This feature is available for the following products:

Note: To have this feature enabled, contact your Golf Genius Account Manager.
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Coordinating tee times or plans with other golfers at the club often means digging up a phone number or email address. If Club App Chat is enabled for your account, golfers can send direct messages and create group conversations with other golfers at the club, all from within the Club App they already use.
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In this article, we will discuss:

Note: Only golfers on the Master Roster who log in with an email address and password can use Chat.
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Golfers open Chat from an orange chat bubble in the corner of the Club App home screen. When a golfer has unread messages, a badge on the bubble shows the number of unread conversations (as shown below).

Tapping the bubble opens the Messages screen, described below.
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The Messages screen lists every conversation the golfer is part of, with unread conversations listed first and the most recent activity at the top. From this screen, golfers can:

Each of these options is available on the Messages screen (as shown below).

Golfers can also swipe left on a conversation to remove it from their own list. Removing a conversation this way only affects that golfer's list; if a new message arrives afterward, the conversation reappears.
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Tapping the plus button on the Messages screen gives the golfer two options: "New chat," to message one other golfer directly, or "New group," to start a conversation with multiple golfers.
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Selecting "New chat" shows a searchable list of every golfer eligible to use Chat. If the golfer belongs to more than one club, they can filter the list to a specific club. Selecting a name and tapping "Next" opens a direct conversation with that golfer.
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Selecting "New group" shows the same searchable list, but golfers can select multiple names before tapping "Next." On the following screen, the golfer can optionally name the group, then tap "Create" to start the conversation. If no name is given, the group displays the names of its members instead.
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Note: Only text messages are supported in Chat.
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Once a conversation is open, golfers can type and send messages, which appear along with a timestamp and a read receipt showing whether the message has been delivered and read. In a group conversation, each message also shows the name of the golfer who sent it (as shown below).

Golfers receive a push notification when they get a new message while the Club App is closed or in the background, unless they are already viewing that conversation. Tapping a notification opens the related conversation directly.
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Any member of a group conversation, not just the golfer who created it, can rename the group or update who is included.
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Tapping the pencil icon in a group conversation's header opens a Rename Group window. Entering a new name and tapping "Save" updates the group name for all members, and a message is posted in the conversation letting everyone know the group was renamed.
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Tapping the group's name and avatar at the top of the conversation opens the Group Info screen, which lists all current members. Tapping "Edit" allows a member to add other golfers to the group or remove existing members; a message is posted in the conversation each time membership changes. A golfer can also remove themselves from a group at any time, which returns them to the Messages screen.
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If a golfer messages someone who has never logged in to the Club App, either directly or by adding them to a group, that person is sent an email letting them know they have a message waiting. The conversation opens normally, but the message field stays disabled until the invited golfer logs in. Once they do, the conversation updates automatically and messaging becomes available.