FAQ

On the course page, you will find the scorecard under the Score tab. First, select the route or loop you want to play, then choose your tee box and, if applicable, your rating group. If the scorecard data is available, ThatGolfApp will display the length, par, stroke index, and more for each hole.

Yes. You can start a round under the Score tab. Simply choose the course route, your tee box, and optionally your handicap. During your round, you can enter your score hole by hole. ThatGolfApp will display useful hole information, such as par, distance, stroke index, weather/wind data, and community tips when available.

First, search for a golf course using the search function or by checking nearby courses. On the course page, navigate to the Score tab. There, you can select the route or loop you are playing for example, a specific 9-hole loop or an 18-hole combination. Next, select your tee box, such as red, blue, yellow, white, or any other available tee. The app uses these selections to display the correct distances and scorecard data.

The wind map helps you better judge how the wind is moving across the course layout. This is incredibly useful for club selection and mapping out your ball flight: are you playing with a tailwind, headwind, or crosswind? Wind can heavily influence your strategy, especially on open layouts, polder courses, and links courses.

If you spot information that is incorrect, you can submit a contribution or correction directly through ThatGolfApp. This applies to incorrect distances, missing tee boxes, wrong scorecard data, facilities, or practical info. To ensure the database remains reliable for everyone, your submission will be reviewed by an administrator before it goes live.

"Feels like," or apparent temperature, indicates how warm or cold it actually feels to your body outdoors. This can differ from the actual air temperature due to wind and humidity. On an open golf course, for instance, a strong breeze can make it feel significantly colder than the measured temperature.

The UV index indicates the strength of the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is crucial for golfers because you are often outside for several hours at a time. When the UV index is high, it is wise to bring sunscreen, wear a hat or visor, and carry plenty of water.

The weather score is a quick indicator of how pleasant the weather conditions are for a round of golf. ThatGolfApp calculates this by looking at factors like temperature, wind, and UV index. A higher score means more favorable golfing weather. Please note this score is meant as a helpful summary, not an official meteorological forecast.

The Info tab gives you a comprehensive overview of the golf course itself. When the data is available, this includes a description, the type of course, highlights, facilities, practical information, contact details, website links, location, and club rules regarding bookings, dress code, or guest players.

The Score tab is your go-to place for everything related to playing and keeping score. Here you will find routes, loops, tee boxes, scorecard data, stroke index, par, distances, and the option to start a round. You can also submit contributions here if scorecard information is missing or incorrect.

The Weather tab displays specific golf weather data for the exact location of the course. It includes temperature, "feels like" temperature, wind speed and direction, UV index, an hourly forecast chart, and a live wind map. This information helps you with club selection, clothing choices, preparation, and strategy during your round.

This varies per golf course. While many driving ranges are open to the general public, others are reserved strictly for members, paying greenfee players, or scheduled lessons. In some cases, you may need to purchase range tokens, book a spot, or check in at the reception desk first. It is always best to verify the facilities and access rules of the course beforehand.

No, you cannot simply walk onto any golf course and play as a guest. While some courses are open to the general public, others operate strictly on memberships, member introductions, or limited guest tee times. There may also be specific requirements regarding your handicap, course permission, or advanced bookings. In ThatGolfApp, you will find practical, course-specific details regarding guest policies, bookings, and entry requirements when available.

Not always. Certain short courses, par-3 courses, practice areas, and driving ranges are accessible to everyone without a handicap requirement. However, for most standard 9-hole or 18-hole courses, a minimum handicap or a recognized course permission is required. The exact criteria depend entirely on the golf course.

In most cases, yes. The majority of golf courses operate using structured tee times to keep players evenly spaced out across the day. While some courses allow walk-ons during quieter periods, this depends heavily on daily foot traffic, memberships, scheduled tournaments, and current course status. Therefore, always verify in advance whether booking is mandatory.

Choose a tee box that matches your playing ability, average hitting distance, and handicap. Playing from a tee that is too long often makes your round unnecessarily difficult and less enjoyable. Consider the overall course length, course rating, slope rating, and your own comfort levels. In ThatGolfApp, you can review all available tees and scorecard data for a course when available.

A dress code refers to the clothing rules established by a golf club or course. This can include guidelines such as shirts with collars, proper golf shirts, tailored trousers, dedicated golf shoes, and the restriction of casual sportswear like tracksuits or hoodies. These rules vary significantly by club: some courses maintain a highly traditional standard, while others are very relaxed.

