Short answer. Most league messages tell you one of four things: you don't have the role, the step before this one isn't done, something changed while you were looking (refresh), or the connection dropped (retry, nothing is doubled). Find yours below.
Permissions
Message
What to do
"You don't run this club."
Creating a league needs a club owner or admin.
"You don't run this league." / "You don't run this League."
League details, roster and registration settings need a commissioner, co-commissioner, or club owner or admin.
"You don't run this season." / "You don't run this community."
Season changes need a commissioner or co-commissioner.
"You don't manage this League's field." / "You don't manage this field."
Field confirmation and minimums need a commissioner or co-commissioner.
"You don't manage this league's signups."
Round signup links need a commissioner or co-commissioner.
"Only the commissioner can close scoring and draw partners."
Commissioner only; co-commissioners can't close.
"Sign in as the commissioner to change participation."
Participation corrections are commissioner-only.
"Only a commissioner can change Scorecard Center settings."
Needs league scoring rights.
"Only the league commissioner or co-organizer can edit this round."
Rescheduling needs the commissioner or co-commissioner.
"You don't have permission to run this Week."
Lifecycle changes need the commissioner or co-commissioner.
"Only a Club owner can change that role."
Only the club owner moves members between member and admin.
"Not signed in." / "Sign in to manage this round."
Sign in and try again.
Joining and registration
Message
What to do
"That invite code isn't valid." / "Paste an invite code or link."
Check the code; ask for a fresh link.
"That Club isn't available." / "That Club isn't accepting this request right now."
Ask a club owner or admin for an invite.
"This Club Community isn't available to join."
Leagues need a registration link from the commissioner.
"Confirm that you are a member of this Club."
Tick the membership box.
"Add your email so the commissioner can reach you." / "Add your phone number so the commissioner can reach you." / "That mobile number doesn't look right."
Email and a valid US mobile are required.
"An official Handicap Index is required to register." / "Add your Handicap Index to register." / "Handicap should be between -10 and 54."
Enter your current Index.
"Keep your note under 500 characters."
Shorten the note.
"Registration for this League has closed." / "That registration link is no longer available."
Deadline passed or link paused. Contact the commissioner.
"Contact the commissioner to update your existing registration or round request."
You're already registered.
"That round signup link is invalid." / "This round is no longer accepting requests. Ask the commissioner for the next signup link."
Ask for the current round link.
"Please choose your tees again." / "The course or tee options have changed. Please refresh this invitation."
Reload and pick tees again.
"Too many responses — give it a minute and try again."
Wait a minute.
"Couldn't send your request — please try again."
Temporary; retry.
Creating and setting up a league
Message
What to do
"Give the league a name." / "That name is too long."
Name required, 80 characters max.
"Choose a course attached to this club." / "Couldn't verify that course — please try again."
Pick a club course.
"Name this season." / "Choose when the season starts." / "Choose a starting time."
Fill the wizard field.
"Keep the tagline under 100 characters."
Shorten it.
"Choose an image first." / "We couldn't save that image. Please try again." / "Couldn't remove the image — please try again."
Retry the logo or hero upload.
"Choose a Club golfer." / "This League is not attached to a Club." / "That golfer is not on this Club roster."
Add the golfer by email instead.
"Couldn't add this golfer — please try again." / "Couldn't remove this golfer — please try again."
Temporary; retry.
"Choose a JPEG, PNG, or WebP image up to 5 MB." / "This golfer owns their profile photo now that they have claimed their account."
Placeholder photos only, within the size limit.
"Capacity must be between 1 and 1,000." / "Choose a valid registration deadline." / "Choose a valid Round allocation policy."
Fix the registration setting.
"Couldn't approve this golfer. Refresh and try again." / "Couldn't decline this request. Refresh and try again."
Refresh Signups.
"Couldn't update this invite — please try again." / "Couldn't rotate this invite — please try again."
Temporary; retry.
Playing rhythm
Message
What to do
"Pick a day of the week." / "Tee time must be HH:MM (24-hour)." / "Holes must be 9 or 18." / "Pick a valid date."
Fix the schedule field.
"{label} must be zero or more." / "{label} can't exceed $1000."
