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About Scoring Blocks

Each player who is added to a scorecard window is displayed on the scorecard in a "scoring block," an expandable/collapsible block of information about that player's round.

An Expanded Scoring Block

A Collapsed Scoring Block

The expanded version of the scoring block allows you to enter scores, putts, bunkers hit and fairways hit considerable detail about your round. The collapsed version only provides space for entering scores.

Both the expanded and collapsed versions of the scoring block contain common parts, including the player's name, the player's handicap rating or index, and three buttons, which may be enabled or dim, depending on the information available.

All scoring blocks have a little icon that you can use to drag wherever you want the player - in another window, in a different order. You just click and drag the player where you want it, then drop it. On a Scorecard, you can also double-click the player icon to open the Player document for the player.

The player's handicap rating or index

The player's handicap rating or index is displayed according to the method used to compute the player's handicap. Except for handicapping methods that compute a handicap "on-the-fly," the handicap rating field can be edited - simply type in the player's handicap rating or index for this round and the proper handicap will be computed.

The Dots Button allows you to "dot" the scorecard - display the number of strokes and the holes at which the player receives those strokes based on their computed handicap for this round. To display handicap dots, just click the button. To un-dot, click again.

A Scoring Block With Dots

If the insertion point or selection is currently inside a player's scoring block, you can turn dots on or off by choosing Dots from the Golf menu or typing . (Command-Period) on your keyboard.

The Eraser Button will erase all the scores or putts and reset all of the sand and fairway buttons for a player's round. To erase, just click the button. When there's nothing to erase, the button is dim. When the insertion point or current selection is in a scoring block, choosing Erase from the Edit menu or typing E will also erase.

The Save Round button is enabled whenever you have entered enough information for this player's round to be saved. When you're changing information for a round that's already saved, the button says "Replace Round".

The player's handicap

The player's handicap for the round shown on the scorecard is based on the method used to compute the player's handicap, which may take into account the player's handicap rating or index and the difficulty of the course - determined by its Course Rating and/or Slope Rating. That computed handicap is shown on the player's scorecard.

The expanded version of the player's scoring block includes other features:

Sand and Fairway Buttons

There are two rows of buttons for you to indicate (by clicking them) that a shot was played from a greenside bunker or the player hit the fairway off the tee. Sometimes a button is disabled (like the fairway button on par 3 holes). If you're keeping track of fairways hit, but the player didn't hit any fairways, click the bigger fairway button marked "none" at the right end of the row of buttons.

A Player's Preferred Course Buttons

Golf Personal can keep track of a favorite club, course and tees for a player the club, course and tees they usually play from. This "preference" is then used to automatically set up a new scorecard for a player (or the first player added to an empty scorecard) ready for entering scores. By clicking the Show button of any player on the scorecard, the scorecard will be reconfigured to display that player's favorite club, course and tees (for all players on the card). If the Show button is dim, the player doesn't have a preference or the scorecard is already displaying the player's favorite course. If you want to set the current club, course and tees as a player's preference, just click the Set button in that player's scoring block. When the Set button is dim, the scorecard is already displaying a player's favorite course.

The Tournament Checkbox

Some handicapping methods require an indication when a round is played as part of a tournament - an official or sanctioned event. If a player's round meets that requirement, indicate so by clicking to check the box. If you have the insertion point or selection inside a player's scoring block, you can also check or uncheck the Tournament checkbox by choosing Tournament from the Golf menu or typing T on your keyboard.

Other Scoring Information

At the bottom of the expanded version of the scoring block are computed values, based on scores, putts and greenside bunkers hit, for greens reached in (or under) regulation, the number of sand saves and tries, and the player's adjusted gross score - the player's gross score adjusted for stroke limits imposed by the handicapping method used for the player. The adjusted gross score is the score that's "turned in" for handicapping.

You can tell Golf Personal that a round you've entered on a Scorecard is to be ignored when computing the player's handicap by making sure the insertion point or the selection is in the player's scoring block, then choosing Used In Handicapping from the Golf menu to check (the round is used) or uncheck (the round is not used) the menu item. You can also type - (Command-Minus) to toggle this selection. Rounds that are ignored for handicapping have a little red symbol next to the Adjusted Gross Score (on a Scorecard) or in the Handicap column (in a player's list of rounds).

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