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HandicapMaster SILVER Edition - Overview

Golf Handicap Software

Competition and Handicapping Software for Golf Clubs

HandicapMaster is a comprehensive solution for Clubs wishing to manage their competitions and handicapping on a Windows PC. This edition, in addition to extensive support for Competitions, includes a support for linking to national World Handicap System (WHS®) platforms and is available at a competitive price.
Option to use cloud-based hosted database to provide remote access to HandicapMaster for officials *
* Requires Network infrastructure and broadband or WAN TCP/IP connectivity, not supplied by HandicapMaster.

What does it do?

HandicapMaster manages your club membership, helps you organise and process your golf competitions and communicates with national WHS® Platforms.

Many different types of Competitions supported

Providing support for competitions as used by Golf Clubs in the UK and Ireland, HandicapMaster will process a wide range of different competition formats such as Regular Stroke play, Stableford, Par, Maximum Score, Foursomes, Greensomes, Four Ball, Texas Scrambles and 3 and 4 player team competitions.
These may be Regular Stroke play, Maximum Score, Stableford or Par (Bogey or vPar) formats. Rounds may be played over 1, 2, 3 .. to 18 holes.
Scores may be entered into HandicapMaster by either the Club Official or Competitors themselves. Where Competitors enter their own scores using the HandicapMaster 'Player Entry' option), which supports Touch screen, dedicated keypad entry or the use of a standard keyboard.
For options allowing players to enter their scores using Magnetic Swipe Cards, including Magnetic Swipe Cards please see our GOLD Edition.
Singles competitions may be Single Round, Multiple-round (36, 54 or 72 holes in total) or Alternate-Day competitions (such as Ladies Medals).
Results for Singles competitions may also be calculated using 'best' scores from a series (such as 'best 4 scores from 8 rounds to count', etc.)
HandicapMaster can produce Eclectic results, Order of Merit ('Golfer of the Year') results and Best Of Series.
Match-play Knockout competitions may be drawn and processed. These may be Singles or Pairs Knock-outs.

Men's and Ladies Handicapping in one package

No need for separate handicapping 'modules'. HandicapMaster can process both Men's and Ladies competitions and handicapping from the same program!

Membership Administration built in - with extensions to Office tools if necessary

Administer membership with ease using built-in letter writing features. Include the addresses of members and automatic production of letters. Letters are created ready for signing and dropping straight into windowed envelopes! Basic subscription reporting included, with an export facility to easily export to Excel or Word's Mail-Merge for those complex requirements.

Integration with National WHS® Platforms

HandicapMaster is fully integrated with the WHS® platforms provided by the golfing Unions in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Characteristics

Simple to operate

HandicapMaster is a windows-based application that has been designed to be intuitive to use, straight away! 'Wizards' walk the User through the complex operations such as setting up a competition, entering and applying competition results.

Extensive 'best of breed' reporting

10's of different reports are available from within HandicapMaster. Most reports offer the User the choice of who to report (Men, Ladies, etc.) and what data to report ('Current season', 'from chosen date', etc.). All reports are in high-quality page-printer style layout. Reports may be customised with the User's own selection of Fonts for headings. The User's club/society logo may be included in the heading of each report.
Reports may be printed off or saved in a number of popular formats including RTF and PDF.
Competition reports include integrated reporting of all necessary information
Competition Results may be uploaded to MasterScoreboard.co.uk along with much more information through the Master Scoreboard service.

Who it is for?

HandicapMaster SILVER Edition is for National Unions and Associations, County and District Unions and Golf Clubs affiliated to any of the United Kingdom and Ireland Golf Unions.