Money is $0 to $1,000.
"The team handicap allowance must be between 0 and 100%."
Enter 0 to 100.
"Close-Up holes must be between 1 and {maxHole}." / "Choose at least one Close-Up hole."
Pick holes on the nine or eighteen played.
"The default Round capacity must be between 1 and 1,000." / "Minimum players must be between 1 and 1,000." / "Minimum players cannot exceed maximum players."
Adjust capacity and minimum.
"Set the season's cadence first." / "Couldn't save the cadence — please try again."
Save the rhythm, then create weeks.
"This season is closed." / "More than one round is scheduled on this date. Open the intended round from the schedule."
Closed seasons don't take weeks; open the existing round.
"The cadence changed. Refresh and review this round before retrying." / "Could not confirm round creation. Retry the same date to recover its outcome."
Refresh, then retry the same date.
Season scoring and field
Message
What to do
"Set at least a first-place points value." / "Too many placement slots." / "Placement points must be zero or more." / "Participation points must be zero or more." / "Tail points must be zero or more."
Values must be zero or more, up to 100 places.
"Weight must be a number." / "Weight must be at least 1." / "Weight can't exceed 10."
Week weights run 1 to 10.
"{n} already-played Week(s) would change. Review the impact and use the explicit retrospective correction flow." / "Add a reason for this retrospective competition change."
Use the correction flow with a reason.
"This season is engraved and can't be changed."
Engraved seasons are frozen.
"A season cannot switch between individual and Crew entrants midstream." / "One or more selected entrants are no longer valid."
Start a new season, or refresh the field.
"A played Week can't be removed from season history."
Played weeks stay attached.
"Finalize every counting Week before resolving the championship." / "The championship is tied — resolve the tie policy before engraving." / "This season is already engraved."
Finalize weeks, resolve the tie, then engrave.
"This review expired. Review the season again." / "The season changed after this review. Review the updated standings before engraving."
Review again.
Signups and the field
Message
What to do
"Sign in to request this Round." / "Join the League before requesting a Round."
Sign in; register first.
"Round signup is not open yet." / "Round signup has closed."
Check the window with your commissioner.
"The cancellation deadline has passed. Contact the commissioner." / "You don't have an active request for this Round."
Only the commissioner can release your spot.
"Select at least {min} players before confirming." / "Select no more than {max} players before confirming." / "The field is below the minimum players for this round. Update the minimum or collect more requests."
Adjust the selection or the limits.
"Add a short reason for changing first-come order."
Reorders need a reason.
"The request list changed. Refresh before confirming the field." / "Another manager changed the field. Refresh before confirming."
Refresh.
"The field is locked." / "The field is locked. Use a commissioner override for individual changes." / "The field is already confirmed. Its priority rule is locked."
Use overrides for single changes.
"Scores are already saved for this round. The field cannot be replaced after scoring starts; no-shows and incomplete rounds need a separate participation correction." / "Scoring has started, so the playing field is locked."
Use a participation correction.
"Minimum must fit within the field limit and can only change before field confirmation."
Change the minimum before confirming.
"There is nobody eligible on the waitlist." / "Another commissioner already filled this opening. Refresh to see the field."
Refresh.
"Choose why this golfer can't play."
Pick withdrew or no-show.
"Add a reason between 4 and 500 characters." / "Reopen the round before changing participation." / "Participation credit requires League membership."
Corrections need a reason, a reopened round and a roster member.
Playing groups
Message
What to do
"Confirm the field before setting up groups." / "Players must RSVP in before groups can be created."
Confirm the field first.
"Group size must be between 1 and 8." / "Group {n} needs between 1 and 8 players."
Resize the group.
"Review the Round's hole count first."
Set 9 or 18 holes.
"Nassau and Match Play cannot start mid-nine. Edit groups to start at Hole 1, or Hole 10 for an 18-hole Round."
Change starting holes.
"Every available player must be assigned. Review the latest field." / "The field changed or a player is assigned twice. Review the latest field."
Refresh and arrange again.
"Each group needs a different valid tee time." / "Each group needs a different valid starting hole in this wave." / "Enter a second-wave offset between 1 and 720 minutes." / "The second wave must start on the same day. Review the Round time and offset."
