Player Experience

Here is what your players see when they use Mini Golf Scorecards. Everything runs in the browser -- no app to download.

How players start a scorecard

Players start a scorecard in one of two ways:

• Scan the QR code at your venue. Their phone camera opens the course page directly.
• Visit the URL in their browser, for example miniGolfScorecards.com/seaside.

From your venue page, the player selects a course (if you have more than one) and taps Start Scorecard. To join an in-progress scorecard on a second phone, the scorekeeper shares a QR code from inside the scoring page (see Multiple scorekeepers below) — no codes to type in.

Adding players and entering names

Whoever started the scorecard adds players by name. Only the scorekeeper needs a phone — other players just call out their scores. The scorekeeper can optionally provide their email address to receive a copy of the finished scorecard.

Mid-round player changes are supported from the scoring page:

• Add a player after the round has started. They’re stamped with the hole they joined on, so earlier holes show as “—” on their card instead of forcing back-fills.
• Remove a player. Their scores are dropped and the remaining players continue.
• Edit a player's name. Tap the name to rename.

Late-joiners can still complete the round — they just won’t earn medals on the in-round leaderboard, and they can’t post to the venue-wide leaderboard until they’ve scored every hole on the course.

Multiple scorekeepers

Scoring doesn’t have to live on one phone. Three roles cover most groups:

• Primary scorekeeper. Whoever starts the scorecard. They have full access — edit any score, add or remove players, and finish the round.
• Co-scorekeeper. The primary can invite as many additional full-access scorekeepers as they want. Tap the share icon in the top bar of the scoring page to display a QR — anyone who scans it can score on their own phone with the same powers as the primary. Handy for big groups where you want to split scoring duties, or to hand off when you’re tired of typing.
• Self-scorer. The primary or any co-scorekeeper can let an individual player score themselves. Tap the small QR icon next to a player’s name in the scoring list. When that player scans it, their phone is locked to just their own row — they can’t edit anyone else’s scores. Great for kids, large groups, or anyone who wants to enter their own strokes without taking over the whole scorecard.

Every phone sees the same scorecard updating live. A self-scorer can watch the rest of the group’s scores fill in as they happen, they just can’t change them. To advance to the next hole, a self-scorer only needs their own score on the current hole filled in. Co-scorekeepers can advance whenever they like; the end-of-round screen surfaces any gaps so they can back-fill if they want.

No accounts or sign-ups needed for any of this — the invitations work via signed QR links that grant the right permissions to whichever phone scans them.

Scoring holes

The scorecard shows one hole at a time. For each player, the scorekeeper taps the number that matches their stroke count (1 through 6). Tap the same number again to clear the score. The highlighted “par” option is shaded so you can spot on-par rounds at a glance.

Scores are saved to the device immediately and synced to the server in the background. If the player loses their connection, scores are stored locally and uploaded automatically when the connection returns.

Viewing the leaderboard

At any point during or after the round, players can view the leaderboard. It shows each player's total score, their score relative to par (over or under), and their rank in the group.

Getting their scorecard via email

When the round finishes, players can choose to receive their completed scorecard by email. They enter their email address and a summary is sent with the full hole-by-hole breakdown.

The scorekeeper's email (if provided at the start) automatically receives a copy as well.

Finding past scorecards

Players can revisit past scorecards from /find-my-scorecards by entering their email — a verification code is sent and every scorecard associated with that address shows up. No account needed.

Updated on: 21/05/2026