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On a course page you'll record rounds, write notes, upload photos, review courses, suggest edits and explore each course's complete history and pedigree.

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Everything you need to get the most out of Hallowed Rounds

Welcome to Hallowed Rounds

Hallowed Rounds is your golf home. You can record the rounds you've played in words and pictures, dig deep into the architecture and evolution of courses, and connect with other golfers. Membership is by invitation.

To get started:

Open the Full Database.
Mark the courses you've played.
Visit My Locker to see your golf history come to life.
Add dates, notes, ratings and photos whenever you like.

Everything else can come later.

Nothing in Hallowed Rounds is ever shared unless you choose to share it. By default, your notes, photos, ratings, and golf history are private.

Hallowed Rounds is being built carefully with a small group of passionate golfers. Thank you for helping shape it.

My Locker

Your Locker is your personal record of every course you've played. Each entry can include the date played, notes, and the companions you played with.

When you first join, your Locker opens to the Full Database — scroll through, tap ✓ Mark as Played next to any course you've played, and it goes straight into your Locker. You can fill in dates and notes later.

You can sort your Locker by My Rating, Community Rating, date played, alphabetically, or by region — and filter by region, country, architect, course format, or star tier. The sort you choose is remembered the next time you open your Locker.

Search

The search bar at the top of My Locker does two things at once. Type a course name and it filters the list as you type, exactly like a normal search box. But you can also just ask it a question in plain English and press Enter — it understands things the dropdown filters can't express on their own.

Some things you can ask:

"Golf Digest Public 100 courses I haven't played"
"Top 25 in Golf Magazine's world ranking"
"Colt courses in Scotland"
"Courses in South Carolina that are open to the public"
"Sort by community rating" or "sort by my rating"
"Sort by how my Stake Club friends rated it" — if you're an opted-in member of that club's Members' Lounge, this ranks courses by that specific group's average, not the whole site's

After you ask, you'll see your question turned into a row of removable chips — that's exactly how it was understood, and you can click the × on any chip to drop just that part without retyping the whole question. If something you asked for isn't something Hallowed Rounds tracks (a list from a magazine we don't carry, for instance), it'll say so plainly and offer the closest real thing we do have instead of guessing.

One search at a time — asking a follow-up like "now only the public ones" starts a fresh interpretation rather than refining the last one, so include everything you want in one question.

Wish List

The Wish List lets you flag courses you haven't played yet but want to. The Full Database view shows all courses in the system, with played courses highlighted.

Course Ratings

There are two distinct ratings you can give a course.

Course Rating is your overall assessment of the course itself — how good is it? This is a single number (0–10) that lives on the course page and can be updated any time. It represents your considered opinion of the course, independent of any particular visit.

Experience Rating is an optional score you can attach to each visit note — how was it that day? Conditions, pace of play, weather, and who you played with can all affect a round without changing your view of the course itself. Experience Ratings can vary widely across visits to the same course.

Each course page shows the community's average Course Rating and average Experience Rating separately, so you can see both the consensus quality of the course and how individual visits have varied.

Course Pages

Each course has its own page with location, designer, year opened, and historical rankings data from Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, and Top100GolfCourses.com. Where available you'll find scorecards, hole photos, and short videos.

You can write notes on your visits to courses that are either publicly available to other members or kept entirely private — shared notes appear on the Community tab, a living record of collective opinion on courses in the database.

If a course is missing or the information is wrong, use the Suggest an Edit button on the course page. Admins review all suggestions before they go live.

Photos & Videos

Members can upload photos and short videos to any course page. Photos can be uploaded hole-by-hole or in bulk. By default your photos are private, but you can mark a scorecard photo as shared or designate an image as the course's primary photo, in which case it becomes visible to other members.

To add photos, open a course, scroll to the Gallery section, and tap Upload Photos. Videos work the same way under the Videos section.

Trips

The Trips section lets you plan and save golf itineraries — group a set of courses together, add travel notes, and keep a record of past trips. Add courses to a trip from any course page.

Trip Imports

You can upload an Excel sheet with your upcoming trip details. The site will read the courses and dates and automatically create draft notes for each course you are scheduled to play, ready for you to fill in after your round.

Memberships & Hosting

Club memberships and hosting features are evolving rapidly and will be expanded soon.

Contacts

Contacts is your personal golf address book, split into two views. Course Contacts is who belongs to which club — the people you know as members of the courses in your network. Playing Partners is who you've actually played rounds with, pulled from the companions you log with a course note. Tag people by group and link them to courses; when logging a round you can pull companions directly from your contacts.

Adding a Course to the Database

If a course you've played isn't in the database, search for it as usual and tap + Not finding it? Add a course… at the bottom of the results. Any member can add a course directly — you don't need to wait on an admin.

Please search carefully first; if a course already exists under a slightly different name or spelling, adding it again creates a confusing duplicate. If a club has more than one course, use Add New Based on This Course from an existing course page rather than adding from scratch. For the naming rules that keep multi-course clubs linked together correctly, see the Curator & Reference Guide.