Fix the wave settings.
"This review expired. Cancel and prepare a new review."
The 20-minute window passed.
"This round changed after review. Cancel and review the latest field and groups."
Start over.
"Add a reason for replacing the published groups." / "Keep the reason within 1,000 characters."
Redrafts need a reason.
"Scores are already in — this round is underway." / "Play has started or the season is closed. These groups cannot be replaced here."
Too late to regroup.
"Could not confirm group publication. Retry this review to recover its outcome." / "The connection was interrupted. Retry this review to recover its outcome."
Retry the same review.
Scoring links and scorecards
Message
What to do
"Publish the current groups before sharing scoring links." / "The groups changed. Refresh to use their latest scoring links."
Publish, then refresh.
"Printable cards require 9 or 18 holes." / "Printable cards support up to six players per group."
Set holes; split the group.
"A scorecard name contains characters this PDF font cannot print. Please contact support."
Contact support.
"Use six-digit hex colors such as #102F49." / "Scorecard settings were not valid." / "Scorecard settings could not be saved. Please try again."
Check the form; retry.
Scoring and closeout
Message
What to do
"Enter cards for the players who took part before closing scoring." / "Complete or exclude {n} card(s) below before closing scoring."
Finish or exclude cards.
"Verify Group {n}'s card / {n} group cards below before closing scoring." / "A second person must verify this card."
Have a second player or scoring staff verify.
"Only the active scorekeeper can submit the digital group card." / "Finish every player's score before submitting the group card."
Complete the card, then the scorekeeper submits.
"Resolve the round's interruption in Round settings before closing scoring."
Resume or resolve the week first.
"The saved handicap snapshot is incomplete. Review the round's tees and handicaps before closing scoring."
Check tees and handicaps.
"A partner draw needs at least two players and one best-ball game." / "Set best ball to two-player teams with one ball counting before drawing."
Fix the Net Fourball game.
"Scoring is closed. Partners were not drawn: {err}"
Fix the reason shown, then draw.
"Close scoring before awarding contests." / "Choose a winner or explicitly select No winner." / "Results are published. Open a result correction before changing an award."
Close first; pick a winner; reopen if published.
"This Week is finalized. Reopen the result through the existing correction flow before changing its lifecycle."
Open a correction first.
"Add a short reason for this Week change." / "Keep the reason to 240 characters or fewer." / "Record how many holes were actually played (1–17)."
Interruptions need a reason and details.
"This Week changed while you were viewing it. Refresh and review the latest status."
Refresh.
Messages and Round Call
Message
What to do
"Open this round's signup link before calling the roster." / "Everyone on the roster has already answered this round." / "The field is already set for this round. Use confirmations instead."
Turn on signup; nothing left to send; use confirmations.
"Turn on email or text before sending the call." / "Choose delivery channels." / "Use the listed message tokens." / "Complete the message within its character limit."
Fix the message settings.
"Confirm the field before preparing confirmations." / "Configure the round buy-in and Venmo handle first." / "Confirm the field before requesting payment."
Do the earlier step.
"The roster, answers or message changed. Review a fresh preview." / "The field, payment status, contacts, or settings changed. Review a fresh preview."
Preview again.
"Email delivery is not configured." / "Text delivery is not configured." / "League delivery is still under system review. Test and approve the messages first."
Delivery or automation isn't enabled on this deployment.
"Choose in or out." / "The field for this round is already set. Contact your commissioner if your plans changed." / "This link is unavailable. Please contact your commissioner."
Player-side Round Call; contact the commissioner if the field is set.
"This spot is no longer confirmed. Contact the commissioner." / "Please contact the commissioner to withdraw from this round." / "You're already marked out of this round."
Player-side withdrawal; the commissioner handles it now.
Archiving and deleting
Message
What to do
"Type the League name exactly to confirm."
Type the name exactly as shown.
"This League has rounds or competition history. Archive it to keep those records." / "This League has saved honors or records. Archive it to preserve its history."
Delete is refused; archive instead.
"Couldn't update this League. Its records have been kept. Please retry." / "The connection was interrupted. Refresh to check the League before retrying."
