Guides
How to run it on The Perch.
A short, step-by-step guide for every host tool, from your first draft to the awards table. Can't find it? Ask Albie in the app.
Set it up
Build your event with AlbieDescribe your outing in a sentence and Albie fills in the event builder as a draft. Review each step, create the event, then publish it. Formats and flightsPick a leaderboard, team or match format for your event, split the field into flights by estimated handicap, and add more days or rounds. Packages, extras and donationsSell group packages and price categories, add mulligans, raffle and dinner tickets at checkout, sell sponsorships and take fee-free donations. Your brand kit and event pageAdd your logo, colors and a banner photo, then share your public event page by link, QR code, website embed or social post.Sign-ups and money
Registration, teams and captainsSet up sign-ups for your outing: single or group sign-ups, captain-built teams, guests without an account, and your public sign-up page. Payments, the $4 fee and payoutsHow golfers pay by card, how Perch's $4 or 5% fee works, who can cover it, and how entry fees reach your bank through Stripe. Waitlists and promo codesWhat happens when your field fills, how waitlist spots are offered and paid for, and how to create promo codes for one event. Refunds and cancellationsHow to refund a golfer, what happens to Perch's fee on a refund, and what cancelling or postponing an event does to registrations.Event day
Check-in and walk-upsCheck golfers in on event day, add walk-ups and guests, and take cash or late payments from your event roster on The Perch. Pairings and cart signsBuild groups, set tee times or shotgun starting holes, and print cart signs with a scoring QR code, tee sheets and check-in lists. Live scoringHow golfers score in the app or from a group link or QR code with no app, what happens with no signal, fixing scores and finalizing. The clubhouse TV boardPut your live leaderboard, tee times, contests and sponsors on a clubhouse screen with TV mode. It rotates and refreshes on its own.After the round
Final results and printingFinalize your event in one tap, see what golfers get, print your contest sheet and help guests claim their scorecards. The sponsor recapAdd sponsor logos and packages, show sponsors on your sign-up page, app and TV, send the recap and ask last year's sponsors back. Skins, side games and the CalcuttaAdd skins and other money games to an event round, see how The Perch tallies who owes whom, and track a Calcutta on the web. Next year, in one tapStart next year's event from this one with Run it again, see what carries over, and bring last year's players and sponsors back.Clubs and leagues
Your membersUse your club hub's People page to see everyone who plays with you, import the list you already keep, add your own fields, tidy up duplicates and email the people who agreed to hear from you. Leagues and seasonsSet up a weekly league, let The Perch create every league night, keep season points and standings, and roll the league into next season with your returning players.No guide matches that yet. Ask Albie in the app, or write to hello@perchgolf.com.
Your first event on The Perch is free.
Still stuck? Ask Albie in the app, or write to hello@perchgolf.com.