as you played 2 shots from greenside bunkers.

You will see all 18 holes with the default greenside bunkers score next to them. Below each column you will see the sub-totals of the Out and In nines and below this is the total for all 18 holes.

Below the Greenside Bunkers label are two buttons which will default all the holes on either 0 or No Score (x). These buttons are just added for speed.

For all holes where the score is different from the default shown, click the arrows on the right to increase or decrease the greenside bunker score. The Total and Sub-Totals will change automatically as you modify these scores.

Note: If you cannot remember whether you hit a greenside bunker or not on a hole, keep on decreasing the greenside bunker score until a x (no score) appears. The nine and total score will also reflect a no score status.

Off Green Chips

Next you can submit the number of times you played a shot from the grass off the green. Do not count greenside bunkers in this total. You count both chip shots in this total as well as off green shots taken with a putter.

You will see all 18 holes with the default off green chips score next to them. Below each column you will see the sub-totals of the Out and In nines and below this is the total for all 18 holes.

Below the Off Green Chips label are two buttons which will default all the holes on either 0 or No Score (x). These buttons are just added for speed.

For all holes where the score is different from the default shown, click the arrows on the right to increase or decrease the off green chip score. The Total and Sub-Totals will change automatically as you modify these scores.

Note: If you cannot remember whether you made an off green chip on a hole, keep on decreasing the off green chip score until a x (no score) appears. The nine and total score will also reflect a no score status.

Putts

Next you can submit the number of on green putts you have taken for each hole. Do not count off green putts as they are counted as offgreen chips.

You will see all 18 holes with the default putts score next to them. Below each column you will see the sub-totals of the Out and In nines and below this is the total for all 18 holes.

Below the Putts labels are two buttons which will default all the holes on either putts of 2 or No Score (x). These buttons are just added for speed.

For all holes where the putts are different from the default shown, click the arrows on the right to increase or decrease the putts score. The Total and Sub-Totals will change automatically as you modify these scores.

Note: If you cannot remember the number of putts you have taken on a hole, keep on decreasing the putts score until a x (no score) appears. The nine and total score will also reflect a no score status.

Submitting your Round to the list

If you are happy with all the information you have entered you can now press OK and you will be sent back to the rounds table.

You can review the information you have just submitted and some averages and mini-graphs for this round by making sure the round is selected and clicking the View icon shown on the left. For more information of this Round Summary go to the Golf Round Summary help page.

	At this point it is a good idea to save your work. Click the icon on the left to get back to the main menu.
	Click the icon on the left to get the Save Dialog Box. Type in the name of the file and locate it in a suitable directory on your hard-drive. The save file will automatically add the extension glf to the end of your filename so you do not have to add it yourself. Click Save when you are satisfied.

For another golf stat glossary you can link here. Some ideas on how to keep your golf stats on the course can be found here. To see some of the leading the golf pros golf stats go to this link and find the Season Statistics.

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