Suggesting Edits

Any logged-in member can suggest a correction or addition to a course page. On each course you'll find a Suggest Edit button on the Course Info, Design History, and Web Links panels. Write your suggestion in plain language — admins and curators review all submissions before anything changes.

If your suggestion is accepted you'll see it reflected on the course page. If it's declined, you'll receive a note explaining why.

Curators

Curators are members with direct editing rights for specific courses, and review edit suggestions submitted by other members for their courses. See the Curator & Reference Guide for what curator authority covers in detail.

This section is documentation for curators and anyone adding courses to the database — most members will never need it.

Course Naming Conventions

Naming matters. The site automatically groups courses at the same club by matching everything before a hyphen in the name, so please follow these conventions:

Club Name - Course Name — a space, hyphen, space separates the club from a specific course or nine there. Example: Baltusrol - Lower or Baltusrol - Upper. Two courses at the same club will only be linked together if they share the exact same text before the hyphen.
Nine/Nine (no spaces around the slash) — when two nine-hole loops combine into one 18-hole round, join their names with a slash. Example: Van Hengel/Colt.
Name (Alternate Name) — use parentheses when the word or phrase inside is another independent way people refer to the same course. Examples: Hollinwell (Notts), Royal Cinque Ports (Deal).
Name (f.k.a. Former Name) — if a course has changed names, keep the former name in parentheses after "f.k.a." so it can still be found under what people used to call it. Example: Alpine Country Club (f.k.a. Aldecress).

When in doubt, look at how a similar club is already named in the database and match that style. Using Add New Based on This Course from an existing course page carries over the club's location and can copy the logo, and — most importantly — names things consistently so the site knows they belong together.

Curator Authority

If you are the Curator for a club, you have authority over the course information panel — the description, designer, year opened, website, design history, web links, and any other descriptive details about the course.

Curators also review and approve or decline edit suggestions submitted by other members for their courses. They are the stewards of the record for their club, and we are grateful for their contribution.

Verification

Confirm your identity and handicap for a verified profile

Upload a photo of your government ID and your handicap index. An admin reviews it once — the photo is deleted from our systems immediately after that review, whether approved or not.

Country

Driver's License Photo

WHS Handicap Index

Issuing Body

Admin

Manage the community

People

Members

Self-Reported Memberships

Every "Member" checkbox anyone's ticked on their own Locker — nothing to approve, just remove any that look implausible

Review Queue

Three separate queues — each needs a Verify/Reject decision from you

Suggested Corrections

Members flagging course info to update

Identity Verifications

ID photo + handicap/GHIN, submitted from the Verification tab — photo is deleted the moment you decide, review carefully, you won't see it again

Verified Club Membership Requests

"Claim my membership" from a course page — unlocks that club's Members' Lounge. Separate from Self-Reported Memberships above (which need no approval) and from Identity Verifications above (which don't grant club membership)

Content & Data Quality

Course Curators

Assign members to manage specific courses

Course Data Reports

Ranking Data Health

Finds rankings attached to the wrong course — the usual cause is a bulk import matching on name alone and landing on a same-named club in another state.

Not run yet.

Rankings

Golf Magazine Ballots

Create and manage ranking ballots

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One-Time Setup Reference

SQL already run in production — kept here for reference only

Database Migration

Run once in Supabase SQL editor to enable URL fields

Checking columns…

ALTER TABLE public.courses ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS atlas_url text;
ALTER TABLE public.courses ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS article_url text;
ALTER TABLE public.courses ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS logo_url text;

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.trade_requests (
  id text PRIMARY KEY,
  from_user_id uuid REFERENCES public.profiles(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  from_club_id integer,
  to_club_id integer NOT NULL,
  type text DEFAULT 'trade',
  status text DEFAULT 'pending',
  message text,
  messages text,
  last_message_at timestamptz,
  last_message_from uuid,
  created_at timestamptz DEFAULT now()
);
ALTER TABLE public.trade_requests ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
CREATE POLICY "Members can read trades they are party to" ON public.trade_requests
  FOR SELECT USING (
    from_user_id = auth.uid() OR
    to_club_id IN (
      SELECT course_id FROM public.locker
      WHERE user_id = auth.uid() AND is_member = true AND trade_opt_in = true
    )
  );
CREATE POLICY "Authenticated users can insert trades" ON public.trade_requests
  FOR INSERT WITH CHECK (from_user_id = auth.uid());
CREATE POLICY "Party members can update trade status" ON public.trade_requests
  FOR UPDATE USING (
    from_user_id = auth.uid() OR
    to_club_id IN (
      SELECT course_id FROM public.locker
      WHERE user_id = auth.uid() AND is_member = true AND trade_opt_in = true
    )
  );

