From format selection to live leaderboard — a walkthrough of how to create your first competition in ClubUp, with no guesswork required.
The difference between a well-run competition and a chaotic one is usually set-up — the ten minutes a captain spends before the day, not the frantic arithmetic they do afterwards.
ClubUp is designed to make that set-up straightforward, whether it's your first event or your fiftieth. Here's a complete walkthrough of creating a competition, from the initial details through to the moment the leaderboard goes live on the course.
What happens on the day
Once the round starts, players enter their gross scores hole by hole directly in the app. ClubUp converts each entry to a net Stableford score (or net stroke total, depending on format) and updates the leaderboard in real time. Every group can see where they stand relative to the rest of the field as they play.
At the end of the round, scores are submitted and locked. As captain, you'll see the final leaderboard immediately — no waiting for the last group, no tallying by hand, no disputed totals. The results are simply there, verified, and ready for the prize giving.
After the round
Competition results are stored permanently in ClubUp's history. Scores, the leaderboard, the format, the venue — it's all there for future reference. Over time, your competition archive becomes a record of the group's history: who won what, on which course, in which conditions. It's a more permanent and more satisfying version of whatever spreadsheet you were keeping before.