Getting Started
This guide walks new league managers through setting up their first season on RoundBoss, from account creation to the first week of play.
Set Up Your League
Go to roundboss.com and tap Start Your League. Create an account with your email address and a secure password. You will receive a confirmation email to verify your address.
From the manager dashboard, tap New League, then choose Create league. It walks you through seven steps:
- Mode — League, plus Real Course or Simulator (Simulator needs a Golf Course plan).
- Basics — League name and 9 or 18 holes (Front 9 / Back 9 for nine-hole leagues).
- Format — Match Play, Stroke Play, Stableford, Scramble, Best Ball, Alternate Shot, or Team Match Play.
- Details — Team options, your course (course scorecard search + Zip or Postal Code and an optional Time Zone, or a GSPro catalog course), and an optional Closest to the Pin side game.
- Players — Names one per line; optionally auto-generate matchups or teams (stroke play and Stableford have no matchups — every golfer is simply added to every week). You can skip this and add players later.
- Schedule — Start date and number of season weeks (you can extend this later).
- Review — Click Create League. Your first league activates automatically during the free trial.
See the League Setup Wizard doc for every option on each screen.
If you skipped the Players step, you have two options:
- Add individually — Enter each player's name one at a time.
- CSV import — Upload a spreadsheet with player names. Use the Template button on Roster → Players for the correct format.
An email address is required for each player — RoundBoss automatically emails them their personal link so they can access their dashboard.
Review the default scoring settings or adjust them from the Settings tab:
- Rolling average weeks — How many recent weeks to include in handicap calculations.
- Stroke multiplier — The fraction applied to average differences (default: 0.9).
- Point values — Hole win, push, bonus, and per-match cap are all configurable.
- Card table — The target scores for Play the Card rounds.
See Scoring Configuration for full details.
Navigate to the current week and generate matchups. Choose from:
- Random (No Repeat) — Players are paired randomly, and RoundBoss avoids repeating the same matchup until all possible pairings have been used.
- Skill-based — Players are matched by similar handicap.
- Social Mixer — Prioritizes variety so players meet different opponents.
- Manual — You pick the pairings yourself.
RoundBoss already emailed each player their personal link when they were added — there's nothing for you to send. If anyone needs it resent, use Send link (resend their current link) or Send a new link (reset it) from Roster → Players, or email everyone at once with Send welcome emails. Players do not need to create an account — they tap the link and see their dashboard immediately.
What Happens Each Week
The manager (or co-manager) enters hole-by-hole scores after the round.
RoundBoss calculates match play points, handicap strokes, and leaderboard standings automatically.
Players check the leaderboard, their stats, and upcoming matchups from their portal.