At a minimum, you should bring your golf clubs, golf balls, tees, a pitchmark repair tool (pitchfork), a ball marker, a golf glove, appropriate golf footwear, and clothing that aligns with the club's dress code. It is also highly practical to bring a water bottle, rain gear, sunscreen, a towel, and optionally a rangefinder. Be sure to check the scorecard, route layout, facilities, and the weather forecast before you head out.

On the Info page of any golf course, you will find practical details regarding parking, restaurants, the driving range, showers, lockers, buggy rentals, club rentals, and other amenities when they are on file with us. If you notice something is missing or incorrect, you can always propose a change or update to help out the community.

That depends on the difficulty, length, minimum handicap rules, slope rating, course rating, and overall layout type. Beginners often feel more comfortable on shorter, wider, or less technical courses. Conversely, lower-handicap players usually seek out challenges involving extra length, tight fairways, water hazards, or fast greens. You can easily use ThatGolfApp to compare courses based on practical information, layout characteristics, and scorecard data.

The dress code is traditionally part of the etiquette and culture at many golf clubs. By adhering to the clothing rules, you avoid awkward encounters upon arrival and show respect for the club, the course, and your fellow players. It is always a smart idea to check what is expected beforehand, especially when visiting an unfamiliar or private course.

Yes! Hole tips are practical pieces of advice from golfers, for golfers. Think of notes on club selection, wind factors, blind hazards, safe misses, or the slope of a green. You can add tips to any specific hole and upvote or downvote tips from others based on how useful they are.

Yes. On any course page, you can fill in missing scorecard data, including tees, distances, par, loops, routes, stroke index, course rating, and slope rating. You don't have to know everything at once; every single contribution helps make the course page more complete.

Yes, you can upload a photo when suggesting a new course or updating an existing one. You must confirm that you own the rights to share the photo and that ThatGolfApp has permission to display it. Photos may be reviewed before they appear publicly on a course page.

Is a golf course missing from ThatGolfApp? You can submit it by selecting "Add a Golf Course." Fill in the name, location, and optionally the website or a photo. We will verify the submission and set up the course page so the community can start filling in the remaining details.

Did you spot an incorrect distance, par, stroke index, tee, or loop? You can submit a correction directly from the course page using the contribution feature. Simply choose what you want to change, enter the correct details, and submit your proposal to our review process. This is how you help fellow golfers get better, up-to-date scorecard information.

You can easily submit your home course yourself in ThatGolfApp. Provide at least the name and location, and feel free to add extra details where possible, such as the website, a photo, or any course information you know. After a quick review, the course can be added to the database.

Your change is saved as a proposal. We then review it to ensure the information is logical, useful, and safe to display. Once approved, the contribution is integrated into the course page. Occasionally, we combine multiple user contributions or check additional sources before something goes live.

Submitted changes are verified through our review layer. We check for completeness, reliability, and whether the contribution aligns with existing course data. While community input helps us improve, we want to prevent incorrect information from going live automatically.

We occasionally ask for your email address to verify your contribution, prevent abuse, or get in touch if we have questions about your submission. Your email address is never displayed publicly on the course page.

Usually, no. Contributions pass through a moderation layer first to prevent incorrect or unwanted information from appearing directly on a course page. Hole tips may become visible faster depending on the system flow, but scorecard data and general course information are always reviewed first.

Yes. If you spot incorrect information, you can propose a correction or get in touch with us. We will review the report and adjust, hide, or remove the information as necessary. When contacting us, please specify the name of the golf course, the relevant page or section, and what you believe to be incorrect.

We verify golf course data in several ways. Submitted changes are validated and can be reviewed by administrators before being permanently processed. Additionally, ThatGolfApp utilizes data quality systems—such as proposals, status checks, community questions, and validation votes—to confirm or improve information. Not every contribution goes live the same way; for instance, scorecard corrections undergo a stricter review process than simple community tips.

We strive to keep the information in ThatGolfApp as current as possible, but golf course data can change frequently. This includes new tee boxes, updated stroke indexes, adjusted opening hours, new green fees, or changed entry requirements. To manage this, we combine our own internal administration with community contributions and reviews. If you see something that is incorrect, you can propose a change immediately.

