# Guides for golf league organizers

> Practical guides for golf league organizers: how to run a golf league, points systems, handicaps, flights, formats and shotgun starts.

Canonical: https://golfleaguesoftware.com/guides

The decisions every league organizer makes, explained with worked examples.

*By the Golf League Software team. Updated 2026-11-12.*

- [How to run a golf league](https://golfleaguesoftware.com/guides/how-to-run-a-golf-league): How to run a golf league from first email to season champion: format, handicaps, flights, points, tee times, scoring on the night and posting results, with the decisions to make up front.
- [Golf league points systems](https://golfleaguesoftware.com/guides/golf-league-points-systems): The common golf league points systems compared: field size minus place, points tables, flight vs field, how ties split, best-N nights and tiebreaks, with worked examples.
- [Golf league handicaps](https://golfleaguesoftware.com/guides/golf-league-handicaps): How golf leagues use handicaps: official handicaps from your club, 9- vs 18-hole handicaps, handicap allowances, keeping history fair, and what to do when golfers have no official handicap.
- [Golf league flights](https://golfleaguesoftware.com/guides/golf-league-flights): How to set up golf league flights: by handicap rank, equal flights or by hand, how many golfers per flight, tees per flight, and what happens when handicaps change mid-season.
- [Golf league formats](https://golfleaguesoftware.com/guides/golf-league-formats): Golf league formats compared: individual net stroke play, Stableford, match play, two-person teams, scrambles and skins, with what each means for the organizer every week.
- [Shotgun start in a golf league](https://golfleaguesoftware.com/guides/shotgun-start): What a shotgun start is, how many golfers it fits on nine holes, doubling groups on the long holes, how groups score holes out of order, and why it suits twilight leagues.

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