Tools & Rules
Manage the shared scorebook, Handicap Indexes and tournament recovery.
Commonwealth Cup live state
Revision —. Pairings and scores are stored centrally and are the same on every device.
Handicap Indexes
Enter the current GHIN Handicap Index manually from an authorized lookup. The Commonwealth Cup does not scrape GHIN. Indexes are shared across devices and appear beside each player during the draft.
Bulk update Handicap Indexes
Paste one player per line as Mike Skura,7.4. Blank after the comma clears an Index.
Back up the shared scorebook
Export a private snapshot at any time. Restoring a backup replaces the shared tournament for every connected device, so restore is restricted to Captain Mode.
Corrections & recovery
Undo keeps recent changes from this Captain Mode session. The server also preserves an audit snapshot before every successful change. Reload always pulls the current authoritative state from the shared database.
How scoring works
20 points available. 10½ wins the Cup. Waterville, Dooks and Tralee have four matches each; Doonbeg has eight singles. Each finished match awards one point, or half a point per side for a tie. Lahinch, Old Head and Friday’s Doonbeg practice round carry no Cup points. If the Cup ends 10–10, the Commissioner decides the tie procedure.
Shared score entry: everyone can enter and correct scores after a captain publishes the round. Pairings, publication, handicaps, backup restores and resets still require Captain Mode.
Handicaps: for best ball and singles, apply the full difference from the lowest handicap in the match on the course card’s handicap holes, then enter net strokes. The app compares the scores entered and does not deduct handicap strokes automatically. Use the agreed Hole outcome for a net result that cannot be represented by a score, or for a concession.
Match play: the lower completed side score wins the hole; equal scores halve it. The match ends when the lead exceeds the remaining holes. PU means picked up, never zero. A manual Hole outcome overrides entered scores until switched back to automatic calculation.
Two-man best ball · Tralee
Each player plays his own ball for the whole hole. The better score of the two counts for the side. Strokes are taken off the lowest handicap in the match, full difference, on the lowest-numbered handicap holes on the course card.
Modified alternate shot, best drive · Dooks
Both players tee off and the side selects one drive. The player whose drive was not selected plays the second shot. Alternate shots from there until the ball is holed. Choose the drive with the approach player in mind. Record one team score per side.
Two-man scramble · Waterville
Both players tee off, select the better ball and both play from that spot until the hole is finished. The higher handicap should play first on approaches and putts. If the first putt finishes close, putt the same line for the read. Record one team score per side.
Singles · Doonbeg
Eight individual match-play matches. Both captains submit lineups blind. The lower handicap in each match plays off scratch; the opponent receives the full difference on the course card’s handicap holes.
Wolf · Old Head · no Cup points
Set the hitting order on the first tee and rotate every hole. The Wolf tees off first and may choose another player immediately after that player hits, before the next player tees off. A passed-over player cannot be chosen. With a partner, play two against two using each side’s better ball. Passing on all three makes a Lone Wolf against the better ball of the other three. Declare Blind Wolf before anyone tees off to double the points. On holes 17 and 18, the player with the fewest points is Wolf. Use full handicap difference from the low player in the group and net scores.
| Wolf and partner win | 2 points each |
|---|---|
| Other two win | 3 points each |
| Lone Wolf wins | 4 points |
| Lone Wolf loses | 1 point to each of the other three |
| Blind Wolf wins | 8 points |
| Blind Wolf loses | 2 points to each of the other three |
| Tied hole | No points |
Bramble Survivor · Doonbeg practice · no Cup points
Teams of four select the best drive, then each player plays his own ball from that spot, within one club length and no closer to the hole. After everyone’s second shot, before any third shot, designate two players whose scores will count. Add both designated scores for the team score. Other players may pick up when their ball is no longer needed. Use full handicap difference from the low player in the group. Commissioner option: every player must be designated on at least six holes; track this on the card.
Fifteen clubs may be carried and played in every round, by agreement of both captains. Questions about formats, strokes or pairings go to the Commissioner, Nick Nardone, whose ruling is final.
Phone and course checklist
On iPhone, open the site in Safari and use Share → Add to Home Screen. On Android, use the browser’s install or home-screen option. There is no app-store download.
The live draft and scoring now use a shared database. Keep an internet connection while drafting or scoring; offline devices remain read-only until they reconnect and reload the current revision.
Before play, confirm pairings, rules and scorecard accuracy, save a backup and test with two separate phones. Captain Mode is required for changes; spectators remain read-only.
Private outing: do not circulate exported player data publicly.