Community contributions help us make course pages more complete and reliable. A contribution can involve a scorecard error, missing distances, a new loop, facilities, a photo, or a hole tip. Depending on the type of contribution, it is saved as a proposal, reviewed by admins, or used to improve data quality scores. Approved contributions may then become visible within the app.

When you submit a contribution, we may ask for your email address to verify your submission, prevent abuse, or contact you if we have any questions. Your email address is never displayed publicly on the course page.

Our course data is gathered from multiple sources. We maintain a centralized database containing golf course information, scorecard data, locations, facilities, and practical details. This data is continuously updated through our own administration, public information from golf clubs, technical data enrichment, and contributions from golfers themselves. Users can report missing or incorrect information, such as distances, tees, loops, facilities, photos, or hole tips.

Not every golf course page is equally complete. Some courses already feature extensive scorecard data, facilities, practical details, and route layouts, while others are still being built out. Furthermore, golf course information is often scattered across club websites, scorecards, local knowledge, and player experiences. That is why we are expanding ThatGolfApp step-by-step with the help of the community.

Golf course information can exist in multiple places simultaneously and may not be updated everywhere at the same time. A club’s website might be more recent, but sometimes it contains fewer details than ThatGolfApp. Scorecards, opening hours, green fees, or entry requirements can also change without all sources being updated immediately. If you notice a discrepancy, you can help us by proposing a correction.

Stroke index, often abbreviated as SI, indicates the holes where you receive your handicap allowance strokes. The hole with stroke index 1 is the hole where players receive an extra stroke first. Therefore, stroke index doesn’t always literally mean "this is the hardest hole," but is rather used to distribute handicap strokes fairly across the round.

A green fee is the price you pay as a visitor or guest player to play a round of golf on a course. Rates can vary depending on the day of the week, time of day, season, number of holes played, and player type. Many courses offer separate rates for 9 holes, 18 holes, juniors, or guests of members.

A loop (often referred to as a "nine") is a section of a golf course, typically consisting of 9 holes. Many golf facilities have multiple loops, named for example North, South, or East. An 18-hole round is usually made by combining two loops, like North + South. In ThatGolfApp, you can easily view which loops and combinations are available for each course.

A tee box is the designated starting area where you begin a hole. Golf courses usually have multiple tee boxes per hole, often color-coded (e.g., red, blue, yellow, white, or black). Each tee box represents a different distance to the hole and has its own course rating, slope rating, and total length.

A woodland course (bosbaan) is set in a forested area, featuring tight fairways lined with trees and excellent protection from the wind.

A links course is typically located along or near the coast on sandy terrain, featuring open landscapes, very few trees, high winds, deep pot bunkers, and firm turf.

A polder course (polderbaan) is characteristic of low-lying flat terrain, highly open and rich with water hazards like canals and ditches, where wind plays a significant factor in your game strategy.

Course rating indicates the average number of strokes a scratch golfer is expected to need to play a course from a specific tee box under normal conditions. For example, a course rating of 72.4 means a highly skilled golfer is expected to shoot around 72.4 strokes.

MyPar is your personal par within ThatGolfApp. Instead of only playing against the official par of the course, MyPar factors in your specific handicap and the stroke index of each hole. As a result, a tough par 4 might look like a personal par 5 for you. This allows you to play strategically against your own skill level.

Par is the predetermined number of strokes an expert golfer is expected to need to complete a hole. Ideally, you complete a par 3 in 3 strokes, a par 4 in 4 strokes, and a par 5 in 5 strokes. The total par of a course is the sum of the pars of all individual holes.

Slope rating indicates how difficult a golf course plays for a bogey golfer compared to a scratch golfer. The higher the slope rating, the more challenging the course plays relatively for higher-handicap golfers. The standard baseline value is 113; a slope above 113 is harder than average, while a slope below 113 is easier.

A 9-hole course features 9 distinct holes, whereas an 18-hole course features 18. On many 9-hole courses, you can play two consecutive rounds to complete an 18-hole score. Larger facilities with multiple 9-hole loops can often offer several different 18-hole combinations.

Gross strokes are the actual total number of shots you take during a round. Net strokes are your gross strokes minus your handicap allowance. For example, if you shoot a gross 95 and get 20 handicap strokes, your net score is 75. Net scores make it possible to fairly compare and compete against players of different skill levels.