Ballot Tables SQL

Run once in Supabase SQL editor to enable the ballot engine

-- Drop old policies if re-running
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Auth users read ballots" ON public.ballots;
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Admins manage ballots" ON public.ballots;
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Auth users read ballot_courses" ON public.ballot_courses;
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Admins manage ballot_courses" ON public.ballot_courses;
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Users manage own votes" ON public.ballot_votes;
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Admins read all votes" ON public.ballot_votes;
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Users manage own panelist row" ON public.ballot_panelists;
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Admins read all panelists" ON public.ballot_panelists;
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Panelists manage own suggestions" ON public.ballot_suggestions;
DROP POLICY IF EXISTS "Admins read all suggestions" ON public.ballot_suggestions;

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.ballots (
  id serial PRIMARY KEY,
  name text NOT NULL,
  geography text,
  status text NOT NULL DEFAULT 'draft',
  created_by uuid,
  created_at timestamptz DEFAULT now()
);
ALTER TABLE public.ballots ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
CREATE POLICY "Auth users read ballots" ON public.ballots FOR SELECT USING (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);
CREATE POLICY "Auth users write ballots" ON public.ballots FOR INSERT WITH CHECK (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);
CREATE POLICY "Auth users update ballots" ON public.ballots FOR UPDATE USING (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.ballot_courses (
  id serial PRIMARY KEY,
  ballot_id integer REFERENCES public.ballots(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  course_id integer REFERENCES public.courses(id),
  since_year integer,
  UNIQUE(ballot_id, course_id)
);
ALTER TABLE public.ballot_courses ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
CREATE POLICY "Auth users read ballot_courses" ON public.ballot_courses FOR SELECT USING (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);
CREATE POLICY "Auth users write ballot_courses" ON public.ballot_courses FOR INSERT WITH CHECK (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);
CREATE POLICY "Auth users delete ballot_courses" ON public.ballot_courses FOR DELETE USING (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.ballot_votes (
  id serial PRIMARY KEY,
  ballot_id integer REFERENCES public.ballots(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  voter_id uuid,
  course_id integer REFERENCES public.courses(id),
  tier text,
  updated_at timestamptz DEFAULT now(),
  UNIQUE(ballot_id, voter_id, course_id)
);
ALTER TABLE public.ballot_votes ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
CREATE POLICY "Users manage own votes" ON public.ballot_votes FOR ALL USING (voter_id = auth.uid()) WITH CHECK (voter_id = auth.uid());
CREATE POLICY "Auth users read all votes" ON public.ballot_votes FOR SELECT USING (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.ballot_votes_prior (
  id serial PRIMARY KEY,
  ballot_id integer REFERENCES public.ballots(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  voter_id uuid,
  course_id integer REFERENCES public.courses(id),
  tier text,
  UNIQUE(ballot_id, voter_id, course_id)
);
ALTER TABLE public.ballot_votes_prior ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
CREATE POLICY "Users manage own prior votes" ON public.ballot_votes_prior FOR ALL USING (voter_id = auth.uid()) WITH CHECK (voter_id = auth.uid());
CREATE POLICY "Auth users read all prior votes" ON public.ballot_votes_prior FOR SELECT USING (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.ballot_panelists (
  ballot_id integer REFERENCES public.ballots(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  user_id uuid,
  submitted boolean DEFAULT false,
  submitted_at timestamptz,
  PRIMARY KEY(ballot_id, user_id)
);
ALTER TABLE public.ballot_panelists ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
CREATE POLICY "Users manage own panelist row" ON public.ballot_panelists FOR ALL USING (user_id = auth.uid()) WITH CHECK (user_id = auth.uid());
CREATE POLICY "Auth users read all panelists" ON public.ballot_panelists FOR SELECT USING (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.ballot_suggestions (
  id serial PRIMARY KEY,
  ballot_id integer REFERENCES public.ballots(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  course_id integer REFERENCES public.courses(id),
  suggested_by uuid,
  suggested_by_name text,
  created_at timestamptz DEFAULT now(),
  UNIQUE(ballot_id, course_id, suggested_by)
);
ALTER TABLE public.ballot_suggestions ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
CREATE POLICY "Users manage own suggestions" ON public.ballot_suggestions FOR ALL USING (suggested_by = auth.uid()) WITH CHECK (suggested_by = auth.uid());
CREATE POLICY "Auth users read all suggestions" ON public.ballot_suggestions FOR SELECT USING (auth.uid() IS NOT NULL);

-- Panelist and ballot admin designation on profiles
ALTER TABLE public.profiles ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS is_panelist boolean DEFAULT false;
ALTER TABLE public.profiles ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS is_ballot_admin boolean DEFAULT false;

-- Since-year on ballot courses (run if tables already exist)
ALTER TABLE public.ballot_courses ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS since_year integer;

Ballot

My Profile

Account

Full Name

Handicap Index

Home Course

Golf Background (optional)

Logo Review

Scroll alphabetically through every course with a logo — OK it or delete it

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Keyboard: O OK (won't show again) · D delete logo · ← / → move without deciding

My Clubs

Every Members' Lounge you've joined — real clubs and informal groups you've formed with other Hallowed Rounds members

Select a club or group on the left to see its members, or search by name above.

Trip Manager

Plan the trip, split the costs, know who owes what

Select a trip on the left, or start a new one.

Contacts

Your golf network