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Start a round in under a minute

Open Create, tap Play golf, pick a course, say when, add your crew, check tees, choose a game and tap Start round

For Player, CommissionerUpdated September 20, 2026
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Short answer. Open Create, tap Play golf, and walk through six short screens: course, when, who's playing, groups and tees, games, and a review. Tap Start round at the end. Nothing is created until you do.

Steps

  1. Open Create and tap Play golf ("Solo, one group, or multiple tee times").
  2. Where are you playing? Pick your home course, a recent course, a nearby course, or search by name. See Find your course.
  3. When are you playing? Choose Today, Tomorrow or Choose date, then set the opening tee time in 5-minute steps. If you don't know it yet, tick "I don't know the tee time yet". You can also add a round name; otherwise Ringer names it "[Course name] round".
  4. Who's playing? You are always row 1, marked "(You)" and "· Host". Tap "Add a player" to search Ringer or add a guest, or "Import players" from a photo, screenshot or pasted list.
  5. Your groups. Ringer makes groups of up to four in roster order, starting every 10 minutes from your opening time. Give every player a tee. See Choose tees.
  6. What are you playing? The default is "No money game — Ringer will track the round without stakes." Tap + Add a game to add Match Play, Skins, Nassau, Stableford, a Stroke Play Pot, Team Best-Ball, 9-Point or Sixes.
  7. Ready to play. Check the course, time, players, groups and game terms, then tap Start round.

How it works

  • If your tee time is more than 15 minutes away, or on a future date, the button reads Schedule round instead. The round is saved and waits in the Round Hub until you start it.
  • Group rounds land on the Round Hub. A solo round that starts now opens straight onto the scorecard.
  • Once the round is created, every guest with an email gets an invite email, and guests with a mobile number get a text if texts are enabled for your deployment.
  • Your draft is saved as you go, so a reload doesn't lose it. Closing the flow early asks "Discard this round setup?"

Good to know

  • A date before today sends you to Add a past round, which creates a solo round and opens the scorecard with the photo picker ready.
  • You can add up to 40 players in one go. Handicaps and tees can be adjusted later from the Round Hub.

If it doesn't work

  • "That time has already passed. Choose a later time." The opening time is earlier than now. Pick a later time or a later date.
  • "Choose a tee for the player / all N players before continuing." Every player on a listed course needs a tee before you can leave the groups screen.
  • "Add up to 40 players at a time." Trim the roster and add the rest from the Round Hub after the round is created.
  • "Could not create the round." Something failed on the way in. Nothing half-made is left behind; try again.

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