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Entering Scores

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Scores can be entered by the league manager, by a co-manager, or — when the league has Player Score Entry enabled — by the players themselves directly from their portal.

Player Score Entry Toggle

Every league has an Allow players to edit submitted scores setting in Settings → Scoring (default on).

  • On — Players can enter and edit their own match scores from the player portal until the week is locked. Managers and co-managers can still enter or edit any match.
  • Off — Only managers and co-managers can enter scores. Players see view-only screens.

The player-side CTA on the dashboard, schedule, and round detail screens is state-aware:

  • Enter Scores — Round not yet submitted; player can submit.
  • Edit Scores — Round submitted but the week is unlocked; player can re-open and correct.
  • View Scores — Either the week is locked, the player isn't permitted, or the round was finalized by GSPro.
Rounds scored automatically by a simulator (GSPro Auto-finalize) are always manager-only regardless of the toggle — simulator data is treated as authoritative. The player still sees the scorecard but can't submit edits.

Score Entry Flow

1
Navigate to the week

Go to the week page using the week navigator dropdown.

2
Select a matchup

Click on any matchup to open the score entry form.

3
Enter hole-by-hole scores

Enter the number of strokes for each hole for both players. The form shows fields for all holes in the round.

4
Save scores

Submit the scores. RoundBoss processes them automatically.

Score Entry — Hole by Hole
Hole-by-hole score entry for a matchup

Stepper Score Entry (New / Rolling Out)

RoundBoss is rolling out a redesigned mobile score-entry experience, the Stepper. It is switched on per league by RoundBoss, not by you: there is no setting for it in your league Settings. It is off by default, and leagues without it keep the traditional hole-by-hole form described above. To have it turned on for your league, email [email protected] with your league name. It currently covers match play; best ball and team rounds still use the traditional form.

The Stepper has two tabs:

  • Hole tab — Big +/− steppers for the current hole, player tabs to switch whose score you're entering, a progress bar with ★ markers on stroke holes, a live net total, and a stroke banner showing strokes given on that hole.
  • Scorecard tab — A full-round grid with Par, Hdcp, gross, and Net columns, gold shading on holes where a stroke is applied, and tap-to-jump to any hole.
The Stepper is being rolled out gradually. If RoundBoss hasn't turned it on for your league, you'll see the traditional hole-by-hole form — both produce identical scoring results.

How Scores are Processed

Once both players' scores are entered, RoundBoss automatically:

  1. Applies handicap strokes to the appropriate holes.
  2. Compares adjusted scores hole by hole to determine wins, losses, and pushes.
  3. Awards the bonus to the player with the lower total score (gross by default; the league can switch this to net).
  4. Calculates total match points based on your league's scoring configuration.
All calculations happen instantly. Players see updated results on their portal as soon as scores are saved.

Weekly Results Display

After scores are submitted, the weekly results page shows a Gross and a Net column for each player or team whenever that data is available, an HCP column when the league's Show Handicap setting is on, and a results column labeled for whatever the format actually measures (e.g. "Points" for match play, a different label for other formats) — not always literally "Points". Gross/HCP/Net are secondary and drop off on narrow phone widths; the format's own metric column always stays visible.

Team Format Matchup Points

For Best Ball using match play scoring, matchup points are automatically calculated when scores are submitted. Once both teams in a matchup have scores entered, RoundBoss compares team net totals and awards points immediately. No separate step is needed to resolve matchups.

Scramble has no matchups and no matchup points — each team posts one team score per week and is ranked against the whole field by team net score.

Editing Scores

Scores can be edited after entry. Click on a completed matchup to update any hole. Point totals recalculate automatically when scores change.

Typing a hole score over 15 strokes is treated as a likely typo and refused, unless that hole already has a score that high or higher — so you can always correct a genuine big hole down to the right number, but a brand-new over-15 score has to be entered as 15 or fewer. This only applies to hand-typed entry; simulator-recorded rounds keep the real number.

Team-Format Attendance

When a player opens their team's scorecard (Best Ball, Scramble, or Alternate Shot) and a partner didn't show up, the Attendance bar at the top lets them mark each missing teammate as absent:

  • Partial attendance — Check off only the absent teammate(s). Score entry continues normally with the players who are present. Absent rows are greyed out and skipped in the auto-advance flow.
  • Whole team missed — If every teammate is marked absent, the form replaces the normal Submit button with a red Submit (Team Missed) button. Tapping it records the team as absent for the week; the matchup resolver awards the configured Miss Points to the absent team and Win Points to the opposing team.

A solo player whose partner is absent is still eligible for Low Net winnings.

See Best Ball & Alternate Shot for the full team-missed flow and Marker Validation for the team-format marker assignment rules.

Play the Card Entries

When a player's opponent did not play, the manager enters only the present player's scores. RoundBoss scores the round against the player's own average with the league's card table to calculate Play the Card points. See Play the Card for details.

Play the Card entries only require one player's scores. RoundBoss does the card-table lookup automatically.
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