Player Import from Excel (League Event)

Updated 4 years ago by Bill Trabosh

To Import Players to the Sign Up List for your event, start by going to the Event homepage and then clicking on the "Sign Up Player(s)" button at the top. On the Sign Up page click the "Import Sign Ups" button at the top.

What can the Import Set Up for the Event?

When importing the Sign Ups for an Event, you can have the following Event configurations completed with the Import:

Players added to the Sign Up List
Players Golf Course and Golf Tee Assigned (Optional)
Players Course and Playing Handicap set (Optional)
Players assigned to a Team (Optional)
Teams Course and Playing Handicap set (Optional)

Import Steps

The process to import players to the Event:

Download the Template that is best needed for your Event
Fill out the Template with the Players and their Information
Upload the Excel Spreadsheet
Validate the Excel Spreadsheet
Fix any Errors that were identified during the Validation
Run the Import when there are NO errors after running the validation

Player Import Templates

There are three base templates that are available for you to download, enter the players, and then upload the spreadsheet to have the players loaded to the Sign Up List:

The Order of the Excel Columns can be changed, the Title Row of the Excel Column must be same as displayed in the Templates

Basic Template - Sign Up Players and assign them to a Team (Team Assignment is Optional)

Basic + Handicap Template - All of the features of the Basic Template with the addition of setting the Player's Handicaps and Team's Handicaps

Basic + Handicap + Golf Course Tee - All of the features of the Basic & Basic + Handicap with the addition of setting the Player's Golf Course and Tee Box they are playing.

Required Fields

The Following Fields are Required based on the Information Entered.

The Player's First Name, Last Name, and Gender are required.
If you want to assign the Players to a Tee Box and the Event is a Multi-Course Event, then the Golf Course Name is required.
If only a "Playing" Handicap is set or only a "Course" Handicap is set, then both Handicaps will be set to the same Handicap.

Validate Template

After you upload the Spreadsheet, you have the option to Validate the Spreadsheet which will will notify you of any errors that will occur during the Import and allow you to fix the Errors prior to running the import.

You can ignore the "Warnings", they are making you aware that the player will be signed up as a "Flex" player and not a "League" player. For more information on Flex Players, refer to article League Player vs. Event Flex Player